Rodan
Sora no daikaijû Radon
1956, Film, 74 min, Action, Sci-Fi, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 64
Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth
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.
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Cast
- Kenji Sahara as Shigeru Kawamura, colliery engineer
- Yumi Shirakawa as Kiyo, Shigeru's lover
- Akihiko Hirata as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi (biology)
- Akio Kobori as Police Chief Nishimura
- Yasuko Nakada as Female Honeymooner
- Minosuke Yamada as Colliery Chief Osaki
- Yoshifumi Tajima as Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
- Kiyoharu Onaka as Male Honeymooner, Sunagawa's friend
- Hiroshi Akitsu as Reporter
- Ichirō Chiba as Chief of police station
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