# Rodan (film)

Rodan is a 1956 film in which a large mining accident sets loose prehistoric insects and a giant pterosaur on Japan.
    Directed by Ishirō Honda. Written by Takeshi Kimura.

## Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

* Judging from a piece of its eggshell that we discovered, this one, which we've named Rodan, has a wingspan of 270 feet and weights over 100 tons.

## Taglines

* Thundering out of unknown skies—The super-sonic hell-creature no weapon could destroy!
* Most horrifying hell creature that ever menaced all mankind!
* Never a Horror Like It!

## Cast

* Kenji Sahara — Shigeru Kawamura
* Yumi Shirakawa — Kiyo
* Akihiko Hirata — Professor Kyouichiro Kashiwagi
* Akio Kobori — Police Chief Nishimura

## External links

* Rodan quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* Rodan at Allmovie
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