CinemaOSMovie · 1961 · 1h 41m
Mothra

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

72%(195)IMDbAdventureScience FictionFantasy

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.

Directed byIshirō Honda

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
JA
Released
July 30, 1961
Revenue
$2,237,760
Studios
TOHOFar East Laboratory

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

News Editor

Akihiro Tayama

Shinji Chûjô

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

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Creative team
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Written by
Shinichi Sekizawa
Shinichi Sekizawa
Produced by
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka

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