

Mothra
1961 · Movie · 1h 41m
AdventureScience FictionFantasy
"Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Key crew
- Ishirō HondaDirector
- Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
- Yūji KosekiOriginal Music Composer
- Koji KajitaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Frankie SakaiSenichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda
- Hiroshi KoizumiDr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
- Kyōko KagawaMichi Hanamura
- Jerry ItōClark Nelson
- Ken UeharaDr. Harada
- Emi ItoShobijin (Twin Fairy)
- Yumi ItoShobijin (Twin Fairy)
- Takashi ShimuraNews Editor
- Akihiro TayamaShinji Chûjô
- Akihiko HirataDoctor
- Tetsu NakamuraNelson's Henchman
- Obel WyattDr. Roff
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Themes
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