Mothra (1961)

Name: Mothra
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Released: 1961-07-30
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Itō, Ken Uehara

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

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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Released 1961-07-30 · 101 min · Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Directed by Ishirō Honda

Cast

Frankie Sakai as Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda
Hiroshi Koizumi as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
Kyōko Kagawa as 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 as Shinji Chûjô
Akihiko Hirata as Doctor
Tetsu Nakamura as Nelson's Henchman
Obel Wyatt as Dr. Roff
Seizaburō Kawazu as General
Yoshibumi Tajima as Military Advisor
Robert Dunham as Rolisican Official