Rodan (1956)
With Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Haruo Nakajima, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshifumi Tajima
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Rodan (Japanese: 空の大怪獣 ラドン, Hepburn: Sora no Daikaijū Radon; lit. 'Giant Monster of the Sky Radon') is a 1956 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the debut film of the titular monster Rodan, Toho's first kaiju film to be shot in color, and one of several giant monster films that found an audience outside Japan. Rodan would become a staple monster later crossing over into the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Kenji Sahara and Yumi Shirakawa. Rodan premiered in Japan on December 26, 1956, and was released in the United States in August 1957.
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