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Varan

1958-10-14 · 87 min · ★ 5.8

Science Fiction · Horror

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.

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Directors
Ishirō Honda
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kōzō NomuraKōzō NomuraKenji Uozaki
Ayumi SonodaAyumi SonodaYuriko Shinjô
Koreya SendaKoreya SendaDr. Sugimoto
Akihiko HirataAkihiko HirataDr. Fujimora
Fuyuki MurakamiFuyuki MurakamiDr. Majima
Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio TsuchiyaMilitary Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke YamadaMinosuke YamadaSecretary of Defense
Hisaya ItoHisaya ItoIchiro
Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi TajimaCaptain of Uranami
Nadao KirinoNadao KirinoYutaka Wada
Akira SeraVillage High Priest
Akio KusamaAkio KusamaMilitary Officer Kusama
Noriko HonmaNoriko HonmaKen's Mom
Akira YamadaIssaku
Fumindo MatsuoHoriguchi
Sōji Ubukata
Toku Ihara
Yoshikazu KawamataJiro
Yasuhiro ShigenobuSankichi
Takashi ItôKen

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