Rodan (1956)
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.
Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Top Billed Cast: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata
Runtime: 72 minutes
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Kenji Sahara
Shigeru Kawamura
Yumi Shirakawa
Kiyo
Akihiko Hirata
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Minosuke Yamada
Mining Chief Osaki
Yoshibumi Tajima
Izeki
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Akio Kobori
Police Chief Nishimura
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Mitsuo Tsuda
Staff Officer Takeuchi
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Ren Imaizumi
Sunagawa
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Jun'ichirō Mukai
Military officer
Rinsaku Ogata
Goro
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Ichirō Chiba
Chief of Police
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Tsurue Ichimanji
Haru
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Tateo Kawasaki
Tsunesan
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Kanta Kisaragi
Suteyan
Tsuruko Mano
Osumi
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Jirô Suzukawa
Yoshizo
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Yasuhiro Shigenobu
Sabu
Keiji Sakakida
Tahei
Ichirō Nakatani
Senkichi
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Kiyoshi Takagi
Dr. Minakami (uncredited)
Fuyuki Murakami
Professor Minami (uncredited)
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Mitsuo Matsumoto
Professor Isokawa (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
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Yutaka Oka
Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
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Shigemi Sunagawa
F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Haruo Nakajima
Rodan / Meganulon
Shōichi Hirose
Meganulon / Fighter pilot
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Saburô Kadowaki
Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)
Yasuko Nakada
Female Honeymooner (uncredited)
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Junnosuke Suda
Coroner (uncredited)
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Toshiko Nakano
Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)
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Saburô Iketani
News Reader (uncredited)
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Saeko Kuroiwa
Nurse (uncredited)
Bontarō Taira
Laborer (uncredited)
