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Mothra

Original title: モスラ

Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!

  • Movie
  • 1961
  • 1h 41m

Directed by Ishirō Honda

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 195 votes

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Overview

Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.

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Cast and crew

  • Frankie Sakai

    Frankie SakaiSenichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda

  • Hiroshi Koizumi

    Hiroshi KoizumiDr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

  • Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko KagawaMichi Hanamura

  • Jerry Itō

    Jerry ItōClark Nelson

  • Ken Uehara

    Ken UeharaDr. Harada

  • Emi Ito

    Emi ItoShobijin (Twin Fairy)

  • Yumi Ito

    Yumi ItoShobijin (Twin Fairy)

  • Takashi Shimura

    Takashi ShimuraNews Editor

  • Akihiro TayamaShinji Chûjô

  • Akihiko Hirata

    Akihiko HirataDoctor

  • Tetsu Nakamura

    Tetsu NakamuraNelson's Henchman

  • Obel WyattDr. Roff

  • Seizaburō Kawazu

    Seizaburō KawazuGeneral

  • Yoshibumi Tajima

    Yoshibumi TajimaMilitary Advisor

  • Robert Dunham

    Robert DunhamRolisican Official

  • Kenji Sahara

    Kenji SaharaHelicopter Pilot

  • Yoshio Kosugi

    Yoshio KosugiShip Captain

  • Ren Yamamoto

    Ren YamamotoShip Survivor

Director
Ishirō Honda
Writer
Shinichi Sekizawa, Takehiko Fukunaga and Yoshie Hotta
Music
Yūji Koseki and Koji Kajita
Cinematography
Hajime Koizumi