Rodan
“Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth”
Synopsis
Mining engineer Shigeru begins investigating the disappearance and death of his coworkers after prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. Following an attack on the local village, Shigeru ventures deeper into the mines, where he uncovers a more terrifying find: a prehistoric flying creature. Shortly after, a second monster appears, and the two creatures converge in Fukuoka.
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Principal cast & crew: 23
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Robert S EisenShot by Isamu AshidaScored by Akira IfukubeDesigned by Tatsuo Kita
Box Office
1956 · Box office
Grossed $1.3M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$1.3M
Also known as
- Die fliegenden Monster von Osakade
- Rodanen
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Cast & Crew
23 unique people credited
Top billed 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
Ichiro Chiba
as Chief of police station
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