Varan the Unbelievable (1962)

Directors

Jerry A. Baerwitz

Cast

Myron Healey, Tsuruko Kobayashi, Clifford Kawada, Kôzô Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda, Derick Shimatsu, Hiroshi Hisasume, Fumito Matsuo, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Akio Kusama, Michael Sung, Roy K. Ogata, George Sasaki, Yoneo Iguchi, Hideo Imamura

The story

Two scholars are sent to a region known as the "Tibet of Japan" to study rare butterflies, but they are killed by a landslide triggered by a massive creature. Reporter Yuriko, sister to one of the late scholars, travels to Iwaya Village with scientist Kenji and another colleague to investigate the casualties, after the media pins the blame on a local spirit called “Baradagi”. The trio reach the village but are ordered by its priest to turn back before invoking Baradagi’s wrath.

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