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1958·87 min·Dir. Ishirō Honda·★ 5.3
Science FictionHorror
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
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1966·1h 28m·★ 6.1·Ishirō Honda
3 shared cast incl. Yoshibumi Tajima & Hisaya Ito2 shared crewDir. Ishirō Honda
The H-Man
1958·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Ishirō Honda
4 shared cast incl. Akihiko Hirata & Yoshibumi Tajima2 shared crewDir. Ishirō Honda
The Mysterians
1957·1h 29m·★ 6.1·Ishirō Honda
3 shared cast incl. Akihiko Hirata & Yoshio Tsuchiya2 shared crewDir. Ishirō Honda
Battle in Outer Space
1959·1h 30m·★ 5.6·Ishirō Honda
5 shared cast incl. Koreya Senda & Yoshio Tsuchiya2 shared crewDir. Ishirō Honda
Mothra
1961·1h 41m·★ 6.6·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewThemes: monster movie, tokyo, japanDir. Ishirō Honda
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964·1h 32m·★ 6.5·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewBoth star Hisaya Ito & Akihiko HirataDir. Ishirō Honda
King Kong Escapes
1967·1h 44m·★ 5.5·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewBoth star Yoshibumi Tajima & Nadao KirinoDir. Ishirō Honda
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964·1h 29m·★ 6.5·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962·1h 37m·★ 6.2·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
Atragon
1963·1h 36m·★ 5.8·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewBoth star Yoshibumi Tajima & Akihiko HirataDir. Ishirō Honda
Varan the Unbelievable
1962·1h 10m·★ 4.4·Jerry A. Baerwitz
5 shared cast incl. Koreya Senda & Kōzō NomuraThemes: giant, daikaiju, monster movieHorror & Science Fiction
Matango
1963·1h 29m·★ 6.4·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965·1h 30m·★ 5.5·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
Rodan
1956·1h 12m·★ 6.2·Ishirō Honda
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1962·1h 28m·★ 5.7·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
Godzilla
1954·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Ishirō Honda
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1968·1h 29m·★ 6.4·Ishirō Honda
Both star Yoshio Tsuchiya & Yoshibumi TajimaDir. Ishirō Honda
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
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How Good Is Varan?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
5.5Mixed Reviews
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB5.7
★ IMDb5.3
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
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