Rodan (1956)

Original title

空の大怪獸 ラドン

Directed by

Ishirō Honda

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, tokusatsu, science fiction film, kaiju

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 191 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Miners in a Japanese coal mine encounter deadly giant prehistoric insects underground. Soon a colossal flying reptile emerges from the earth and attacks cities.

suspensefulmid-tempoominousspectacularserioushistorical backdrop

What happens

Rodan (Japanese: 空の大怪獣 ラドン, Hepburn: Sora no Daikaijū Radon; lit. 'Giant Monster of the Sky Radon') is a 1956 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the debut film of the titular monster Rodan, Toho's first kaiju film to be shot in color, and one of several giant monster films that found an audience outside Japan. Rodan would become a staple monster later crossing over into the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Kenji Sahara and Yumi Shirakawa. Rodan premiered in Japan on December 26, 1956, and was released in the United States in August 1957. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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