Varan poster

A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!

Varan

5.8 / 10 5.8 1958 1h 27m12

Science FictionHorror

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.

Directed by Ishirō Honda

VISUAL NOTES

Stills from Varan

Varan still 1

Varan still 2

CAST

The people behind the story

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō NomuraKenji Uozaki

Ayumi Sonoda

Ayumi SonodaYuriko Shinjô

Koreya Senda

Koreya SendaDr. Sugimoto

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko HirataDr. Fujimora

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki MurakamiDr. Majima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio TsuchiyaMilitary Officer Katsumoto

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke YamadaSecretary of Defense

Hisaya Ito

Hisaya ItoIchiro