Varan the Unbelievable
Dec 07, 1962 · 1h 10m
Director
Jerry A. Baerwitz, Ishirō HondaOverview
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.
Cast of Varan the Unbelievable
Myron HealeyCmdr. James Bradley
Tsuruko KobayashiAnna
Clifford KawadaCapt. Kishi
Derick ShimatsuMatsu, the boy
Koreya SendaDr. Sugimoto
Kōzō NomuraPaul Isoh
Ayumi SonodaShidori Isoh
Fumito MatsuoPaul's Friend
Akihiko HirataDr. Fujimora
Fuyuki MurakamiDr. Majima
Yoshio TsuchiyaMilitary Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke YamadaSecretary of Defense
Hisaya ItoIchiro
Yoshibumi TajimaCaptain of Uranami
Nadao KirinoYutaka Wada- Akira SeraVillage High Priest
Akio KusamaMilitary Officer Kusama
Noriko HonmaKen's Mom- Akira YamadaIssaku
- Fumindo MatsuoHoriguchi
- Yoshikazu KawamataJiro
- Yasuhiro ShigenobuSankichi
Shōichi HiroseFisherman- Takashi ItôKen
Hideo ShibuyaCameraman
Toshitsugu SuzukiFisherman
Haruo NakajimaVaran
Katsumi TezukaVaran- George SasakiSoldier
Crew of Varan the Unbelievable
- Jerry A. BaerwitzDirector, Producer
Ishirō HondaDirector
Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay- Sid HarrisScreenplay
Ken KuronumaStory
Tomoyuki TanakaProducer- Jacques R. MarquetteDirector of Photography
- Rudolph CusumanoEditor
Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects
Koji KajitaAssistant Director- Kurt HernfeldSound Effects Editor
- Jack RuggieroSupervising Film Editor
- Peter ZinnerMusic Editor
- Margaret LawrenceScript Supervisor
- Robert O'DellCostumer
- Victor B. AppelSound Mixer
- Leonard KunodyAssistant Director
- Sam HarrisProperty Master
- Robert CowanMakeup Artist
- Albert GlasserMusic
About Varan the Unbelievable
What is Varan the Unbelievable about?
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film…
When was Varan the Unbelievable released?
Varan the Unbelievable was released on December 7, 1962.
Where can I watch Varan the Unbelievable?
Varan the Unbelievable is streaming on FlixFling in the US. It is also available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and FlixFling. Availability data from JustWatch.
How long is Varan the Unbelievable?
Varan the Unbelievable runs 1 hour 10 minutes (70 minutes).
Who directed Varan the Unbelievable?
Varan the Unbelievable was directed by Jerry A. Baerwitz and Ishirō Honda.
Who is in the cast of Varan the Unbelievable?
The cast of Varan the Unbelievable includes Myron Healey (Cmdr. James Bradley), Tsuruko Kobayashi (Anna), Clifford Kawada (Capt. Kishi), Derick Shimatsu (Matsu, the boy) and Koreya Senda (Dr. Sugimoto).
Is Varan the Unbelievable on Netflix?
No, Varan the Unbelievable is not on Netflix in the US. It is streaming on FlixFling instead.