1958·Science Fiction·1h 27m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Ishirō Honda
japan
monster
bomb
giant monster
tokyo, japan
butterfly
kaiju
military
giant
1950s
monster movie
daikaiju
tokusatsu
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Kōzō Nomura
Kenji Uozaki
Ayumi Sonoda
Yuriko Shinjô
Koreya Senda
Dr. Sugimoto
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Fujimora
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Majima
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Military Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke Yamada
Secretary of Defense
Hisaya Ito
Ichiro
Yoshibumi Tajima
Captain of Uranami
Nadao Kirino
Yutaka Wada
Akio Kusama
Military Officer Kusama
Noriko Honma
Ken's Mom
Crew
Ishirō Honda
Director
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Keizô Murase
Costume Design
Ken Kuronuma
Story
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
Haruo Nakajima
Stunts
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Kuichiro Kishida
Lighting Technician
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Ddsha
5.0★ · 04/19/26
Bruh, I’d be mad too and start destroying everything in my path if some dumb scientists showed up in the village where I was literally worshipped as a God just to tell everyone it’s all a lie. Lolll.
Honestly, I have nothing else to say about this movie. I tried to find some deep meaning or subtext that Ishiro Honda usually hides in his works, but I didn't really find much besides "humans shouldn't mess with nature." Pretty valid tho, but that's about it.
But hey! There’s nothing wrong with a lizard just being a lizard who wants to kick everyone’s asses for being woken up. Plus, who doesn’t love watching giant monsters smash cities to pieces?
To me, Varan feels like a mix between Godzilla and Rodan, a giant lizard that can fly. He’s like the middle child of the Toho family that nobody talks about, sadly, cause I wish they’d promoted him more as a character and improved his story more than just him destroying Tokyo for the whole movie, it’d be pretty cool.
I lowkey love this angry lil fella. He’s just a grumpy god who woke up on the wrong side of the lake because of human curiosity.
Honestly, I have nothing else to say about this movie. I tried to find some deep meaning or subtext that Ishiro Honda usually hides in his works, but I didn't really find much besides "humans shouldn't mess with nature." Pretty valid tho, but that's about it.
But hey! There’s nothing wrong with a lizard just being a lizard who wants to kick everyone’s asses for being woken up. Plus, who doesn’t love watching giant monsters smash cities to pieces?
To me, Varan feels like a mix between Godzilla and Rodan, a giant lizard that can fly. He’s like the middle child of the Toho family that nobody talks about, sadly, cause I wish they’d promoted him more as a character and improved his story more than just him destroying Tokyo for the whole movie, it’d be pretty cool.
I lowkey love this angry lil fella. He’s just a grumpy god who woke up on the wrong side of the lake because of human curiosity.
Bruh, I’d be mad too and start destroying everything in my path if some dumb scientists showed up in the village where I was literally worshipped as a God just to tell everyone it’s all a lie. Lolll.
Honestly, I have nothing else to say about this movie. I tried to find some deep meaning or subtext that Ishiro Honda usually hides in his works, but I didn't really find much besides "humans shouldn't mess with nature." Pretty valid tho, but that's about it.
But hey! There’s nothing wrong with a lizard just being a lizard who wants to kick everyone’s asses for being woken up. Plus, who doesn’t love watching giant monsters smash cities to pieces?
To me, Varan feels like a mix between Godzilla and Rodan, a giant lizard that can fly. He’s like the middle child of the Toho family that nobody talks about, sadly, cause I wish they’d promoted him more as a character and improved his story more than just him destroying Tokyo for the whole movie, it’d be pretty cool.
I lowkey love this angry lil fella. He’s just a grumpy god who woke up on the wrong side of the lake because of human curiosity.
Honestly, I have nothing else to say about this movie. I tried to find some deep meaning or subtext that Ishiro Honda usually hides in his works, but I didn't really find much besides "humans shouldn't mess with nature." Pretty valid tho, but that's about it.
But hey! There’s nothing wrong with a lizard just being a lizard who wants to kick everyone’s asses for being woken up. Plus, who doesn’t love watching giant monsters smash cities to pieces?
To me, Varan feels like a mix between Godzilla and Rodan, a giant lizard that can fly. He’s like the middle child of the Toho family that nobody talks about, sadly, cause I wish they’d promoted him more as a character and improved his story more than just him destroying Tokyo for the whole movie, it’d be pretty cool.
I lowkey love this angry lil fella. He’s just a grumpy god who woke up on the wrong side of the lake because of human curiosity.
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Nick
3.5★ · 09/05/24
kinda lame godzilla knock off directed by the guy who made godzilla. i wish varna would show up again tho he seems chill
strong 4/10
strong 4/10
kinda lame godzilla knock off directed by the guy who made godzilla. i wish varna would show up again tho he seems chill
strong 4/10
strong 4/10
Krookodilian
2.0★ · 12/27/23
Can wait for his 10 second appearance in destroy all monsters
Can wait for his 10 second appearance in destroy all monsters
Aaron Townsend
5.0★ · 07/12/23
Not the best one of these but it still had fun bits
Not the best one of these but it still had fun bits
Callum Harmon
9.7★ · 01/05/23
If Varan has million number of fans i am one of them . if Varan has ten fans i am one of them. if Varan have only one fan and that is me . if Varan has no fans, that means i am no more on the earth . if world against the Varan, i am against the world. i love #Varan till my last breath.. .. Die Hard fan of Varan . Hit Like If you Think Varan Best kaiju & Smart In the world
If Varan has million number of fans i am one of them . if Varan has ten fans i am one of them. if Varan have only one fan and that is me . if Varan has no fans, that means i am no more on the earth . if world against the Varan, i am against the world. i love #Varan till my last breath.. .. Die Hard fan of Varan . Hit Like If you Think Varan Best kaiju & Smart In the world