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1961 • 1h 41min • Approved • Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

Mothra

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

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.

IMDb 6.6

RT 80%

Director

Ishirō Honda

Writers

Shinichi Sekizawa

Yoshie Hotta

Shinichirô Nakamura

Composer

Yūji Koseki

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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

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