Colony
2026 · Horror · Action
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Film / 1956
Rodan
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Kenji SaharaShigeru Kawamura
Yumi ShirakawaKiyo
Akihiko HirataProfessor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Minosuke YamadaMining Chief Osaki
Yoshibumi TajimaIzeki
Akio KoboriPolice Chief Nishimura
Mitsuo TsudaStaff Officer Takeuchi
Ren ImaizumiSunagawa
Jun'ichirō MukaiMilitary officer
Rinsaku OgataGoro
Ichirō ChibaChief of Police
Tsurue IchimanjiHaru
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Tateo KawasakiTsunesan
Kanta KisaragiSuteyan
Tsuruko ManoOsumi
Jirô SuzukawaYoshizo
Yasuhiro ShigenobuSabu
Keiji SakakidaTahei
Ichirō NakataniSenkichi
Kiyoshi TakagiDr. Minakami (uncredited)
Fuyuki MurakamiProfessor Minami (uncredited)
Mitsuo MatsumotoProfessor Isokawa (uncredited)
Takuzō KumagaiPoliceman Tashiro (uncredited)
Yasuhisa TsutsumiImamura, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Yutaka OkaKitahara, F-86F pilot (uncredited)
Shigemi SunagawaF-86F pilot (uncredited)
Katsumi TezukaRodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Haruo NakajimaRodan / Meganulon
Shōichi HiroseMeganulon / Fighter pilot
Saburô KadowakiSunagawa's colleague (uncredited)
Yasuko NakadaFemale Honeymooner (uncredited)
Junnosuke SudaCoroner (uncredited)
Toshiko NakanoKiyo's neighbor (uncredited)
Saburô IketaniNews Reader (uncredited)
Saeko KuroiwaNurse (uncredited)
Bontarō TairaLaborer (uncredited)
Keiichirō KatsumotoCoal mine employee (uncredited)
Kamayuki TsubonoPoliceman at crime laboratory (uncredited)
Mike DaneenOkinawan correspondent (uncredited)
Masaaki TachibanaPoliceman (uncredited)
Tadashi OkabeJournalist (uncredited)
Kôji UnoReporter (uncredited)
Akira YamadaRadio operator on jeep (uncredited)
Ren YamamotoSoldier in jeep (uncredited)
Tokio ÔkawaMeganulon (uncredited)
Seiji OnakaNakagawa, male honeymooner
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