Mothra

Mothra (1961)

Released: 1961-07-30 Duration: 1hr 41min
Rating 7.1
A gruesome marvel!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

TOHO
TOHO
Far East Laboratory

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $2,237,760.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 8.015

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Crew

Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Director
Ishirō Honda
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Original Music Composer
Yūji Koseki
Director of Photography
Hajime Koizumi
Art Direction
Takeo Kita
Editor
Kazuji Taira
Production Manager
Shin Morita
Art Direction
Teruaki Abe
Visual Effects
Yukio Manoda
Pyrotechnician
Tadaaki Watanabe
Vocals
Yumi Ito
Lyricist
Ishirō Honda
Assistant Director
Teruyoshi Nakano
Assistant Director
Ken Sano
Special Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Assistant Director
Hiroyasu Sunahara
Special Effects Assistant
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects Camera
Yukio Manoda
Visual Effects
Sadao Iizuka
Vocals
Emi Ito
First Assistant Director
Masaji Nonagase
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Haryu
Lighting Technician
Toshio Takashima
Sound Recordist
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Recordist
Shoichi Fujinawa
Lyricist
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Original Story
Iwao Mori
Visual Effects Director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects Director
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects Compositor
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Original Music Composer
Koji Kajita

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
Akihiro Tayama

Shinji Chûjô

Tetsu Nakamura
Tetsu Nakamura

Nelson's Henchman

Obel Wyatt
Obel Wyatt

Dr. Roff

Yoshifumi Tajima
Yoshifumi Tajima

Military Advisor

Robert Dunham
Robert Dunham

Rolisican Official

Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara

Helicopter Pilot

Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi

Ship Captain

Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto

Ship Survivor

Haruya Katō
Haruya Katō

Ship Survivor

Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose

Dam Worker

Hiroshi Takagi
Hiroshi Takagi

Nelson's Henchman

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Woodcutter

Teruko Mita
Teruko Mita

Rest House Owner's Wife

Kōji Iwamoto
Kōji Iwamoto

Nelson's Henchman

Mitsuo Tsuda
Mitsuo Tsuda

Surveyor

Masamitsu Tayama
Masamitsu Tayama

Shinji Chûjô

Toshio Miura
Toshio Miura

Nelson's Henchman

Tadashi Okabe
Tadashi Okabe

Surveyor

Akira Wakamatsu
Akira Wakamatsu

Nelson's Henchman

Yutaka Nakayama
Yutaka Nakayama

Radio Communicator

Osman Yusuf
Osman Yusuf

Nelson's Rolisican Henchman

Akira Yamada
Akira Yamada

Island Worshipper

Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno

Police Officer

Wataru Ōmae
Wataru Ōmae

Official

Toshihiko Furuta
Toshihiko Furuta

Dam Worker

Takeo Nagashima
Takeo Nagashima

Island Dancer

Mitsuo Matsumoto
Mitsuo Matsumoto

Police Officer

Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya

Journalist

Kazuo Hinata
Kazuo Hinata

Official

Shigeo Katô
Shigeo Katô

Dam Watchman

Rinsaku Ogata
Rinsaku Ogata

Ship Survivor

Yutaka Oka
Yutaka Oka

Captain of Transport

Kô Hayami
Kô Hayami

Island Dancer

Hiroyuki Satake
Hiroyuki Satake

Police officer

Kazuo Imai
Kazuo Imai

Announcer

Hiroshi Akitsu
Hiroshi Akitsu

Nelson's henchman

Akio Kusama
Akio Kusama

Surveyor

Gorô Sakurai
Gorô Sakurai

Member of Task Force

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