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Rodan

Rodan

Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth
Dec 26, 1956 1h 12m
6.5
170 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Rodan
Companies TOHO, Far East Laboratory
Countries Japan
Keywords monster, giant monster, volcano, giant insect, kaiju, pteranodon, tokusatsu
Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura
Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Mining Chief Osaki
Akio Kobori

Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura
Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

Staff Officer Takeuchi
Jun'ichirō Mukai

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Military officer
Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Chief of Police
Kiyoshi Takagi

Kiyoshi Takagi

Dr. Minakami (uncredited)
Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Professor Minami (uncredited)
Mitsuo Matsumoto

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Professor Isokawa (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Yutaka Oka

Yutaka Oka

Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Shigemi Sunagawa

Shigemi Sunagawa

F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Rodan / Meganulon
Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Meganulon / Fighter pilot
Saburô Kadowaki

Saburô Kadowaki

Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)
Yasuko Nakada

Yasuko Nakada

Female Honeymooner (uncredited)
Junnosuke Suda

Junnosuke Suda

Coroner (uncredited)
Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)
Saburô Iketani

Saburô Iketani

News Reader (uncredited)
Saeko Kuroiwa

Saeko Kuroiwa

Nurse (uncredited)
Bontarō Taira

Bontarō Taira

Laborer (uncredited)
Keiichirô Katsumoto

Keiichirô Katsumoto

Coal mine employee (uncredited)
Kamayuki Tsubono

Kamayuki Tsubono

Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)
Mike Daneen

Mike Daneen

Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)
Masaaki Tachibana

Masaaki Tachibana

Policeman (uncredited)
Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

Journalist (uncredited)
Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Reporter (uncredited)
Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Soldier in jeep (uncredited)
Tokio Ôkawa

Tokio Ôkawa

Meganulon (uncredited)
Seiji Onaka

Seiji Onaka

Nakagawa, male honeymooner