Varan (1958)
Original title: 大怪獣バラン
Varan is a 1958 Japanese-language science fiction movie directed by Ishirō Honda, with a running time of 1h 27m. It stars Kōzō Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda and Koreya Senda.
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.
Where to watch Varan
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Kōzō Nomura as Kenji Uozaki
- Ayumi Sonoda as Yuriko Shinjô
- Koreya Senda as Dr. Sugimoto
- Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Fujimora
- Fuyuki Murakami as Dr. Majima
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Military Officer Katsumoto
- Minosuke Yamada as Secretary of Defense
- Hisaya Ito as Ichiro
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Captain of Uranami
- Nadao Kirino as Yutaka Wada
- Akira Sera as Village High Priest
- Akio Kusama as Military Officer Kusama