Mothra

Mothra (1961, Japan) is a Kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda.

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• Featured in: Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection
• Included in: Colossal Creatures from Japan: Kaiju Cinema Classics

Main Details

• Released in 1961
• Color
• Running Time: 101 min | Germany:86 min (TV) | Japan:62 min (re-issue) | USA:88 min | USA:91 min (re-issue)
• Production Co: Toho Company
• Distribution Co: Columbia Pictures (1962) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Directed by Ishirō Honda
• Written by Takehiko Fukunaga, Yoshie Hotta, Shinichirô Nakamura, Shinichi Sekizawa
• Starring Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyôko Kagawa, Ken Uehara
• Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
• Original Music by Yuji Koseki
• Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi
• Film Editing by Kazuji Taira

Plot Summary

• An expedition to Infant Island discovers a native population and tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity. Named Mothra, she sets out to rescue her fairies after they are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman.

Also Known As

• Daikaijû Masura
• Mothra bedroht die Welt (Germany)

Taglines

• Incredible! Inconceivable! World wrecked as monster hunts human mates!
• Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravishing a universe for love!
• Monster Ravages Earth!