Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Varan easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Varan end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Varan

Name: Varan
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1958
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Kōzō Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda, Koreya Senda, Akihiko Hirata, Fuyuki Murakami

A giant monster greater than Godzilla or Rodan!

Directed by Ishirō Honda

Produced by TOHO

195887 min5.8 / 10

A 1950s Japanese kaiju film that uses a giant monster's rampage through Tokyo as a vehicle for spectacle, destruction, and Cold War-era anxieties.

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.

Questions people ask

Is Varan scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Varan easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Varan sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does Varan end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Varan violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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