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Directed by
Ishirô Honda Ishirô Honda  
Written by
David Duncan David Duncan  
Takeshi Kimura Takeshi Kimura  
Ken Kuronuma Ken Kuronuma ... story
Takeo Murata Takeo Murata  
Cast
Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara ... Shigeru Kawamura, colliery engineer (as Kenji Sawara)
Yumi Shirakawa Yumi Shirakawa ... Kiyo, Shigeru's lover
Akihiko Hirata Akihiko Hirata ... Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi (biology)
Akio Kobori Akio Kobori ... Police Chief Nishimura
Yasuko Nakada Yasuko Nakada ... Female Honeymooner
Minosuke Yamada Minosuke Yamada ... Colliery Chief Osaki
Yoshifumi Tajima Yoshifumi Tajima ... Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
Kiyoharu Onaka Kiyoharu Onaka ... Male Honeymooner, Sunagawa's friend (as Kiyoharu Ohnaka)
Hiroshi Akitsu Hiroshi Akitsu ... Reporter
Ichirô Chiba Ichirô Chiba ... Chief of police station
Mike Danning Mike Danning ... American Soldier Typing (as Mike Daneen)
Kazuo Hinata Kazuo Hinata  
Tsurue Ichimanji Tsurue Ichimanji ... Haru, Kiyo's neighbor (as Tazue Ichimanji)
Saburô Iketani Saburô Iketani ... News Reader
Saburô Kadowaki Saburô Kadowaki ... Sunagawa's colleague
Yoshio Katsube Yoshio Katsube ... Correspondent
Tateo Kawasaki Tateo Kawasaki ... Tsunesan, miner
Kanta Kisaragi Kanta Kisaragi ... Suteyan, miner
Eisaburo Komatsu Eisaburo Komatsu ... Air Self-Defense Force Member
Takuzô Kumagai Takuzô Kumagai ... Policeman Tashiro (as Jirô Kumagai)
Saeko Kuroiwa Saeko Kuroiwa ... Nurse
Akio Kusama Akio Kusama ... Suda
Tsuruko Mano Tsuruko Mano ... Osumi, Kiyo's neighbor
Mitsuo Matsumoto Mitsuo Matsumoto ... Professor Isokawa
Hideo Mihara Hideo Mihara ... Commander of JASDF
Kiyomi Mizunoya Kiyomi Mizunoya ... Otami, Yoshizo's wife
Jun'ichirô Mukai Jun'ichirô Mukai ... Military officer
Toshiko Nakano Toshiko Nakano ... Kiyo's neighbor
Rinsaku Ogata Rinsaku Ogata ... Goro, miner, Kiyo's older brother
Seiji Onaka Seiji Onaka ... Nakagawa
Keiji Sakakida Keiji Sakakida ... Tahei, miner
Haruya Sakamoto Haruya Sakamoto  
Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô  
Yasuhiro Shigenobu Yasuhiro Shigenobu ... Sabu, miner
Junnosuke Suda Junnosuke Suda ... Coroner
Shigemi Sunagawa Shigemi Sunagawa ... F-86F pilot
Jirô Suzukawa Jirô Suzukawa ... Yoshizo, miner
Masaaki Tachibana Masaaki Tachibana ... Policeman
Bontarô Taira Bontarô Taira ... Laborer
Kiyoshi Takagi Kiyoshi Takagi ... Dr.Minakami (colliery)
Kamayuki Tsubono Kamayuki Tsubono ... Policeman of the crime laboratory
Mitsuo Tsuda Mitsuo Tsuda ... Air Self Defense Force Staff Officer Takeuchi
Hideo Unagami Hideo Unagami ... Miner
Akira Yamada Akira Yamada ... Radio operator on jeep
Uncredited Cast
Paul Frees Paul Frees ... Police Chief Nishimura (English version), (voice)
Art Gilmore Art Gilmore ... Narrator (English version), (voice)
Shôichi Hirose Shôichi Hirose ... F-86F pilot
Ren Imaizumi Ren Imaizumi ... Engineer Sunagawa (seismologist)
Keiichirô Katsumoto Keiichirô Katsumoto ... Employee of the coal mine
Keye Luke Keye Luke ... Shigeru (English version), (voice)
Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami ... Professor Minami (science)
Haruo Nakajima Haruo Nakajima ... Radon (Kaiju)
Ichirô Nakatani Ichirô Nakatani ... Senkichi, miner, killed by Meganuron
Yutaka Oka Yutaka Oka ... Kitahara, F-86F pilot
Tadashi Okabe Tadashi Okabe ... Journalist
George Takei George Takei ... Professor Kashiwagi (English version), (voice)
Katsumi Tezuka Katsumi Tezuka ... Hotel manager
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Yasuhisa Tsutsumi ... Imamura, F-86F pilot
Kôji Uno Kôji Uno ... Reporter
James Yagi James Yagi ... Voice
Ren Yamamoto Ren Yamamoto ... Soldier in Jeep
Produced by
Frank King Frank King ... producer
Maurice King Maurice King ... producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka Tomoyuki Tanaka ... producer
Original Music by
Akira Ifukube Akira Ifukube  
Special Effects by
Kaimai Eizo Kaimai Eizo ... special effects
Eiji Tsuburaya Eiji Tsuburaya ... director of special effects
Akira Watanabe Akira Watanabe ... special effects art director
Visual Effects by
Sadao Iizuka Sadao Iizuka ... visual effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama Hiroshi Mukoyama ... special effects opticals
Sadamasa Arikawa Sadamasa Arikawa ... special effects assistant camera
Stunts
Haruo Nakajima Haruo Nakajima ... wire stunts
Additional Info
Premiere: December 26, 1956
Theatrical Release: August 06, 1957
DVD Release: September 17, 2002
Country: Japan
Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
SkullJoy

5.0 / 10

IMDb

6.2 / 10

Alternate Titles
> Radon, Monster From The Sky
> Rodan! The Flying Monster
> Sora No Daikaijû Radon
Production Companies
Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
Distributors
RKO Radio Pictures
  (1957) (United States) ('Rodan') (intended release) (theatrical)
Distributors Corporation of America (DCA)
  (1957) (United States) ('Rodan') (dubbed) (theatrical)
Vestron Video
  (1983) (United States) ('Rodan') (VHS)
Vestron Video
  (1983) (United States) ('Rodan') (laserdisc)
Paramount Home Video
  (1992) (United States) (VHS)
Wah Man Video
  (1994) (United States) (Mandarin dubbing) (VHS)
Classic Media
  (2008) (United States) ('Rodan') (DVD)
Anderson Digital
  (2013) (United States) (Digital) (video)
HBO Max
  (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
The Criterion Channel
  (2022) (United States) (streaming) (TV)
Filming Locations
Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
Mount Aso, Kumamoto, Japan
Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
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