Rodan (1956)
Sora no daikaijû Radon
Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth
74 min
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.
- Release date
- December 26, 1956
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Box office
- $1,333,289
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Trailer
Cast
- Kenji Sahara as Shigeru Kawamura, colliery engineer
- Yumi Shirakawa as Kiyo, Shigeru's lover
- Akihiko Hirata as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi (biology)
- Minosuke Yamada as Colliery Chief Osaki
- Yoshifumi Tajima as Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
- Akio Kobori as Police Chief Nishimura
- Ren Imaizumi as Sunagawa
- Ichirô Chiba as Chief of police station
- Tateo Kawasaki as Tsunesan
- Kanta Kisaragi as Suteyan
- Tsuruko Mano as Osumi
- Keiji Sakakida as Tahei
- Ichirô Nakatani as Senkichi
- Kiyoshi Takagi as Dr. Minakami (uncredited)
- Fuyuki Murakami as Professor Minami (uncredited)
- Takuzô Kumagai as Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)
- Yutaka Oka as Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
- Katsumi Tezuka as Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
- Haruo Nakajima as Rodan / Meganulon
- Shôichi Hirose as Meganulon / Fighter pilot
- Keiichirô Katsumoto as Coal mine employee
- Yasuko Nakada as Female Honeymooner
- Kiyoharu Onaka as Male Honeymooner, Sunagawa's friend
- Hiroshi Akitsu as Reporter
Crew
- Ishirō Honda · Director
- David Duncan · Writer
- Takeshi Kimura · Writer
- Ken Kuronuma · Writer
- Takeo Murata · Writer
- Frank King · Producer
- Maurice King · Producer
- Tomoyuki Tanaka · Producer
- Akira Ifukube · Composer
- Isamu Ashida · Cinematographer
- Robert S. Eisen · Editor
- Kōichi Iwashita · Editor
- Tatsuo Kita · Production designer