Rodan [1956 film]

by Ishirô Honda (Director), Takeshi Kimura (Screenwriter)

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When a small mining village starts to experience strange deaths in the nearby mines, the authorities discover that the caves are besieged by giant caterpillars with an appetite for humans!

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D (Bad).

A giant pterosaur hatches in a collapsed mine.

I honestly can't think of a way to make a movie with a dinosaur in it more tedious than this.

(May 2026)
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Ifukube, Akira (Composer)
Tanaka, Tomoyuki (Producer)
Tsuburaya, Eiji (Special effects)

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Canonical title
Rodan [1956 film]
Original title
空の大怪獣 ラドン; Sora no Daikaijū Rodan
Alternate titles
Giant Monster of the Sky Rodan
Original publication date
1956-12-26
People/Characters
Rodan (Haruo Nakajima); Meganulon / Meganula; Shigeru Kawamura
Important places
Kitamatsu, Kyushu, Japan; Kyushu, Japan; Japan
Related movies
Rodan (1956 | IMDb)
Original language
Japanese

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DDC/MDS
791.43Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsPublic performancesMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion pictures
LCC
PN1995.9 .H6 .R633Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion pictures

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