Rodan (1956)
A village is besieged by prehistoric nymphs when a more horrifying discovery is made. A giant flying creature that resembles a pteranodon emerges. Soon a second monster appears, converging with its mate in Fukuoka.
Director: Ishirō Honda
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Kenji Sahara Shigeru Kawamura, colliery engineer |
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Yumi Shirakawa Kiyo, Shigeru's lover |
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Akihiko Hirata Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi |
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Mitsuo Tsuda Staff Officer Takeuchi |
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Ren Imaizumi Geologist Sunagawa |
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Yoshifumi Tajima Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou |
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Minosuke Yamada Colliery Chief Osaki |
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Jun'ichirō Mukai Military officer |
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Rinsaku Ogata Goro |
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Akio Kobori Police Chief Nishimura |
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Ichirô Chiba Chief of Police |
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Tsurue Ichimanji Haru |
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Tateo Kawasaki Tsunesan |
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Kanta Kisaragi Suteyan |
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Tsuruko Mano Osumi |
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Jirô Suzukawa Yoshizo |
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Yasuhiro Shigenobu Sabu |
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Keiji Sakakida Tahei |
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Ichirô Nakatani Senkichi |
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Kiyoshi Takagi Dr. Minakami (uncredited) |
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Fuyuki Murakami Professor Minami (uncredited) |
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Mitsuo Matsumoto Professor Isokawa (uncredited) |
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Takuzō Kumagai Policeman Tashiro (uncredited) |
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Imamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited) |
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Yutaka Oka Kitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited) |
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Shigemi Sunagawa F-86F pilot (uncredited) |
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Katsumi Tezuka Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager |
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Haruo Nakajima Rodan / Meganulon |
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Shôichi Hirose Meganulon / Fighter pilot |
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Saburô Kadowaki Sunagawa's colleague (uncredited) |
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Kiyoharu Onaka Male Honeymooner, Sunagawa's friend (uncredited) |
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Yasuko Nakata Female Honeymooner (uncredited) |
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Junnosuke Suda Coroner (uncredited) |
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Toshiko Nakano Kiyo's neighbor (uncredited) |
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Saburô Iketani News Reader (uncredited) |
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Saeko Kuroiwa Nurse (uncredited) |
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Bontarô Taira Laborer (uncredited) |
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Keiichirô Katsumoto Coal mine employee (uncredited) |
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Kamayuki Tsubono Policeman at crime laboratory (uncredited) |
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Mike Daneen Okinawan correspondent (uncredited) |
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Masaaki Tachibana Policeman (uncredited) |
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Tadashi Okabe Journalist (uncredited) |
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Kôji Uno Reporter (uncredited) |
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Akira Yamada Radio operator on jeep (uncredited) |
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Ren Yamamoto Soldier in jeep (uncredited) |
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Tokio Ôkawa Meganulon (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Takeo Murata | Writer |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Writing | Takeshi Kimura | Writer |
| Writing | Ken Kuronuma | Story |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
| Camera | Isamu Ashida | Director of Photography |
| Art | Tatsuo Kita | Production Design |
