
Rodan (1956)
6.5|26 Dec, 1956|72 min
Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth
6.5|26 Dec, 1956|72 min
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Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $1,333,289
普通话,
日本語,
Budget--
Revenue $1,333,289
Keywords
monster
giant monster
volcano
giant insect
kaiju
pteranodon
tokusatsu
Casts

Kenji Sahara
Shigeru Kawamura

Yumi Shirakawa
Kiyo

Akihiko Hirata
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Minosuke Yamada
Mining Chief Osaki

Yoshibumi Tajima
Izeki
Akio Kobori
Police Chief Nishimura
Mitsuo Tsuda
Staff Officer Takeuchi
Ren Imaizumi
Sunagawa
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Military officer

Rinsaku Ogata
Goro
Ichirō Chiba
Chief of Police
Tsurue Ichimanji
Haru
Tateo Kawasaki
Tsunesan
Kanta Kisaragi
Suteyan
Tsuruko Mano
Osumi
Jirô Suzukawa
Yoshizo
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Sabu

Keiji Sakakida
Tahei

Ichirō Nakatani
Senkichi
Kiyoshi Takagi
Dr. Minakami (uncredited)

Fuyuki Murakami
Professor Minami (uncredited)
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Professor Isokawa (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai
Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Shigemi Sunagawa
F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka
Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager

Haruo Nakajima
Rodan / Meganulon

Shōichi Hirose
Meganulon / Fighter pilot
Saburô Kadowaki
Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)

Yasuko Nakada
Female Honeymooner (uncredited)
Junnosuke Suda
Coroner (uncredited)
Toshiko Nakano
Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)
Saburô Iketani
News Reader (uncredited)
Saeko Kuroiwa
Nurse (uncredited)

Bontarō Taira
Laborer (uncredited)

Keiichirō Katsumoto
Coal mine employee (uncredited)
Kamayuki Tsubono
Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)

Mike Daneen
Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)
Masaaki Tachibana
Policeman (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe
Journalist (uncredited)
Kôji Uno
Reporter (uncredited)
Akira Yamada
Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto
Soldier in jeep (uncredited)
Tokio Ôkawa
Meganulon (uncredited)
Seiji Onaka
Nakagawa, male honeymooner
Crews

Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects

Jun Fukuda
First Assistant Director
Tatsuo Kita
Production Design

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Isamu Ashida
Director of Photography

Ken Kuronuma
Story

Ishirō Honda
Director
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Takeo Murata
Screenplay
Shigeru Mori
Lighting Technician

Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Recordist
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects
Teruo Maki
Production Manager

Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer

Sadamasa Arikawa
VFX Director of Photography

Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects Assistant

Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects

Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects Director

Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects

Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director

Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects Director

Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Special Effects
Yasuaki Sakamoto
Visual Effects Production Manager
Masao Shirota
Special Effects

Haruo Nakajima
Stunts

Teizô Toshimitsu
Sculptor

Eizo Kaimai
Costume Design

Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design

Yasuyuki Inoue
Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Art Director

Tohl Narita
Special Effects Assistant

Tohl Narita
Visual Effects Art Director
Yoshio Irie
Special Effects Assistant
Yoshio Irie
Visual Effects Art Director
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor

Eizo Kaimai
Modeling

Teizô Toshimitsu
Modeling
Shuzaburo Araki
Visual Effects
Shuzaburo Araki
Visual Effects Camera
Backdrops & Posters






