Godzilla vs. Mothra

"Earth S.O.S.! The battle over the future of the human race begins."

1992 1h 42m JA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 241

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Synopsis

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Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.

“Earth S.O.S.! The battle over the future of the human race begins.”

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Cast

Tetsuya Bessho
Takuya Fujita
Satomi Kobayashi
Masako Tezuka
Takehiro Murata
Kenji Andoh
Saburo Shinoda
Professor Fukazawa
Akiji Kobayashi
Yuzo Tsuchiashi
Akira Takarada
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Makoto Ôtake
Marutomo Head Takeshi Tomokane
Keiko Imamura
Cosmos #1

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takao Okawara
Writers: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Yukiko Takayama, Akira Murao
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Godzilla (Heisei) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takao Okawara, shot by Masahiro Kishimoto. 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 Akira Ifukube. 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 Miho Yoneda 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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Tetsuya Bessho and Satomi Kobayashi and Takehiro Murata carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Earth S.O.S.! The battle over the future of the human race begins.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takao Okawara directs. Masahiro Kishimoto behind the camera. Akira Ifukube scores. Miho Yoneda cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Godzilla (Heisei) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takao Okawara, shot by Masahiro Kishimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Miho Yoneda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tetsuya Bessho and Satomi Kobayashi and Takehiro Murata carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Earth S.O.S.! The battle over the future of the human race begins.".
8IMDB entry: tt0104352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.