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A gruesome marvel! - Mothra
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Title: Mothra

Release Date: 30 Jul 1961

Runtime: 1h 41m

Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Director: TOHO, Far East Laboratory

Production Companies: TOHO, Far East Laboratory

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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Average Vote: 7.2 (169 votes)

Cast

  • Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda: Frankie Sakai
  • Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô: Hiroshi Koizumi
  • Michi Hanamura: Kyōko Kagawa
  • Clark Nelson: Jerry Itō
  • Dr. Harada: Ken Uehara
  • Shobijin (Twin Fairy): Emi Ito
  • Shobijin (Twin Fairy): Yumi Ito
  • News Editor: Takashi Shimura
  • Shinji Chûjô: Akihiro Tayama
  • Doctor: Akihiko Hirata
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