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Varan

Movie
1958
1h 27m
Japanese
Science Fiction, Horror
User Score: 
5.2
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When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
Varan Poster

Varan

Movie
1958
1h 27m
Japanese
Science Fiction, Horror
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
Rating
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5.2
IMDB
Varan (1958) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
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Kz Nomura
Kenji Uozaki
Ayumi Sonoda
Yuriko Shinjô
Koreya Senda
Dr. Sugimoto
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Military Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke Yamada
Secretary of Defense
Hisaya Ito
Ichiro, Yuriko's brother
Yoshifumi Tajima
Captain of Uranami
Nadao Kirino
Yutaka Wada
Akira Sera
Village High Priest
Akio Kusama
Military Officer Kusama
Noriko Honma
Ken's Mom
Takashi It
Ken, the boy
Takuz Kumagai
(as Jirô Kumagai)
Hideo Shibuya
Cameraman
Directed By: Ishirō Honda
Written By: Shinichi Sekizawa (Screenplay), Ken Kuronuma (Story)

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Whitsbrain says...
3 years ago
This 1958 black and white Kaiju flick by Ishiro Honda largely consists of the military's numerous attempts to kill Varan. The monster doesn't destroy a whole lot though, and there's not any city smashing to speak of. The Varan costume looks good when it walks on all fours but kind of dumb in flight. Some of the miniatures are cool and endearing with their visible strings and wobbly motions. This has many of the tropes you'd expect from an early giant monster flick, but if you're a Kaiju completist, you need to make sure and add this to your list.
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ThickTomato says...
3 years ago
More like Varan the Believable
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