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Directed by
Ishirô Honda Ishirô Honda
Written by
David Duncan David Duncan
Takeshi Kimura Takeshi Kimura
Ken Kuronuma Ken Kuronuma
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)
Ichirô Chiba Ichirô Chiba ... Chief of police station
Mike Danning Mike Danning ... American Soldier Typing
Tsurue Ichimanji Tsurue Ichimanji ... Haru, Kiyo's neighbor (as Tazue Ichimanji)
Saburô Iketani Saburô Iketani ... News Reader
Saburô Kadowaki Saburô Kadowaki ... Sunagawa's colleague
Tateo Kawasaki Tateo Kawasaki ... Tsunesan, miner
Kanta Kisaragi Kanta Kisaragi ... Suteyan, miner
Takuzô Kumagai Takuzô Kumagai ... Policeman Tashiro (as Jirô Kumagai)
Saeko Kuroiwa Saeko Kuroiwa ... Nurse
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
Keiji Sakakida Keiji Sakakida ... Tahei, miner
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 ... 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 (voice)
Art Gilmore Art Gilmore ... Narrator (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 (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 (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
Maurice King Maurice King
Tomoyuki Tanaka Tomoyuki Tanaka
Original Music by
Akira Ifukube Akira Ifukube
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
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) (USA) (theatrical) (intended release) (as 'Rodan')
Distributors Corporation of America (DCA)
  (1957) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) (as 'Rodan')
Vestron Video
  (1983) (USA) (VHS) (as 'Rodan')
Classic Media
  (2008) (USA) (DVD) (as 'Rodan')
Anderson Digital
  (2013) (USA) (video) (Digital)
Gateway Video
  (USA) (VHS)
Paramount Gateway Video
  (1992) (USA) (VHS)
Paramount Home Entertainment
  (USA) (VHS) (as 'Rodan')
Vestron Video
  (USA) (video) (laserdisc) (as 'Rodan')
Video Treasures
  (1989) (USA) (VHS) (as 'Rodan')
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