Rodan (1956)

Rodan (1956)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1956-12-26 Japan 72 Min. PG-13
6.5 172 votes
Horror, Science Fiction

Overview

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.

Cast

Kenji Sahara is Shigeru Kawamura
Shigeru Kawamura
Akihiko Hirata is Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Minosuke Yamada is Mining Chief Osaki
Mining Chief Osaki
Akio Kobori is Police Chief Nishimura
Police Chief Nishimura
Mitsuo Tsuda is Staff Officer Takeuchi
Staff Officer Takeuchi
Ren Imaizumi is Sunagawa
Sunagawa
Jun'ichirō Mukai is Military officer
Military officer
Ichirō Chiba is Chief of Police
Chief of Police
Tateo Kawasaki is Tsunesan
Tsunesan
Kanta Kisaragi is Suteyan
Suteyan
Tsuruko Mano is Osumi
Osumi
Jirô Suzukawa is Yoshizo
Yoshizo
Ichirō Nakatani is Senkichi
Senkichi
Kiyoshi Takagi is Dr. Minakami (uncredited)
Dr. Minakami (uncredited)
Fuyuki Murakami is Professor Minami (uncredited)
Professor Minami (uncredited)
Mitsuo Matsumoto is Professor Isokawa (uncredited)
Professor Isokawa (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai is Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)
Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi is Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Yutaka Oka is Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Shigemi Sunagawa is F-86F pilot (uncredited)
F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka is Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Haruo Nakajima is Rodan / Meganulon
Rodan / Meganulon
Shōichi Hirose is Meganulon / Fighter pilot
Meganulon / Fighter pilot
Saburô Kadowaki is Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)
Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)
Yasuko Nakada is Female Honeymooner (uncredited)
Female Honeymooner (uncredited)
Junnosuke Suda is Coroner (uncredited)
Coroner (uncredited)
Toshiko Nakano is Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)
Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)
Saburô Iketani is News Reader (uncredited)
News Reader (uncredited)
Saeko Kuroiwa is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Bontarō Taira is Laborer (uncredited)
Laborer (uncredited)
Keiichirō Katsumoto is Coal mine employee (uncredited)
Coal mine employee (uncredited)
Kamayuki Tsubono is Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)
Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)
Mike Daneen is Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)
Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)
Masaaki Tachibana is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Tadashi Okabe is Journalist (uncredited)
Journalist (uncredited)
Kôji Uno is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Akira Yamada is Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)
Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto is Soldier in jeep (uncredited)
Soldier in jeep (uncredited)
Tokio Ôkawa is Meganulon (uncredited)
Meganulon (uncredited)
Seiji Onaka is Nakagawa, male honeymooner
Nakagawa, male honeymooner