Rodan (1956)

Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth

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.

Cast (46)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura

Yumi Shirakawa

Kiyo

Akihiko Hirata

Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Minosuke Yamada

Mining Chief Osaki

Yoshibumi Tajima

Izeki

A

Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura

M

Mitsuo Tsuda

Staff Officer Takeuchi

R

Ren Imaizumi

Sunagawa

J

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Military officer

Rinsaku Ogata

Goro

I

Ichirō Chiba

Chief of Police

T

Tsurue Ichimanji

Haru

T

Tateo Kawasaki

Tsunesan

K

Kanta Kisaragi

Suteyan

Tsuruko Mano

Osumi

J

Jirô Suzukawa

Yoshizo

Y

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Sabu

Keiji Sakakida

Tahei

Ichirō Nakatani

Senkichi

K

Kiyoshi Takagi

Dr. Minakami (uncredited)

Fuyuki Murakami

Professor Minami (uncredited)

M

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Professor Isokawa (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Y

Yutaka Oka

Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

S

Shigemi Sunagawa

F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager

Haruo Nakajima

Rodan / Meganulon

Shōichi Hirose

Meganulon / Fighter pilot

S

Saburô Kadowaki

Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)

Yasuko Nakada

Female Honeymooner (uncredited)

J

Junnosuke Suda

Coroner (uncredited)

T

Toshiko Nakano

Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)

S

Saburô Iketani

News Reader (uncredited)

S

Saeko Kuroiwa

Nurse (uncredited)

Bontarō Taira

Laborer (uncredited)

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Coal mine employee (uncredited)

K

Kamayuki Tsubono

Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)

M

Mike Daneen

Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)

M

Masaaki Tachibana

Policeman (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe

Journalist (uncredited)

K

Kôji Uno

Reporter (uncredited)

A

Akira Yamada

Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto

Soldier in jeep (uncredited)

T

Tokio Ôkawa

Meganulon (uncredited)

S

Seiji Onaka

Nakagawa, male honeymooner

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