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Rodan 1956

Runtime

72 mins

Language

Japanese

Japanese

Born from a volcanic crater, the monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth. Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance of his coworkers after prehistoric nymphs emerge from the mines. After the creature attacks a village, Shigeru ventures deeper, discovering a prehistoric flying monster. A second beast appears, and the two converge on Fukuoka.

Born from a volcanic crater, the monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth. Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance of his coworkers after prehistoric nymphs emerge from the mines. After the creature attacks a village, Shigeru ventures deeper, discovering a prehistoric flying monster. A second beast appears, and the two converge on Fukuoka.

Does Rodan have end credit scenes?

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Meet the Full Cast and Actors of Rodan

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Ichirô Nakatani

Ichirô Nakatani

Senkichi

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Professor Minami (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Soldier in jeep (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

Journalist (uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Mining Chief Osaki

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Izeki

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Kiyo

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Rodan / Meganulon

Saburô Kadowaki

Saburô Kadowaki

Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Meganulon / Fighter pilot

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager

Tateo Kawasaki

Tateo Kawasaki

Tsunesan

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Coal mine employee (uncredited)

Kamayuki Tsubono

Kamayuki Tsubono

Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited)

Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited)

Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Reporter (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Policeman Tashiro (uncredited)

Mike Daneen

Mike Daneen

Okinawan correspondent (uncredited)

Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Osumi

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Military officer

Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

Staff Officer Takeuchi

Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

Radio operator on jeep (uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Tahei

Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Chief of Police

Yutaka Oka

Yutaka Oka

Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Jirô Suzukawa

Jirô Suzukawa

Yoshizo

Masaaki Tachibana

Masaaki Tachibana

Policeman (uncredited)

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Professor Isokawa (uncredited)

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Goro

Ren Imaizumi

Ren Imaizumi

Sunagawa

Saeko Kuroiwa

Saeko Kuroiwa

Nurse (uncredited)

Tokio Ôkawa

Tokio Ôkawa

Meganulon (uncredited)

Seiji Onaka

Seiji Onaka

Nakagawa, male honeymooner

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

Sabu

Bontarō Taira

Bontarō Taira

Laborer (uncredited)

Shigemi Sunagawa

Shigemi Sunagawa

F-86F pilot (uncredited)

Tsurue Ichimanji

Tsurue Ichimanji

Haru

Akio Kobori

Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura

Saburô Iketani

Saburô Iketani

News Reader (uncredited)

Yasuko Nakada

Yasuko Nakada

Female Honeymooner (uncredited)

Kiyoshi Takagi

Kiyoshi Takagi

Dr. Minakami (uncredited)

Junnosuke Suda

Junnosuke Suda

Coroner (uncredited)

Kanta Kisaragi

Kanta Kisaragi

Suteyan

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