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Rodan (1956) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 26, 1956

Original Title:
空の大怪獸 ラドン

Alternate Titles:
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Die fliegenden Monster von Osaka
Invasion 2034
Los Hijoes del Volcan
Radon: The Sky Monster
Rodan
Rodan !
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Rodan!... O Monstro do Espaço
Rodan: Ptak Smierci
Sora no Daikaijū Radon
Ροντάν: Ο Δράκος του Qiu Shu
マッハ怪獣ラドン
空の大怪獣ラドン
飛天怪獸
飛天怪鷲

Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Far East Laboratory
TOHO

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 

Runtime: 72

Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth

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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.

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Costume Design:
Eizo Kaimai
Teizô Toshimitsu

Director:
Ishirō Honda

Director of Photography:
Isamu Ashida

Editor:
Kôichi Iwashita

First Assistant Director:
Jun Fukuda

Lighting Technician:
Shigeru Mori

Modeling:
Eizo Kaimai
Teizô Toshimitsu

Original Music Composer:
Akira Ifukube

Producer:
Tomoyuki Tanaka

Production Design:
Tatsuo Kita

Production Manager:
Teruo Maki

Screenplay:
Takeo Murata
Takeshi Kimura

Sculptor:
Teizô Toshimitsu

Sound Effects:
Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects Editor:
Ichirô Minawa

Sound Recordist:
Masanobu Miyazaki

Special Effects:
Masakatsu Asai
Sadamasa Arikawa
Eiji Tsuburaya
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Masao Shirota

Special Effects Assistant:
Masakatsu Asai
Yasuyuki Inoue
Tohl Narita
Yoshio Irie

Story:
Ken Kuronuma

Stunts:
Haruo Nakajima

VFX Director of Photography:
Sadamasa Arikawa

Visual Effects:
Eiji Tsuburaya
Sadao Iizuka
Masakatsu Asai
Shuzaburo Araki

Visual Effects Art Director:
Akira Watanabe
Yasuyuki Inoue
Tohl Narita
Yoshio Irie

Visual Effects Camera:
Shuzaburo Araki

Visual Effects Director:
Eiji Tsuburaya
Masakatsu Asai

Visual Effects Production Manager:
Yasuaki Sakamoto

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