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Rodan
1956 6.5 (172 votes) 1h 12m
Genres
Horror Science Fiction
Production Companies
TOHO
Far East Laboratory

Rodan (空の大怪獸 ラドン)

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka

Director of Photography: Isamu Ashida

Story: Ken Kuronuma

Director: Ishirō Honda

Screenplay: Takeo Murata, Takeshi Kimura

Top Cast

Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura

Yumi Shirakawa
Yumi Shirakawa

Kiyo

Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata

Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada

Mining Chief Osaki

Yoshifumi Tajima
Yoshifumi Tajima

Izeki

Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura

Mitsuo Tsuda

Staff Officer Takeuchi

Ren Imaizumi

Sunagawa

Videos

Rodan movie trailer

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