Varan (大怪獣バラン) 66 years old
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan! Exercising its power over the whole of Japan!
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. However, when they get there they find an uncharted lake and as they are observing it they are caught in a landslide and killed. A reporter named Yuriko, the sister of one of the men decides to go to the area to find out what exactly happened. She is accompanied by another entomologist named Kenji and a reporter named Horiguchi. When they get to the village where the men were last seen alive they find out about a legend regarding a giant monster. They soon find out that it is not a legend and the monster named Varan is very much alive. Soon Varan leaves the valley where he has lived for millions of years and is heading for Tokyo.
Credits
Varan Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Yoshio Tsuchiya He was 31, 89 years old when he died | as Military Officer Katsumoto |
| Akihiko Hirata He was 30, 56 years old when he died | as Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert |
| Noriko Honma She was 46, 97 years old when she died | as Ken's Mom |
| Yoshifumi Tajima He was 40, 91 years old when he died | as Captain of Uranami |
| Takuzô Kumagai | as (as Jirô Kumagai) |
| Koreya Senda He was 54, 90 years old when he died | as Dr. Sugimoto |
| Minosuke Yamada He was 64, 74 years old when he died | as Secretary of Defense |
| Nadao Kirino | as Yutaka Wada |
| Haruya Sakamoto He was 30, now 96 years old | |
| Ayumi Sonoda She was 25, now 91 years old | as Yuriko Shinjô |
| Rinsaku Ogata He was 33, now 99 years old | |
| Takashi Ito He was 11, now 54 years old | as Ken, the boy |
| Kôzô Nomura | as Kenji Uozaki |
| Shoichi Hirose He was 40, now 106 years old | as Fisherman |
| Hisaya Ito | as Ichiro, Yuriko's brother |
| Haruo Nakajima He was 29, 88 years old when he died | as Baran |
| Akira Sera He was 46, now 112 years old | as Village High Priest |
| Keiichirô Katsumoto | |
| Fuyuki Murakami He was 46, 95 years old when he died | as Dr. Majima, Sugimoto's aide |
Varan Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Kazuji Taira as Editor. He was 53 (now 119) years old | Editing |
| Eiji Tsuburaya as Special Effects Supervisor. He was 57 (68) years old when He died | Visual Effects |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka as Producer. He was 48 (86) years old when He died | Production |
| Shinichi Sekizawa as Writer. He was 37 (71) years old when He died | Writing |
| Hajime Koizumi as Director of Photography. He was 32 (now 98) years old | Camera |
| Ishirō Honda as Director. He was 47 (81) years old when He died | Directing |
| Ken Kuronuma as Story. He was 56 (83) years old when He died | Writing |
| Haruo Nakajima as Stunts. He was 29 (88) years old when He died | Crew |
| Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (91) years old when He died | Sound |
| Sadamasa Arikawa as Special Effects. He was 33 (80) years old when He died | Crew |
Varan (66 years)
A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan! Exercising its power over the whole of Japan!
- Release day: Tuesday, October 14, 1958
- Runtime: 87 minutes