Varan
Oct 14, 1958 · 1h 27m
Director
Ishirō HondaOverview
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
Cast of Varan
Kōzō NomuraKenji Uozaki
Ayumi SonodaYuriko Shinjô
Koreya SendaDr. Sugimoto
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
- Sōji Ubukata
- Toku Ihara
- Yoshikazu KawamataJiro
- Yasuhiro ShigenobuSankichi
- Takashi ItôKen
- Mitsuo Tsuda
Takuzō Kumagai
Shōichi HiroseFisherman- Keisuke Yamada
Hideo ShibuyaCameraman
Toshitsugu SuzukiFisherman- Masaki Shinohara
Michiko Kawa- Yasumasa Ônishi
- Toshiko Nakano
- Hiroshi Akitsu
- Mitsuo Matsumoto
- Toshiko Nomura
Rinsaku Ogata- Jun'ichirō Mukai
- Satoko Taira
- Eisuke Nakanishi
- Takashi Narita
Keiichirō Katsumoto- Haruya Sakamoto
- Yōichirō Kitagawa
- Kô Hayami
- Tokio Ôkawa
- Tsurue Ichimanji
- Hiroko Terasawa
- Toriko Takahara
Katsumi TezukaVaran
Haruo NakajimaVaran
Crew of Varan
Ishirō HondaDirector
Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
Ken KuronumaStory
Tomoyuki TanakaProducer
Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
Hajime KoizumiDirector of Photography- Kazuji TairaEditor
- Kiyoshi ShimizuProduction Design
Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling
Keizô MuraseCostume Design, Modeling
Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, Modeling
Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects Director- Shôtarô KawakamiProduction Manager
- Wataru KonumaSound Recordist
Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography- Haruo NakajimaStunts
- Masanobu MiyazakiSound Recordist
- Ichirô MinawaSound Effects
Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting Artist- Hiroshi MukoyamaVisual Effects Compositor, Visual Effects
About Varan
What is Varan about?
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
When was Varan released?
Varan was released on October 14, 1958.
Where can I watch Varan?
Varan is streaming on Criterion Channel in the US. Availability data from JustWatch.
How long is Varan?
Varan runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
Who directed Varan?
Varan was directed by Ishirō Honda.
Who is in the cast of Varan?
The cast of Varan includes Kōzō Nomura (Kenji Uozaki), Ayumi Sonoda (Yuriko Shinjô), Koreya Senda (Dr. Sugimoto), Akihiko Hirata (Dr. Fujimora) and Fuyuki Murakami (Dr. Majima).