Varan
“A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!”
Synopsis
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Edited by Kazuji TairaShot by Hajime KoizumiScored by Akira IfukubeDesigned by Kiyoshi Shimizu
Also known as
- Varan - Das Monster aus der Urzeitde
- Varan the Unbelievableen
- Daikaijū Varanes
- Baran, le monstre géantfr
- Daikaijū Baranit
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kozo Nomura
as Kenji Uozaki
Ayumi Sonoda
as Yuriko Shinjô
Koreya Senda
as Dr. Sugimoto
Akihiko Hirata
as Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
Fuyuki Murakami
as Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Military Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke Yamada
as Secretary of Defense
Hisaya Ito
as Ichiro, Yuriko's brother
Yoshifumi Tajima
as Captain of Uranami
Nadao Kirino
as Yutaka Wada
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