Varan the Unbelievable (1962)

In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.

Directing:
  • Jerry A. Baerwitz
  • Ishirō Honda

Writing:
  • Sid Harris
  • Shinichi Sekizawa
  • Ken Kuronuma

Stars:
Release Date: 1962-12-07
themoviedb icon 4.2/10
  • Country: JP, US
  • Language: English | 日本語
  • Runtime: 70
Myron Healey
Myron Healey
Cmdr. James Bradley
Koreya Senda
Koreya Senda
Dr. Sugimoto
Kōzō Nomura
Kōzō Nomura
Paul Isoh
Ayumi Sonoda
Ayumi Sonoda
Shidori Isoh
Tsuruko Kobayashi
Tsuruko Kobay...
Anna
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirat...
Dr. Fujimora
Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Muraka...
Dr. Majima
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchi...
Military Officer Katsumoto
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yama...
Secretary of Defense
Yoshifumi Tajima
Yoshifumi Taj...
Captain of Uranami
Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino
Yutaka Wada
Akio Kusama
Akio Kusama
Military Officer Kusama
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Ken's Mom
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hiros...
Fisherman
Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya
Cameraman
Toshitsugu Suzuki
Toshitsugu Su...
Fisherman
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajim...
Varan
Katsumi Tezuka
Katsumi Tezuk...
Varan
Clifford Kawada
Clifford Kawa...
Capt. Kishi
Derick Shimatsu
Derick Shimat...
Matsu, the boy
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