I first saw Rodan (in 1956) as a kid (all by myself) when it was released at the old LUXOR theater in the Bronx. Somehow, I haven't seen it or even thought about it since that time. I first saw this film when I was ten years old and it contained many elements of vintage 50's monster movies which kept me riveted to my seat as a youngster. I was also accustomed to American sci-fi movies featuring one creature whose appearance was slowly revealed to the auidience. This film was a nice change. It included a nice variety of mine monsters, just a touch of UFO thinking, and ultimately Rodan and neat flying monster effects for the times. Personally, for an early Japanese film I enjoyed this particular movie even more than Godzilla.