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:
Writing:
Stars:
- Ishirō Honda
- Jerry A. Baerwitz
Writing:
- Sid Harris
- Ken Kuronuma
- Shin'ichi Sekizawa
Stars:
Release Date: 1962-12-07
4.2/10
4.2/10
- Country: JP, US
- Language: English | 日本語
- Runtime: 70
Varan
Cmdr. James Bradley
Dr. Sugimoto
Paul Isoh
Shidori Isoh
Anna
Dr. Fujimora
Dr. Majima
Military Officer Katsumoto
Secretary of Defense
Captain of Uranami
Yutaka Wada
Military Officer Kusama
Ken's Mom
Fisherman
Cameraman
Varan
Capt. Kishi
Matsu, the boy
