Original Japanese version. Research in the Tohoku region comes across a monster known to the locals as the mountain god Baradagi.Original Japanese version. Research in the Tohoku region comes across a monster known to the locals as the mountain god Baradagi.Original Japanese version. Research in the Tohoku region comes across a monster known to the locals as the mountain god Baradagi.
- Directors
- Ishirô Honda
- Motoyoshi Oda(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
- Writers
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- TriviaThis film began as a direct-to-television co-production between AB-PT and Toho, and thus was shot in black and white in the Academy aspect ratio. AB-PT went bankrupt during production, but a two-part TV film was still completed. The two parts were then edited into a single, longer feature film to be shown in Japanese theaters, which involved extending and re-recording the musical score, shortening scenes and adding new ones. This theatrical feature was then cropped shot by shot and released in an ersatz anamorphic widescreen format apparently adapted from SuperScope called TohoPanScope. Neither the TV version nor the theatrical version of this film exist in the Academy ratio, but the fully mixed audio track for the TV version still exists as of this date.
- GoofsSeveral short clips of Varan's attack on Tokyo are actually stock footage from Godzilla (1954), including a shot of Godzilla's tail smashing into a building and a POV shot from inside a warehouse of Godzilla's foot caving the structure in. Similarly, Varan's roar is an amalgamation of various Toho giant monster roars, including that of Godzilla himself.
- Alternate versionsThe scene of Baran (aka Varan) flying is deleted from the American version of the film.
- ConnectionsEdited into Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
Featured review
a good, fun kaiju movie
not as powerful as the original Godzilla, but still a fun movie to watch. Don't waste your time with the Americanized release starring Myron Healy. Get the Japanese version, it's a whole lot better. Varan is called by his real name, he has a more terrifying roar, and the plot is better and so on.
And what's more, the music score really helps the film out. Without such a great score, I would probably rate this movie a 6 or 7 out of 10. But Akira Ifukube's score is so powerful and entertaining, it helped boost the movie's level up.
Once again, don't bother with the Americanized version, check out this one.
And what's more, the music score really helps the film out. Without such a great score, I would probably rate this movie a 6 or 7 out of 10. But Akira Ifukube's score is so powerful and entertaining, it helped boost the movie's level up.
Once again, don't bother with the Americanized version, check out this one.
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 2.00 : 1
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