Another of those Japanese monster films we learned to love so well in the Fifties was Rodan. Rodan was an ancient pteranadon flying reptile who with the mere power of its wings could bring death and destruction once again to a major Japanese city set made of paper mache, cardboard, and bailing wire.
The gimmick in this film was that there were two of these big guys, only for a while we didn't know that. They were swarming over the Japanese territory, moving so fast the military couldn't keep up with them. I like to think of them as The Corsican Brothers of the monster set. The Japanese prime minister must have known exactly how Baron Colonna felt.
They made their nest in Mount Fujiyama, a place no human dare tread so the final battle of course was human long distance technology against these really mythic and noble creatures despite all the havoc they raised.
I liked Rodan, but I often wonder did Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Akim Tamiroff ever get to see the film.
The gimmick in this film was that there were two of these big guys, only for a while we didn't know that. They were swarming over the Japanese territory, moving so fast the military couldn't keep up with them. I like to think of them as The Corsican Brothers of the monster set. The Japanese prime minister must have known exactly how Baron Colonna felt.
They made their nest in Mount Fujiyama, a place no human dare tread so the final battle of course was human long distance technology against these really mythic and noble creatures despite all the havoc they raised.
I liked Rodan, but I often wonder did Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Akim Tamiroff ever get to see the film.