Mothra

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

1961 1h 41m JA

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★7.2TMDB · 195🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 5,588

AdventureScience FictionFantasy

Synopsis

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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.

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

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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
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ishirō Honda
Writers: Shinichi Sekizawa, Iwao Mori
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Hajime Koizumi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yūji Koseki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kazuji Taira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Frankie Sakai and Hiroshi Koizumi and Kyōko Kagawa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055198 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ishirō Honda directs. Hajime Koizumi behind the camera. Yūji Koseki scores. Kazuji Taira cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

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165 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Hajime Koizumi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yūji Koseki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kazuji Taira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Frankie Sakai and Hiroshi Koizumi and Kyōko Kagawa carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!".
8IMDB entry: tt0055198 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 27 themes, including "journalist", "island", "monster", "ambassador".
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.