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Mothra (1961)

Mothra (1961)

Science Fiction Adventure Fantasy

Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!

Release Date: 1961, July 30
Directors: Ishirō Honda
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO, Far East Laboratory
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Kosugi, Gorô Sakurai, Hideo Shibuya, Shōichi Hirose, Kôji Uno, Akio Kusama, Haruo Nakajima, Kōji Iwamoto, Hiroshi Akitsu, Akira Yamada, Kazuo Imai

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.

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