---
title: 'Varan the Unbelievable (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ishirō Honda'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/varan-the-unbelievable-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051512/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Varan the Unbelievable (1958)

1958 · 87 min · Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: 大怪獣バラン

## Synopsis

Varan the Unbelievable  is a 1958 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it stars Kōzō Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda, and Koreya Senda, with Haruo Nakajima as Varan. In the film, a reporter's investigation into two mysterious deaths in Japan's mountains leads to the discovery of a giant lake monster, wrecking its way towards civilization.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ishirō Honda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ishiro-honda)
- **Screenplay:** [Shinichi Sekizawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinichi-sekizawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)
- **Producer:** [Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoyuki-tanaka)

## Cast

- [Myron Healey](https://cinepixo.com/people/myron-healey)
- [Kin Sugai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kin-sugai)
- [Yoshio Tsuchiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-tsuchiya)
- [Yoshifumi Tajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshifumi-tajima)
- [Akihiko Hirata](https://cinepixo.com/people/akihiko-hirata)
- [Haruo Nakajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruo-nakajima)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/varan-the-unbelievable-1958
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