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Varan (1958)

Original title: 大怪獣バラン

1958-10-14 · 1h 27m · JA
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A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan! Exercising its power over the whole of Japan!

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. However, when they get there they find an uncharted lake and as they are observing it they are caught in a landslide and killed. A reporter named Yuriko, the sister of one of the men decides to go to the area to find out what exactly happened. She is accompanied by another entomologist named Kenji and a reporter named Horiguchi. When they get to the village where the men were last seen alive they find out about a legend regarding a giant monster. They soon find out that it is not a legend and the monster named Varan is very much alive. Soon Varan leaves the valley where he has lived for millions of years and is heading for Tokyo.

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Ishirō HondaDirectorShinichi SekizawaWriter

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Kōzō NomuraKōzō NomuraKenji UozakiAyumi SonodaAyumi SonodaYuriko ShinjôKoreya SendaKoreya SendaDr. SugimotoAkihiko HirataAkihiko HirataDr. Fujimora, bomb expertFuyuki MurakamiFuyuki MurakamiDr. Majima, Sugimoto's aideYoshio TsuchiyaYoshio TsuchiyaMilitary Officer KatsumotoHisaya ItoHisaya ItoIchiro, Yuriko's brotherMinosuke YamadaMinosuke YamadaSecretary of DefenseHisaya ItôHisaya ItôIchiro, Yuriko's brotherYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi TajimaCaptain of UranamiNadao KirinoNadao KirinoYutaka WadaAkira SeraAkira SeraVillage High Priest

Keywords

MonsterTokyo, japanGiant monsterJapanKaijuGiantMilitary1950sMonster movieButterflyBombLost filmDaikaiju

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Genre affinityHorror · Science FictionTheme affinityMonster · Tokyo Japan · Giant MonsterPacingShortDirector preference222274Actor preference173586 · 244635 · 244637Country preferenceJp

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What is Varan about?

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. However, when they get there they find an uncharted lake and as they are observing it they are caught in a landslide and killed. A reporter named Yuriko, the sister of one of the men decides to go to the area to find out what exactly happened. She is accompanied by another entomologist named Kenji and a reporter named Horiguchi. When they get to the village where the men were last seen alive they find out about a legend regarding a giant monster. They soon find out that it is not a legend and the monster named Varan is very much alive. Soon Varan leaves the valley where he has lived for millions of years and is heading for Tokyo.

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Varan has a runtime of 87 minutes.

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