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Rodan [DVD]

Kenji Sahara (Actor), Yumi Shirakawa (Actor), Ishir� Honda (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 348 ratings
IMDb6.2/10.0
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Format Dolby, Color, DVD
Contributor Ken Kuronuma, Takeshi Kimura, Takeo Murata, Kiyoharu Onaka, Akihiko Hirata, David Duncan, Mike Daneen, Kenji Sahara, Saburo Iketani, Tazue Ichimanji, Minosuke Yamada, Ichir� Chiba, Yasuko Nakata, Ishir� Honda, Akio Kobori, Yumi Shirakawa, Yoshifumi Tajima See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 14 minutes
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Ishir� Honda
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Dolby, Color, DVD
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 14 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Akio Kobori, Yasuko Nakata
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Wonder (Video)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00006FD9L
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ David Duncan, Ken Kuronuma, Takeo Murata, Takeshi Kimura
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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5.0 out of 5 stars In great conditon
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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Great version of Rodan, in English and in like new condition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cinnamon
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2011
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OOOOOHHHHH!!! What could be better than these Japenese movies! I love this movie:
RODAN. I was about 13 and my brother 11 when we went to see Rodan on a Saturday and could stay in the theater as long as we wanted watching not only this movie but many others. And I mean all day long and night too unless someone came to get us and said no you can't stay any longer.

I remember the tense feeling I got when Rodan would pass over something and that something evaporated! WHooo! Then, at the end, when the poor monsters fell into the burning volcano, both my brother and I cried. Both trying hard not to let the other see and of course not making a sound. Just silent tears and thoughts. We saw it many times, and on Saturdays, until the theater pulled it. Those were good ol' days. And a quarter to boot!

I hope you will love it too. It ran on TCM last week, but I missed all but the ending. I ordered my copy from Movie Mars on Amazon. Movie Mars is a good Company to
order from. I even send them Christmas cards.

George Takei did voice over in this film as well as Keye Luke ---did too. [Star Trek and Gremlins---old Charlie Chan movies when Luke was a kid.] George also did voice over in Godzilla movies.

Cinnamon, S.C.
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Donald K. Dossett
5.0 out of 5 stars GRAB SOME POPCORN THIS IS GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2010
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JUST A GREAT "MONSTER " FILM, GRAB SOME POPCORN AND ENJOY THIS. FILMED IN 1956 , THIS VERSION INCLUDES ALL THE GORY STUFF THAT IS ALWAYS DELETED ELSEWHERE. VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE 50's .
I HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED "RODAN" TO BE SUPERIOR TO THE ORIGINAL "GODZILLA " FILM. MORE EXCITEMENT , HORROR AND SUPERIOR IN SPECIAL EFFECTS.
THE COLOR IS CLEAN AND SHARP AS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS FILM ( LOOKS LIKE THE EARLY "TECHNICOLOR" ), THIS DVD IS SO SHARP AS TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE WIRES THEY USED IN MAKING "RODAN" FLAP HIS WINGS . SOME SCENES ARE OBVIOUSLY REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN (LIKE THE LAND SLIDES, PEOPLE RUNNING IN THE STREETS OF JAPAN, AIR JETS FLYING, TANKS DRIVING ETC. ETC.)
THE MINATURES OF BUILDINGS COLLAPSING, CARS BEING CRUSHED, PEOPLE BEING EATEN ARE ALL RATHER BAD AS COMPARED TO WHAT WE EXPECT FROM TODAYS FILMS .....BUT IT ADDS TO THE FUN, CHEESY WARMTH THAT THIS FILM GIVES ME.
USED TO WATCH THIS MOVIE ON THE OLD TV, BACK IN THE PRE-CABLE DAYS OF MY YOUTH, NEVER SEEN THIS UNEDITED VERSION BEFORE, IT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE IT ADDED SOME REALISM TO THE FILM.
YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THIS DVD, I NOTICE AMAZON HAS A HARD TIME KEEPING THIS IN STOCK, ....THERE IS A REASON......IT'S FUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beat the shipping schedule!
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2021
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The vendor did superior work! They beat the deadline by a week or so. They took extraordinary care packaging it so it wouldn't get damaged or stolen. They wrapped it in this nifty retro looking card that will look great in my bar...once I build it...hats off and a very merry Xmas to everyone at Cogitator Books. Can't wait to watch it..!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beat the shipping schedule!
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2021
The vendor did superior work! They beat the deadline by a week or so. They took extraordinary care packaging it so it wouldn't get damaged or stolen. They wrapped it in this nifty retro looking card that will look great in my bar...once I build it...hats off and a very merry Xmas to everyone at Cogitator Books. Can't wait to watch it..!
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David Girod
4.0 out of 5 stars Above Average Creature Feature
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2010
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If you are a fan of Godzilla or Gamera or any "kaiju"/giant monster movies, you have to add "Rodan" to your DVD collection. This is a fantastic little movie, with a pretty original story, and top notch special effects.

The basic premise of "Rodan" is that a mining operation in Japan busts through a wall flooding the lowest tunnels of the mine. Two men are sent in to investigate, one of them turns up horribly mutilated and it's presumed he was murdered by the second man who has gone missing. More death and destruction follow, and it's learned that the culprit is actually a group of giant caterpillars. While trying to stop the caterpillar menace, a new force is unleased....two giant, prehistoric birds that destroys everything in their path.

For most of the film the Rodans are portrayed as little more than high flying vapor trails. The final half hour is wall-to-wall Rodan vs. Army mayhem and lots of fun, but that doesn't mean the first hour is lacking. The giant bugs, known here as Meganulon more than carry the film. There are some pretty suspense-filled scenes as miners walk in waist deep water searching for the hungry critters. I actually preferred the first half of this film before Rodan even makes an appearance.

This is a fun movie that seems to have been relatively forgotten. If you are only familiar with Rodan as a nemesis/ally to Godzilla, give the big bird a chance to win you over with his own story.
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D. J. Long
5.0 out of 5 stars RODAN - The first great KAIJU movie made in Japan
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2019
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Terrific KAIJU movie made by Toho Studios in Tokyo, Japan in 1956, in Technicolor this time, with a bigger budget than GOJIRA (1954) had, or its American version GODZILLA (released 1956). This is the American language version of RODAN, dubbed in English, released in the USA in the summer of 1957, and extremely well done. One of the best sci-fi KAIJU (Giant Monster) movies ever made. Sure the visual effects by Eiji Tsuburaya are not as good as we have today, but for the time it was made, it was another box office smash! Highly recommended.
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Antonio Cojones
3.0 out of 5 stars Classic '50's Japanese sci-fi film.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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I remembered this film from TV when I was a kid. New version is colorized. Very campy but entertaining.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rodan was my father's favorite monster movie of all time
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2017
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Rodan was my father's favorite monster movie of all time. So it holds a special place in my heart. He was born in 1930 and was only 3 when the original King Kong aired in theaters. I was born in 1970, so 1977s King Kong climbing the World Trade Center was my monster movie.

Rodan is considered a CLASSIC in our home. It deserves its place in the very Top Tier of monster movies. For me it's: King Kong, Gamera, Godzilla then Rodan. Top of the heap.

This movie seemed so short because it was so good. A true shame that it didnt receive the same attention that Godzilla received.
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françois morrissette
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 10, 2016
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très bon film aurait besoin d'être remasterisé cependant
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