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Varan

Varan

# A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!
Science Fiction   Horror
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1958-10-14
⌚ Running Time: 87 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.9

Beloved Cast

Kōzō Nomura original image
Kenji Uozaki
Kōzō Nomura
Ayumi Sonoda original image
Yuriko Shinjô
Ayumi Sonoda
Koreya Senda original image
Dr. Sugimoto
Koreya Senda
Akihiko Hirata original image
Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
Akihiko Hirata
Fuyuki Murakami original image
Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide
Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshio Tsuchiya original image
Military Officer Katsumoto
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Minosuke Yamada original image
Secretary of Defense
Minosuke Yamada
Hisaya Ito original image
Ichiro, Yuriko's brother
Hisaya Ito
Yoshifumi Tajima original image
Captain of Uranami
Yoshifumi Tajima
Nadao Kirino original image
Yutaka Wada
Nadao Kirino
Akira Sera original image
Village High Priest
Akira Sera
Akio Kusama original image
Military Officer Kusama
Akio Kusama
Noriko Honma original image
Ken's Mom
Noriko Honma
Akira Yamada original image
Issaku
Akira Yamada
Fumindo Matsuo original image
Horiguchi
Fumindo Matsuo
Sōji Ubukata original image
Sōji Ubukata
Toku Ihara original image
Toku Ihara
Yoshikazu Kawamata original image
Jiro
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Yasuhiro Shigenobu original image
Sankichi
Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Takashi Itô original image
Ken, the boy
Takashi Itô
Mitsuo Tsuda original image
Mitsuo Tsuda
Takuzō Kumagai original image
(as Jirô Kumagai)
Takuzō Kumagai
Shōichi Hirose original image
Fisherman
Shōichi Hirose
Keisuke Yamada original image
Keisuke Yamada
Hideo Shibuya original image
Cameraman
Hideo Shibuya
Toshitsugu Suzuki original image
Fisherman (as Kôji Suzuki)
Toshitsugu Suzuki
Masaki Shinohara original image
Masaki Shinohara
Michiko Kawa original image
Michiko Kawa
Yasumasa Ônishi original image
(as Yasuo Ônishi)
Yasumasa Ônishi
Toshiko Nakano original image
Toshiko Nakano
Hiroshi Akitsu original image
Hiroshi Akitsu
Mitsuo Matsumoto original image
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Toshiko Nomura original image
Toshiko Nomura
Rinsaku Ogata original image
Rinsaku Ogata
Jun'ichirō Mukai original image
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Satoko Taira original image
Satoko Taira
Eisuke Nakanishi original image
Eisuke Nakanishi
Takashi Narita original image
Takashi Narita
Keiichirô Katsumoto original image
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Haruya Sakamoto original image
Haruya Sakamoto
Yōichirō Kitagawa original image
(as Ryûichi Hosokawa)
Yōichirō Kitagawa
Kô Hayami original image
Kô Hayami
Tokio Ôkawa original image
Tokio Ôkawa
Tsurue Ichimanji original image
(as Tazue Ichimanji)
Tsurue Ichimanji
Hiroko Terasawa original image
Hiroko Terasawa
Toriko Takahara original image
Toriko Takahara
Katsumi Tezuka original image
Varan
Katsumi Tezuka
Haruo Nakajima original image
Varan
Haruo Nakajima

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