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Mothra
Mothra

Mothra

A gruesome marvel!

Genres

AdventureScience FictionFantasy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$2237760

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

30 July 1961

Country

Japan

Cast

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Michi Hanamura

Jerry Itō

Jerry Itō

Clark Nelson

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Dr. Harada

Emi Ito

Emi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Yumi Ito

Yumi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

News Editor

Akihiro Tayama

Akihiro Tayama

Shinji Chûjô

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Doctor

Tetsu Nakamura

Tetsu Nakamura

Nelson's Henchman

Obel Wyatt

Obel Wyatt

Dr. Roff

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

General

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Military Advisor

Robert Dunham

Robert Dunham

Rolisican Official

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Helicopter Pilot

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Ship Captain

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Ship Survivor

Haruya Katō

Haruya Katō

Ship Survivor

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Dam Worker

Hiroshi Takagi

Hiroshi Takagi

Nelson's Henchman

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Woodcutter

Teruko Mita

Teruko Mita

Rest House Owner's Wife

Kōji Iwamoto

Kōji Iwamoto

Nelson's Henchman

Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

Surveyor

Masamitsu Tayama

Masamitsu Tayama

Shinji Chûjô

Toshio Miura

Toshio Miura

Nelson's Henchman

Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

Surveyor

Akira Wakamatsu

Akira Wakamatsu

Nelson's Henchman

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Radio Communicator

Osman Yusuf

Osman Yusuf

Nelson's Rolisican Henchman

Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

Island Worshipper

Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Police Officer

Wataru Ōmae

Wataru Ōmae

Official

Toshihiko Furuta

Toshihiko Furuta

Dam Worker

Keisuke Matsuyama

Keisuke Matsuyama

Shipmate

Takeo Nagashima

Takeo Nagashima

Island Dancer

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Mitsuo Matsumoto

Police Officer

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Journalist

Kazuo Hinata

Kazuo Hinata

Official

Shigeo Katô

Shigeo Katô

Dam Watchman

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Ship Survivor

Yutaka Oka

Yutaka Oka

Captain of Transport

Kô Hayami

Kô Hayami

Island Dancer

Hiroyuki Satake

Hiroyuki Satake

Police officer

Kazuo Imai

Kazuo Imai

Announcer

Hiroshi Akitsu

Hiroshi Akitsu

Nelson's henchman

Akio Kusama

Akio Kusama

Surveyor

Gorô Sakurai

Gorô Sakurai

Member of Task Force

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Mothra

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Mothra

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