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Mothra
1961 7.2 (169 votes) 1h 41m
Genres
Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy
Production Companies
TOHO
Far East Laboratory

Mothra (モスラ)

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.

Key Crew

Director: Ishirō Honda

Screenplay: Shinichi Sekizawa

Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka

Director of Photography: Hajime Koizumi

Top Cast

Frankie Sakai
Frankie Sakai

Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda

Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizumi

Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa

Michi Hanamura

Jerry Itō
Jerry Itō

Clark Nelson

Ken Uehara
Ken Uehara

Dr. Harada

Emi Ito
Emi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Yumi Ito
Yumi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

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