Varan - Das Monster aus der Urzeit (1958)
Nach dem Fund eines seltenen japanischen Schmetterlings in China, schickt Professor Sugimoto zwei Studenten in eine entlegene Gegend aus, um die Herkunft des Insekts zu klären. Dort treffen sie jedoch eine nicht sonderlich freundliche Landbevölkerung an, die die Gottheit Baran verehrt. Die ist aber überdies putzmunter und sehr groß, was die Studenten leider nach ausgedehnter Suche nicht überleben. Daraufhin macht sich Yuriko, die Tochter eines der Vermißten samt ihrem Freund Kenji und einem Reporter auf, den Fall zu klären und einen TV-Bericht daraus zu schneidern. Im Gegensatz zu ihren Vorgängern kommen sie mit dem Leben davon, dafür erfährt so die Öffentlichkeit, die Medien und nicht zuletzt die Armee von der Existenz Barans, den der Rummel zunehmend nervt. Also schwingt sich die waranähnliche Riesenechsel in die Lüfte und macht sich auf nach Tokio, gegen so ziemlich jede bekannte Waffe gefeit...
Der Regisseur:
Ishirō Honda
Der Autor:
関沢新一
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野村浩三 as Kenji Uozaki |
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園田あゆみ as Yuriko Shinjô |
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千田是也 as Dr. Sugimoto |
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平田昭彦 as Dr. Fujimora |
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村上冬樹 as Dr. Majima |
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土屋嘉男 as Military Officer Katsumoto |
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山田巳之助 as Secretary of Defense |
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伊藤久哉 as Ichiro |
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田島 義文 as Captain of Uranami |
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桐野洋雄 as Yutaka Wada |
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瀬良明 as Village High Priest |
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草間璋夫 as Military Officer Kusama |
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本間文子 as Ken's Mom |
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山田彰 as Issaku |
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松尾文人 as Horiguchi |
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生方壮児 as |
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伊原徳 as |
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Yoshikazu Kawamata as Jiro |
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Yasuhiro Shigenobu as Sankichi |
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Takashi Itô as Ken |
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津田光男 as |
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熊谷卓三 as |
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広瀬正一 as Fisherman |
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山田圭介 as |
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渋谷英男 as Cameraman |
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鈴木俊継 as Fisherman |
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篠原正記 as |
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河美智子 as |
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大西康雅 as |
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Toshiko Nakano as |
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安芸津広 as |
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松本光男 as |
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Toshiko Nomura as |
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緒方燐作 as |
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向井淳一郎 as |
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Satoko Taira as |
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中西英介 as |
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Takashi Narita as |
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勝本圭一郎 as |
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坂本晴哉 as |
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Yōichirō Kitagawa as |
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速水洸 as |
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Tokio Ôkawa as |
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Tsurue Ichimanji as |
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Hiroko Terasawa as |
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Toriko Takahara as |
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手塚 勝巳 as Varan |
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中島春雄 as Varan |
| Visual Effects | 円谷英二 | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
| Writing | 黒沼健 | Story |
| Production | 田中友幸 | Producer |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | 小泉一 | Director of Photography |
| Editing | 平 一二 | Editor |
| Art | 清水喜代志 | Production Design |
| Production | Shôtarô Kawakami | Production Manager |
| Sound | Wataru Konuma | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | 有川貞昌 | Special Effects |
| Crew | 中島春雄 | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teizô Toshimitsu | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | 村瀬継蔵 | Costume Design |
| Writing | 関沢新一 | Screenplay |
| Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa | Sound Effects |
| Lighting | 岸田九一郎 | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | 向山 宏 | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Crew | 円谷英二 | Special Effects |
| Directing | 梶田興治 | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | 出目昌伸 | Special Effects |
| Crew | 出目昌伸 | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | 円谷英二 | Visual Effects Director |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Kaneko | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Hidesaburo Araki | VFX Director of Photography |
| Crew | Hidesaburo Araki | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | 有川貞昌 | VFX Director of Photography |
| Crew | 渡辺 明 | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | 岸田九一郎 | VFX Lighting Artist |
| Visual Effects | 向山 宏 | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | 開米 栄三 | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | 開米 栄三 | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Teizô Toshimitsu | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | 村瀬継蔵 | Modeling |
| Camera | 中尾孝 | Still Photographer |
| Camera | 中尾孝 | Assistant Camera |