Find, rate and save the scariest akihiko hirata movies right here, right now. In 1962, daikaju baran was bought by crown international films and retitled varan, the unbelievable. Varan the unbelievable 1962 stream and watch online. Japanese military command is set up on an isolated japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. Starring tsuruko kobayashi, clifford kawada, george sasaki, kozo nomura, hideo imamura, roy ogata, and yoneo iguchi.
The following are transcripts of the japanese opening credits of varan, as translated into english on the tokyo shock dvd release of the film, and the opening credits. Better known as varan the unbelievable, this bugeyedmonster opus was originally released in japan in 1958 as daikaju baran. When we kids saw crown internationals varan the unbelievable in 1962, on the bottom half of a double bill with first spaceship on venus, we had no idea it was a japanese movie as it starred the vaguely familiar american actor myron healy and had plenty of footage filmed in english. An englishdubbed version was also produced by toho, but does not appear to have been released in north america.
Varan was distributed theatrically in japan by toho on october 14, 1958. Godzilla enemy varan destroy all monsters 10 godzilla movie villains too weird for king of the monsters godzilla, the king of the monsters, has starred in 30 movies. It doesnt help that varan, while an enjoyable kaiju movie is decidedly inferior to gojira in every way. It was released to japanese theaters on october 14, 1958. It was to debut on tv in the county, through working with abc american broadcasting company, with the title. Adding in new footage of raymond burr, this 16th godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct followup to the 1956 godzilla king of the monsters, which also featured scenes with burr edited into 1954s godzilla. With myron healey, tsuruko kobayashi, clifford kawada, derick shimatsu. Cast and crew credits for varan the unbelievable, 1962, directed by jerry a.
A giant prehistoric monster is awaken from the deep by a radioactive explosion. Varan the unbelievable is a 1958 japanese kaiju film produced by tomoyuki tanaka, directed by ishiro honda, and starring kozo nomura, ayumi sonoda, and fumito matsuo, with haruo nakajima as varan. Varan the unbelievable is the most extreme example of that. One of the more serious, adult horrors from toho godzilla studios. This is the english language version, starring myron healey. The film originally began life as a madefortv movie developed by toho for american audiences.
Almost across the board, varan is a fantastic dvd, boasting great video quality, a decent audio presentation, and an outstanding collection of extras. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Varan was originally planned to air on american television, but this fell through. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for varan the unbelievable in any language. Varan the unbelievable monster movie trailer youtube.
In an effort to make the movie more palatable to u. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster obaki from hibernation at the lakes bottom, and it proceeds to attack japan. Baerwitz, ishiro honda on allmovie director jerry a. Varan full english full movie varan full full movie, varan full full movie streaming varan full movie engsub watch varan full english full movie online varan full film online watch varan full. Sjapanese military experiment on its watery lair for economic means, where it proceeds in attacking japan. Top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. Magnet movie monster photo magnet varan the unbelievable. Varan the unbelievable 1962 movies and films database. A prehistoric behemoth is unwittingly awaken from hibernation due to a u. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. It tells the story of an american scientist determined to unlock the secret of purifying salt water, and in doing so awakens an ancient monster at the bottom of the lake. Sjapanese military experiment on its watery lair for. Varan has membranes between his legs, which he uses for gliding, like a flying squirrel. Varan the unbelievable 1962 varan the unbelievable was another import from japans toho studio, reedited to include new footage of an american star.
An unrestored lobby set with bright color and a clean overall appearance. Varan the unbelievable 1962 the movie database tmdb. Details about varan the unbelievable 1962 original 22x28 movie poster myron healey. He wants to use chemicals to desalinate the water for he strongly is convinced that this method would prove to be cheaper. Tokyo shock packs another worthy release under their belt with varan the unbelievable, and are quickly becoming one of the chief companies, alongside criterion, to look toward for quality toho releases. Toho set up a japanese theatrical release date, added new scenes, deleted old scenes, and cropped the video to be released in theaters. The japanese version is slightly better than the ridiculous americanised version but both copies of the film would prove why varan has disappeared from kaiju lore without so much as a whimper. The title used was its international title, varan, along with its romaji title, daikaiju baran, as an alternate. It was later released in the united states in 1962 under the title varan, the unbelievable. Overview of varan the unbelievable, 1962, directed by jerry a. Foolhardy scientists accidentally awaken a prehistoric beast during a series of experiments in japan. Varan the unbelievable english 1962 rare movie collector. For the films 1962 us release, the american distributor crown international threw out everything except the effects scenes and shot an entire new film around these with myron healey as a us naval officer stationed in japan. See the sellers listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
The englishlanguage version prepared in 1962 was cut from 87 to 70. Welcome to our weekly field guide to 1950s horror and scifi movies and the creatures that inhabit them. As it turns out, varan the unbelievable is a horrid mess no matter which version you get your hands on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Baerwitz, with myron healey, tsuruko kobayashi, clifford kawada, at turner classic movies. Varan, the unbelievable, aka great monster varan, or varan, monster from the east. Godzillas lesserknown cousin raises a little havoc in varan the unbelievable. Bradley, a navy scientist, is conducting experiments on a lake on one of the islands of japan. Sjapanese military experiment on its watery lair for economic. In 1962, for the american market, crown international pictures released a heavily reedited adaptation of varan the unbelievable, starring myron healey, as a double feature with the reedited, shortened, and retitled version of the east germanpolish science fiction film first spaceship on venus. In 1962, for the american market, crown international pictures released a heavily reedited adaptation of.
Myron healy was a gruff character actor who kept busy for decades, but headlined several genre films during the 50s and early 60s. Varan the unbelievable 1962 plot summary 3 a prehistoric behemoth is unwittingly awaken from hibernation due to a u. In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint u. Unless you have fond memories of watching this back in the day, are a fan of 1950s tv western bad guy, myron healey or are curious to see just how poorly the 1956 gkotm could have. At only 70 minutes it made a perfect second feature for a kiddie monster matinee. Giant monster varan is a 1958 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by toho, and the companys last blackandwhite kaiju film. Originally released in japan as the return of godzilla in 1984, this is the heavily reedited, retitled godzilla 1985. Unrated 1h 10min drama, horror, scifi 7 december 1962 usa a prehistoric behemoth is unwittingly awaken from hibernation due to a u. The movie was originally going to be an american only release, not shown in japan. Released 1962, varan the unbelievable stars myronhealey, tsurukokobayashi, cliffordkawada the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 10 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The american theatrical release on december 12, 1962, under the title varan the unbelievable. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
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