Varan the Unbelievable

Varan the Unbelievable

70 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Dec. 7, 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.

Varan the Unbelievable

70 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Dec. 7, 1962

Varan the Unbelievable
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.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers Crown International Pictures, Cory Film Corporation, Dallas Production Inc.
Original title Varan the Unbelievable
Directors Jerry A. Baerwitz, Ishirō Honda
Writers Sid Harris, Ken Kuronuma, Shinichi Sekizawa

Cast

Myron Healey

as Cmdr. James Bradley

Clifford Kawada

as Capt. Kishi

Derick Shimatsu

as Matsu, the boy

Koreya Senda

as Dr. Sugimoto

Kôzô Nomura

as Paul Isoh

Ayumi Sonoda

as Shidori Isoh

Fumito Matsuo

as Paul's Friend

Akihiko Hirata

as Dr. Fujimora

Fuyuki Murakami

as Dr. Majima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Military Officer Katsumoto

Minosuke Yamada

as Secretary of Defense

Hisaya Itô

as Ichiro

Yoshifumi Tajima

as Captain of Uranami

Nadao Kirino

as Yutaka Wada

Akira Sera

as Village High Priest

Akio Kusama

as Military Officer Kusama

Noriko Honma

as Ken's Mom

Akira Yamada

as Issaku

Fumindo Matsuo

as Horiguchi

Yasuhiro Shigenobu

as Sankichi

Shôichi Hirose

as Fisherman

Takashi Itô

as Ken

Hideo Shibuya

as Cameraman

Toshitsugu Suzuki

as Fisherman

Haruo Nakajima

as Varan

Katsumi Tezuka

as Varan