
Rodan
Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth
6.5(192) 1956-12-26 72 minHorrorScience Fiction
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.
ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka
DirectorIshirō Honda
ScreenplayTakeo Murata
ScreenplayTakeshi Kimura
Original Music ComposerAkira Ifukube
Cast & characters

Kenji Sahara
as Shigeru Kawamura

Yumi Shirakawa
as Kiyo

Akihiko Hirata
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Minosuke Yamada
as Mining Chief Osaki

Yoshibumi Tajima
as Izeki
No photo
Akio Kobori
as Police Chief Nishimura
No photo
Mitsuo Tsuda
as Staff Officer Takeuchi
No photo
Ren Imaizumi
as Sunagawa
No photo
Jun'ichirō Mukai
as Military officer

Rinsaku Ogata
as Goro
No photo
Ichirō Chiba
as Chief of Police
No photo
Tsurue Ichimanji
as Haru
No photo
Tateo Kawasaki
as Tsunesan
No photo
Kanta Kisaragi
as Suteyan

Tsuruko Mano
as Osumi
No photo
Jirô Suzukawa
as Yoshizo
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Yasuhiro Shigenobu
as Sabu

Keiji Sakakida
as Tahei

Ichirō Nakatani
as Senkichi
No photo
Kiyoshi Takagi
as Dr. Minakami (uncredited)

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

Takuzō Kumagai
as Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
as Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)












