Mothra (1961)
30/07/1961
Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
1h 41m
- 72% (170 votes)
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A gruesome marvel!
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.
- Ishirō HondaDirector
- Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
Original Title
モスラ
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Revenue
$2,237,760
Keywords
- journalist
- island
- monster
- ambassador
- based on novel or book
- cigarette
- fairy
- giant monster
- dam
- tokyo, japan
- guardian
- construction
- moth
- metamorphosis
- miniature people
- kaiju
- surrender
- cocoon
- h bomb
- airfield
- editor
- man eating plant
- monster movie
- tokyo tower
- mosura
- mothra
- tokusatsu
Top Billed Cast
Frankie Sakai
Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda
Hiroshi Koizumi
Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
Kyōko Kagawa
Michi Hanamura
Jerry Itō
Clark Nelson
Ken Uehara
Dr. Harada
Emi Ito
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Yumi Ito
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Takashi Shimura
News Editor
Akihiro Tayama
Shinji Chûjô
Akihiko Hirata
Doctor
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