Rodan

1956 1h 12m movie Film

Rodan

空の大怪獸ラドン

“Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth”

Synopsis

空の大怪獸ラドン

“Born from a volcanic crater, the crimson monster bird Rodan tramples the Earth”

Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Rodan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From TOHO

Horror + Science Fiction in Japan

93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rodan itself).

The 1955–1957 Japan Window

In the crowded 1955-1957 Japan release window, Rodan sits at #20 of 28. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

The 1950s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rodan premiered alongside 8 others.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 8 other Japan films in 1956.

The 93rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

142

Reviews

81st

Review-volume percentile

71st

Popularity percentile

142 audience reviews — more than 81% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Rodan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog

volcano · 5
giant insect · 4
pteranodon · 2

Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog

monster · 91
kaiju · 77
giant monster · 64

Reception Benchmarks

6.5

TMDB Rating

142

Audience Reviews

Well Received

Critical Tier

Ranked #3,085 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #109 of 391 (top 28%).

Production Details

Primary Country	Japan
Original Language	Japanese
Spoken Languages	Mandarin, Japanese, Tagalog
Production Companies	TOHO
Runtime	1h 12m
Release Date	December 26, 1956
IMDb	tt0049782