Mothra

7.1 / 10

(174 votes)

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Adventure,

Science Fiction,

Fantasy

Duration:

101 minutes

Year:

1961

Director:

Ishirō Honda

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Company:

TOHO,

Far East Laboratory

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

Crew:
Shinichi Sekizawa

Screenplay

Ishirō Honda

Director

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Yūji Koseki

Original Music Composer

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography