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Mothra
Release Date: July 30, 1961
| Year | : | 1961 |
| Slogan | : | «A gruesome marvel!» |
| Genres | : | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Production Companies | : | Toho Co., Columbia Pictures |
| Director | : | Ishirō Honda |
| Producers | : | Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shin Morita |
| Writers | : | Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shinichi Sekizawa, Takehiko Fukunaga, Shinichirô Nakamura, Yoshie Hotta |
| RunTime | : | 101 mins. |
| Revenue | : | 2237760 |
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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Featurette: "Mothra" to be digitally remastered in 4K
Trailer: Mothra (1961) - Japanese Theatrical Trailer (1080p)
Main Actors
Frankie Sakai
Character : Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda
Hiroshi Koizumi
Character : Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
Kyōko Kagawa
Character : Michi Hanamura
Jerry Itô
Character : Clark Nelson
Ken Uehara
Character : Dr. Harada
Emi Ito
Character : Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Yumi Ito
Character : Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Takashi Shimura
Character : News Editor
Akihiro Tayama
Character : Shinji Chûjô
Akihiko Hirata
Character : Doctor
Tetsu Nakamura
Character : Nelson's Henchman
Obel Wyatt
Character : Dr. Roff
Seizaburō Kawazu
Character : General (uncredited)
Yoshifumi Tajima
Character : Military Advisor (uncredited)
Robert Dunham
Character : Rolisican Official (uncredited)
Kenji Sahara
Character : Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
Character : Ship Captain (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
Character : Ship Survivor (uncredited)
Haruya Katô
Character : Ship Survivor (uncredited)
Shôichi Hirose
Character : Dam Worker (uncredited)
Hiroshi Takagi
Character : Nelson's Henchman (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Character : Woodcutter (uncredited)
Teruko Mita
Character : Rest House Owner's Wife (uncredited)
Kōji Iwamoto
Character : Nelson's Henchman (uncredited)
Mitsuo Tsuda
Character : Surveyor (uncredited)
Masamitsu Tayama
Character : Shinji Chûjô (uncredited)
Toshio Miura
Character : Nelson's Henchman (uncredited)
Tadashi Okabe
Character : Surveyor (uncredited)
Akira Wakamatsu
Character : Nelson's Henchman (uncredited)
Yutaka Nakayama
Character : Radio Communicator (uncredited)
Osman Yusuf
Character : Nelson's Rolisican Henchman (uncredited)
Akira Yamada
Character : Island Worshipper (uncredited)
Kôji Uno
Character : Police Officer (uncredited)
Wataru Ômae
Character : Official (uncredited)
Toshihiko Furuta
Character : Dam Worker (uncredited)
Keisuke Matsuyama
Character : Shipmate (uncredited)
Takeo Nagashima
Character : Island Dancer (uncredited)
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Character : Police Officer (uncredited)
Hideo Shibuya
Character : Journalist (uncredited)
Kazuo Hinata
Character : Official (uncredited)
Shigeo Katô
Character : Dam Watchman (uncredited)
Rinsaku Ogata
Character : Ship Survivor (uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
Character : Captain of Transport (uncredited)
Kô Hayami
Character : Island Dancer (uncredited)
Hiroyuki Satake
Character : Police officer (uncredited)
Kazuo Imai
Character : Announcer (uncredited)
Hiroshi Akitsu
Character : Nelson's henchman (uncredited)
Akio Kusama
Character : Surveyor (uncredited)
Gorô Sakurai
Character : Member of Task Force (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
Character : Mothra
Katsumi Tezuka
Character : Mothra
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