Sora no daikaijû Radon (1956)
AKA: Rodan! The Flying Monster

Film details
View on IMDb ↗CastKenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Akio Kobori, Yasuko Nakata, Minosuke Yamada, Yoshifumi Tajima, Kiyoharu Onaka, Ichirô Chiba, Mike Daneen
Review
"There is plenty of good old fashioned city-stomping as TWO Rodans attack Tokyo in what may be one of Toho's best monster attack scenes. For the first time in colour, the extremely detailed miniature sets are brought to life and look surprisingly good, buckling under the gusts of wind from Rodan's wings. Not only that, but the Japanese army is out in full force too, failing to stop the monsters with their array of tiny toy tanks and stock footage. Some of these scenes were that good that they were re-used time and time again in following Godzilla films... Rodan is one of Toho's best films, featuring some of the most impressive monster action that they ever filmed and with some great special effects to bring it to vivid life." - Andrew Smith, Popcorn Pictures
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