Rodan
1956 · Movie · 72 min · ★ 6.5 · 68% critics
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of coworkers after prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. When a village is attacked, he goes deeper and uncovers the presence of a massive flying creature, with a second monster soon joining the devastation around Fukuoka.
Also known as Rodan! The Flying Monster · Bloodthirsty Hawk · Invasion 2034
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Details
- Original title
- 空の大怪獸 ラドン
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-12-26
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (188 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Rodan if you want an early, colorful kaiju tale with prehistoric threats and big destruction, Not for you if you dislike dated monster-movie effects or want lots of character depth, like The War of the Gargantuas or Godzilla.
Pros: classic kaiju setup; colorful prehistoric monsters; fun effects | Cons: human cast weaker; story can feel uneven; some dislike the ending
Themes
- monster
- giant monster
- volcano
- giant insect
- kaiju
- pteranodon
- tokusatsu
Cast & crew
Kenji Sahara
as Shigeru Kawamura
Yumi Shirakawa
as Kiyo
Akihiko Hirata
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Minosuke Yamada
as Mining Chief Osaki
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Izeki
- AK
Akio Kobori
as Police Chief Nishimura
- MT
Mitsuo Tsuda
as Staff Officer Takeuchi
- RI
Ren Imaizumi
as Sunagawa
- JM
Jun'ichirō Mukai
as Military officer
Rinsaku Ogata
as Goro
Directed by Ishirō Honda