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Rodan

1956 · 72 min

A slow-building, eerie creature feature that mixes small-town mystery with city-smashing spectacle, ending on a surprisingly somber note.

Tagline
Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth
Overview
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • fate
  • death
  • nature
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour1
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Written by
Takeshi Kimura, Takeo Murata
Starring
Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Minosuke Yamada, Yoshibumi Tajima, Akio Kobori, Mitsuo Tsuda, Ren Imaizumi
Music
Akira Ifukube
Cinematography
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Runtime
72 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese, Tagalog, Mandarin

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