Trailer - Rodan - 1957

Rodan (Japanese: 空の大怪獣 ラドン, Hepburn: Sora no Daikaijū Rodan, lit. 'Giant Monster of the Sky Rodan') is a 1956 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it was Toho's first kaiju film to be shot in color, and is one of several giant monster films that found an audience outside Japan. The film stars Kenji Sahara and Yumi Shirakawa.

Rodan premiered in Japan on December 26, 1956,[citation needed] and was released in the United States in September 1957.[1]