FILM

Rodan (1956)

Name: Rodan
Director: Ishirō Honda
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1956-12-26
Cast: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Minosuke Yamada, Yoshibumi Tajima

Film · 1956 · 72 min · Horror · Science Fiction

Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth

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.

Directed by Ishirō Honda

Starring Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Minosuke Yamada, Yoshibumi Tajima, Akio Kobori, Mitsuo Tsuda, Ren Imaizumi

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First release anywhere	26 December 1956

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