Rodan

1956 film by Ishirō Honda

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6.5

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.

Released: 1956-12-2672 minDir: Ishirō HondaHorror, Science FictionBox office: $1.3M

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Cast

Kenji Sahara as Shigeru Kawamura
Yumi Shirakawa as Kiyo
Akihiko Hirata as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Minosuke Yamada as Mining Chief Osaki
Yoshibumi Tajima as Izeki
Akio Kobori as Police Chief Nishimura

Themes

monster
giant monster
volcano
giant insect
kaiju
pteranodon
tokusatsu

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Ratings

IMDb

6.2/10

6,198 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

Year: 1956
Runtime: 74 min
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi
Rated: Approved

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: kaiju
Country of origin: Japan
Original language: Japanese
Followed by: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Main subject: insect
Director: Ishirō Honda
Cast member: Yoshifumi Tajima
Composer: Akira Ifukube
Production company: Toho
Narrative location: Nagasaki Prefecture
Duration: 82
FilmAffinity ID: 110416
Distribution format: video on demand
Image: Rodan poster.jpg

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publication date: 1958-09-26
title: 空の大怪獣ラドン
distributed by: Toho
assessment: Bechdel test
aspect ratio (W:H): Academy ratio

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