Film

Mothra

1961 · 1h 41m · Adventure · Science Fiction · Fantasy

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

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

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.

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

News Editor

Akihiro Tayama

Shinji Chûjô

Akihiko Hirata

Doctor

Tetsu Nakamura

Nelson's Henchman

Obel Wyatt

Dr. Roff

Seizaburō Kawazu

General

Yoshibumi Tajima

Military Advisor

Robert Dunham

Rolisican Official

Kenji Sahara

Helicopter Pilot

• Ishirō HondaDirector
• Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
• Yoshie HottaNovel
• Shinichirô NakamuraNovel
• Takehiko FukunagaNovel
• Tomoyuki TanakaProducer
• Hajime KoizumiDirector of Photography
• Yūji KosekiOriginal Music Composer
• Koji KajitaOriginal Music Composer
• Kazuji TairaEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

July 30, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

12

Revenue

$2,237,760

Genres

Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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