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Mothra
Release Date: July 30, 1961
| Year | : | 1961 |
| Slogan | : | «A gruesome marvel!» |
| Genres | : | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Production Companies | : | Columbia Pictures, Toho |
| 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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Trailer: Official Trailer
Featurette: "Mothra" to be digitally remastered in 4K
Trailer: Japanese Theatrical Trailer
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
Yoshifumi Tajima
Character : Military Advisor
Robert Dunham
Character : Rolisican Official
Kenji Sahara
Character : Helicopter Pilot
Yoshio Kosugi
Character : Ship Captain
Ren Yamamoto
Character : Ship Survivor
Haruya Katô
Character : Ship Survivor
Shôichi Hirose
Character : Dam Worker
Hiroshi Takagi
Character : Nelson's Henchman
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Character : Woodcutter
Teruko Mita
Character : Rest House Owner's Wife
Kōji Iwamoto
Character : Nelson's Henchman
Mitsuo Tsuda
Character : Surveyor
Masamitsu Tayama
Character : Shinji Chûjô
Toshio Miura
Character : Nelson's Henchman
Tadashi Okabe
Character : Surveyor
Akira Wakamatsu
Character : Nelson's Henchman
Yutaka Nakayama
Character : Radio Communicator
Osman Yusuf
Character : Nelson's Rolisican Henchman
Akira Yamada
Character : Island Worshipper
Kôji Uno
Character : Police Officer
Wataru Ômae
Character : Official
Toshihiko Furuta
Character : Dam Worker
Keisuke Matsuyama
Character : Shipmate
Takeo Nagashima
Character : Island Dancer
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Character : Police Officer
Hideo Shibuya
Character : Journalist
Kazuo Hinata
Character : Official
Shigeo Katô
Character : Dam Watchman
Rinsaku Ogata
Character : Ship Survivor
Yutaka Oka
Character : Captain of Transport
Kô Hayami
Character : Island Dancer
Hiroyuki Satake
Character : Police officer
Kazuo Imai
Character : Announcer
Hiroshi Akitsu
Character : Nelson's henchman
Akio Kusama
Character : Surveyor
Gorô Sakurai
Character : Member of Task Force
Haruo Nakajima
Character : Mothra
Katsumi Tezuka
Character : Mothra
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