Mothra
Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!
1961 · 1h 41m · PASSED
Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
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Mothra
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.
Director and cast
- Ishirō Honda Director
- Frankie Sakai as Journalist Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda
- Hiroshi Koizumi as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
- Kyōko Kagawa as Photgrapher Michi Hanamura
- Jerry Itō as Clark Nelson
- Ken Uehara as Dr. Harada
- Emi Ito as Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
- Yumi Ito as Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
- Takashi Shimura as News Editor
- Akihiro Tayama Cast
- Akihiko Hirata Cast
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