1958
5.7 (30 votes)
1h 27m
Genres
Science Fiction
Horror
Production Companies
TOHO
Varan (大怪獣バラン)
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Ishirō Honda
Story: Ken Kuronuma
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Director of Photography: Hajime Koizumi
Screenplay: Shinichi Sekizawa
Top Cast
Kōzō Nomura
Kenji Uozaki
Ayumi Sonoda
Yuriko Shinjô
Koreya Senda
Dr. Sugimoto
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Military Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke Yamada
Secretary of Defense
Hisaya Ito
Ichiro, Yuriko's brother
