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Sora no daikaijû Radon (1956)
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August 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
Never a Horror Like It! morePlot:
When a village is besieged by giant caterpillars, a more horrifying discovery is made in their underground home... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
The Japanese Them moreCast
(Credited cast)| Kenji Sahara | ... | Shigeru Kawamura, colliery engineer (as Kenji Sawara) | |
| Yumi Shirakawa | ... | Kiyo, Shigeru's lover | |
| Akihiko Hirata | ... | Professor KYUichiro Kashiwagi (biology) | |
| Akio Kobori | ... | Police Chief Nishimura | |
| Yasuko Nakata | ... | Female Honeymooner | |
| Minosuke Yamada | ... | Colliery Chief Osaki | |
| Yoshifumi Tajima | ... | Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou | |
| Kiyoharu Onaka | ... | Male Honeymooner, Sunagawa's friend (as Kiyoharu Ohnaka) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ichirô Chiba | ... | Chief of police station | |
| Mike Daneen | ... | American Soldier Typing | |
| Tsurue Ichimonji | ... | Haru, Kiyo's neighbor (as Tsurue Ichimanji) | |
| Saburo Iketani | ... | News Reader | |
| Saburo Kadowaki | ... | Sunagawa's colleague | |
| Katao Kawasaki | ... | Tsunesan, miner | |
| Kanta Kisaragi | ... | Suteyan, miner | |
| Jiro Kumagai | ... | Policeman Tashiro (as Jirô Kumagai) | |
| Saeko Kuroiwa | ... | Nurse | |
| Tsuruko Mano | ... | Osumi, Kiyo's neighbor | |
| Mitsuo Matsumoto | ... | Professor Isokawa | |
| Hideo Mihara | ... | Commander of JASDF | |
| Kiyomi Mizunoya | ... | Otami, Yoshizo's wife | |
| Junichirô Mukai | ... | Military officer | |
| Toshiko Nakano | ... | Kiyo's neighbor | |
| Rinsaku Ogata | ... | Goro, miner, Kiyo's older brother | |
| Keiji Sakakida | ... | Tahei, miner | |
| Yasuhiro Shigenobu | ... | Sabu, miner | |
| Junnosuke Suda | ... | Coroner | |
| Shigemi Sunagawa | ... | F-86F pilot | |
| Jiro Suzukawa | ... | Yoshizo, miner | |
| Masaaki Tachibana | ... | Policeman | |
| Bontaro Taira | ... | Laborer | |
| Kiyoshi Takagi | ... | Dr.Minakami (colliery) | |
| Kamayuki Tsubono | ... | Policeman of the crime laboratory | |
| Mitsuo Tsuda | ... | Staff officer Takeuchi | |
| Akira Yamada | ... | Radio operator on jeep | |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
RadonRadon, Monster from the Sky (literal English title)
Rodan
Rodan! The Flying Monster (USA)
Die fliegenden Monster von Osaka (West Germany) (TV title) [de]
Radon (West Germany) [de]
Rodan (France) [fr]
Rodan il mostro alato (Italy) [it]
Rodan, tuntematon vihollinen (Finland) [fi]
Rodan. Los hijos del volcán (Spain) [es]
Skräck över Japan (Sweden) [sv]
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
82 min | USA:70 min (16 mm television syndication prints) | USA:72 min (English dubbed version) | USA:74 minCountry:
JapanColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Fun Stuff
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According to George Takei's autobiography, this was his first professional acting job, and all dialogue voices were provided by himself, Keye Luke, "another man" (Paul Frees), and one woman. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Shigeru and Kashiwagi are in the helicopter searching for Rodan, Kashiwagi is wearing a tie and his head isn't bandaged, but when they go to see the planes bombard Rodan's lair Kashiwagi is no longer wearing a tie and the bandage mysteriously reappears. However, the scene of Kashiwagi and Shigeru in the helicopter was actually from later in the picture and was rearranged by the producers of the American version so that it would make it look as if they were starting the search. moreFAQ
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This film is one of the best of the kaiju eigas that Toho ever made. The reason for this is that it is played much like the movie that in a way inspired it, "Them". The way the film begins plays almost like them did, the police and mine workers wondering who, or what, is responsible for the deaths of four men. The tension builds and builds from the first appearance of the giant insects to the destruction of Fukuoka (for some reason called Sasebo in the American version). Even though Rodan the monster did not become as successful as Godzilla, the film is more of a thrill ride and definitely should be hailed as a great science fiction film.