Rodan
Rodan

空の大怪獣ラドン
Sora No Daikaijū Radon
Giant Monster of Sky Rodan
Director | Ishiro Honda |
Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Original Story | Ken Kuronuma |
Screenplay |
Takeo Murata Takeshi Kimura |
Photography | Isamu Ashida |
Art | Tatsuo Kita |
Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki |
Lighting | Shigeru Mori |
Music | Akira Ifukube |
Special Effects Director | Eiji Tsuburaya |
Assistant Director | Jun Fukuda |
Editor | Koichi Iwashita |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 26, 1956 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
![]() 空の大怪獣ラドン Sora No Daikaijū Radon Giant Monster of Sky Rodan |
Director | Ishiro Honda |
Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Original Story | Ken Kuronuma |
Screenplay |
Takeo Murata Takeshi Kimura |
Photography | Isamu Ashida |
Art | Tatsuo Kita |
Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki |
Lighting | Shigeru Mori |
Music | Akira Ifukube |
Special Effects Director | Eiji Tsuburaya |
Assistant Director | Jun Fukuda |
Editor | Koichi Iwashita |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 26, 1956 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
Several coal miners are killed in mysterious circumstances. The culprit is discovered to be revived prehistoric insect that preys on humans. The military pursues the creature into the mine and destroys it. Kawamura, one of the miners, is trapped when the mine collapses. He is later found wandering above ground, having lost his memory. At the same time an unidentified flying object appears and destroys numerous airliners around the world. Even the air force’s supersonic fighter is unable to track it.
Kawamura regains his memory and reports that he witnessed a giant pterosaur-like creature hatching underground. The military inspects the area of the mine and confirms the existence of Rodan, a giant pterosaur that was preserved in its egg in the mine. The air force pursues Rodan to Fukuoka. Another Rodan appears, and both monsters lay waste to the city.
The Rodans are found nesting in the foothills of Mount Aso, an active volcano. The mining community is evacuated so the military can trigger an eruption to destroy both monsters. The volcano erupts, and the Rodans attempt to escape. One of the Rodans succumbs to the fumes and plummets to earth. The second Rodan, not willing to leave its mate, remains behind and is killed in the eruption.
Top Billed Cast
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Shigeru Kawamura

Kiyo

Chief Nishimura

Dr. Kashiwagi

Dr. Minami

Honeymooner

Mining Chief Osaki

Izeki

Dr. Hayama

Tsuda

Air Force Commander

Dr. Sunagawa

Honeymooner

Yoshizo

Goro

Miner

Policeman

Air Force Officer

Air Force Officer

Reporter

Reporter

Pilot Kitahara

Policeman

Pilot

Miner

Miner

Coal Car Staff

Policeman
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Telegraph Operator

Newsreader

Mine Staff

Soldier
製作 Producer |
田中友幸 Tomoyuki Tanaka |
原作 Original Story |
黒沼健 Ken Kuronuma |
脚本 Screenplay |
村田武雄 Takeo Murata |
木村武 Takeshi Kimura |
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撮影 Photography |
芦田勇 Isamu Ashida |
美術 Art |
北辰雄 Tatsuo Kita |
録音 Sound |
宮崎正信 Masanobu Miyazaki |
照明 Lighting |
森茂 Shigeru Mori |
音楽 Music |
伊福部昭 Akira Ifukube |
特技監督 Special Effects Director |
圓谷英二 Eiji Tsuburaya |
渡辺明 Akira Watanabe |
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城田正雄 Masao Shirota |
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向山宏 Hiroshi Mukoyama |
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坂本泰明 Yasuaki Sakamoto |
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監督助手 Assistant Director |
福田純 Jun Fukuda |
編集 Editor |
岩下広一 Koichi Iwashita |
音響効果 Sound Effects |
三縄一郎 Ichiro Minawa |
現像 Developing |
東洋現像所 Toyo Laboratory |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
真木照夫 Teruo Maki |
出演者 Performers |
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佐原健二 Kenji Sahara |
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白川由美 Yumi Shirakawa |
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小堀明男 Akio Kobori |
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平田昭彦 Akihiko Hirata |
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村上冬樹 Fuyuki Murakami |
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中田康子 Yasuko Nakada |
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山田巳之助 Minosuke Yamada |
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田島義文 Yoshibumi Tajima |
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水の也清美 Kiyomi Mizunoya |
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松尾文人 Fuminto Matsuo |
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如月寛多 Kanta Kisaraki |
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草間璋夫 Akio Kusama |
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河崎堅男 Kanao Kawasaki |
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高木清 Kiyoshi Takagi |
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三原秀夫 Hideo Mihara |
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今泉廉 Ren Imaizumi |
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中谷一郎 Ichiro Nakatani |
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大仲清二 Seiji Onaka |
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鈴川二郎 Jiro Suzukawa |
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緒方燐作 Rinsaku Ogata |
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榊田敬二 Keiji Sakakida |
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熊谷二良 Jiro Kumagai |
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千葉一郎 Ichiro Chiba |
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向井淳一郎 Junichiro Mukai |
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津田光男 Mitsuo Tsuda |
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馬野都留子 Tsuruko Mano |
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一万慈鶴恵 Tazue Ichimanji |
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中野俊子 Toshiko Nakano |
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黒岩小枝子 Saeko Kuroiwa |
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広瀬正一 Shoichi Hirose |
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勝本圭一郎 Keiichiro Katsumoto |
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門脇三郎 Saburo Kadowaki |
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松本光男 Mitsuo Matsumoto |
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宇野晃司 Koji Uno |
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岡部正 Tadashi Okabe |
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岡豊 Yutaka Oka |
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日方一夫 Kazuo Hinata |
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山田彰 Akira Yamada |
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砂川繁視 Shigemi Sunagawa |
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平凡太郎 Bontaro Taira |
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橘正晃 Masaaki Tachibana |
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須田準之助 Junnosuke Suda |
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吉田新 Shin Yoshida |
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重信安宏 Yasuhiro Shigenobu |
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堤康久 Yasuhisa Tsutsumi |
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海上日出男 Hideo Unagami |
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成田孝 Takashi Narita |
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鈴木孝次 Toshitsugu Suzuki |
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坂本晴哉 Haruya Sakamoto |
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大西康雄 Yasumasa Onishi |
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坪野鎌之 Kamayuki Tsubono |
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仙石正夫 Masao Sengoku |
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福田和郎 Kazuo Fukuda |
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澁谷英男 Hideo Shibuya |
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鈴木治夫 Haruo Suzuki |
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茨田正夫 Masao Barata |
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岩本弘司 Koji Iwamoto |
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越後憲三 Kenzo Echigo |
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小野実 Minoru Ono |
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河辺昌義 Masayoshi Kawabe |
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手塚克巳 Katsumi Tezuka |
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中島春雄 Haruo Nakajima |
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大川時生 Tokio Okawa |
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監督 Director |
本多猪四郎 Ishiro Honda |