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Rodan( 1956)

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Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kenji Sahara

      Shigeru Kawamura

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      Yumi Shirakawa

      Kiyo

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      Akihiko Hirata

      Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

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      Minosuke Yamada

      Mining Chief Osaki

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      Yoshifumi Tajima

      Izeki

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      Akio Kobori

      Police Chief Nishimura

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      Mitsuo Tsuda

      Staff Officer Takeuchi

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      Ren Imaizumi

      Sunagawa

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      Jun'ichirō Mukai

      Military officer

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      Rinsaku Ogata

      Goro

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      Ichirō Chiba

      Chief of Police

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      Tsurue Ichimanji

      Haru

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      Tateo Kawasaki

      Tsunesan

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      Kanta Kisaragi

      Suteyan

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      Tsuruko Mano

      Osumi

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      Jirô Suzukawa

      Yoshizo

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      Yasuhiro Shigenobu

      Sabu

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      Keiji Sakakida

      Tahei

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      Ichirō Nakatani

      Senkichi

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      Kiyoshi Takagi

      Dr. Minakami (uncredited)

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      Fuyuki Murakami

      Professor Minami (uncredited)

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      Mitsuo Matsumoto

      Professor Isokawa (uncredited)

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      Takuzō Kumagai

      Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)

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      Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

      Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

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      Yutaka Oka

      Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

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      Shigemi Sunagawa

      F-86F pilot (uncredited)

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      Katsumi Tezuka

      Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager

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      Haruo Nakajima

      Rodan / Meganulon

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      Shōichi Hirose

      Meganulon / Fighter pilot

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      Saburô Kadowaki

      Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)

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      Yasuko Nakada

      Female Honeymooner (uncredited)

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      Junnosuke Suda

      Coroner (uncredited)

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      Toshiko Nakano

      Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)

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      Saburô Iketani

      News Reader (uncredited)

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      Saeko Kuroiwa

      Nurse (uncredited)

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      Bontarō Taira

      Laborer (uncredited)

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      Keiichirô Katsumoto

      Coal mine employee (uncredited)

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      Kamayuki Tsubono

      Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)

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      Mike Daneen

      Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)

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      Masaaki Tachibana

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Tadashi Okabe

      Journalist (uncredited)

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      Kôji Uno

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Akira Yamada

      Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)

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      Ren Yamamoto

      Soldier in jeep (uncredited)

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      Tokio Ôkawa

      Meganulon (uncredited)

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      Seiji Onaka

      Nakagawa, male honeymooner

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    1333289.00

    Keywords

    • monster
    • giant monster
    • volcano
    • giant insect
    • kaiju
    • pteranodon
    • tokusatsu