Kenji Uozaki
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Kenji Uozaki is the main protagonist in the 1958 Kaiju film Varan.
History
Showa era
Varan
After two of his colleagues were killed in an expedition to "the Tibet of Japan", Kenji was sent to investigate along with his colleague Horiguchi, and reporter Yuriko Shinjo. After they got off the bus in a nearby town, they hiked through the forest where they found the village of Iwaya, where a dance of worship to the god Baradagi was taking place. Baradagi roared during the ceremony, and caused a boy to run after his dog into Baradagi's sanctuary, prompting Kenji and his friends to chased after him onto the forbidden ground. They lost Yuriko in the fog, and had to return to the village to ask for help. At that time, the dog returned with a note from Yuriko, saying that she and the boy were safe and would wait near a lake for the fog to clear. Kenji and the villagers then went into the valley to find them. Shortly after Kenji and the villagers found them, Baradagi rose from the lake. When everyone was safely back in the village, Kenji identified Baradagi as a Varan, which was believed to be long since extinct. The three soon returned with the military, who planned to shell the creature, but to no avail. In the retreat, Kenji and Yuriko were separated, and he had to go back for her. They then became trapped in a cave with Varan clawing at the entrance, but the military was able to scare it away with flares. Kenji, Yuriko, and Horiguchi were later passengers on a submarine that was used in an attempt to destroy Varan with depth charges, which failed as well. Kenji then drove a truck that would deliver a special mining bomb to Varan. He narrowly escaped, but Varan was left, again, unscathed. After Varan swallowed explosives, Kenji and the others rushed to the beach to watch him retreat
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