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Bloodthirsty Hawk

1977-10-01 · 80 min · ★ 9.0

Science Fiction · Horror · Drama

A mining community discovers that men are dying from unknown circumstances which leads to the discovery of a giant flying monster vulture by the name of Rodan that promptly attacks Japan.

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Directors
Ishirō Honda
Production companies
Hai Hua Cinema Company, TOHO
Countries
Taiwan, Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 60,000
Revenue
USD 911,053

Top Cast

Kenji SaharaKenji SaharaChao Liu (uncredited)
Yumi ShirakawaYumi ShirakawaShao Yue (uncredited)
Akihiko HirataAkihiko HirataDoctor Jia (uncredited)
Akio KoboriLeisen Ma (uncredited)
Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi TajimaReporter Ais Jia (uncredited)
Rinsaku OgataRinsaku OgataXiao Guo (uncredited)
Jirô SuzukawaGao Lu (uncredited)
Katsumi TezukaKatsumi TezukaBloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)
Haruo NakajimaHaruo NakajimaBloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)

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