Daikaijû Baran (1958)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
Release: 1958-10-14
Director: Ishirō Honda
Writers: Shinichi Sekizawa , Ken Kuronuma
Language: Japanese
Stars: Kôzô Nomura , Ayumi Sonoda , Koreya Senda , Akihiko Hirata , Fuyuki Murakami , Yoshio Tsuchiya , Minosuke Yamada , Hisaya Itô , Yoshifumi Tajima , Nadao Kirino
Runtime: 87 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Baran: Monster from the East , Varan - O Monstro do Oriente (Brazil) , 東洋の怪物大怪獣バラン (Japan) , Varan the Unbelievable (United Kingdom) , The Great Monster Baran , Гигантский монстр Варан , Odoroku (United States of America) , Varan - Das Monster aus der Urzeit (Germany) , Daikaijû Baran , Varan (United States of America)
Plot: When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. However, when they get there they find an uncharted lake and as they are observing it they are caught in a landslide and killed. A reporter named Yuriko, the sister of one of the men decides to go to the area to find out what exactly happened. She is accompanied by another entomologist named Kenji and a reporter named Horiguchi. When they get to the village where the men were last seen alive they find out about a legend regarding a giant monster. They soon find out that it is not a legend and the monster named Varan is very much alive. Soon Varan leaves the valley where he has lived for millions of years and is heading for Tokyo.
IMDB:tt0051512