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Mothra (1961)

Jul 30, 1961 · 1h 41m

7.2/10 TMDB user score
195 votes on TMDB

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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Top 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 Shinji Chûjô
  • Akihiko Hirata Akihiko Hirata Doctor
  • Tetsu Nakamura Tetsu Nakamura Nelson's Henchman
  • Obel Wyatt Dr. Roff
  • Seizaburō Kawazu Seizaburō Kawazu General
  • Yoshibumi Tajima Yoshibumi Tajima Military Advisor
  • Robert Dunham Robert Dunham Rolisican Official
  • Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara Helicopter Pilot

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