Mothra vs. Godzilla

Name: Mothra vs. Godzilla
Genre: Drama, Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1964-04-29
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 7.038

★ 7,0 /10 (342 Votes)

1964 JA 89 min

Overview

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.

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Rent

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Release date

29/04/1964

Votes

342

Popularity

2.8

A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!

Genres

Drama Action Science Fiction

Status

Released

Original title

モスラ対ゴジラ

Language

Runtime

89 min

Revenue

$10,000,000

Akira Takarada

Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Yuriko Hoshi

Junko Nakanishi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Professor Shunsuke Miura

Yū Fujiki

Jiro Nakamura

Kenji Sahara

Jiro Torahata

Emi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Yumi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Jun Tazaki

Editor Maruta

Yoshibumi Tajima

Kumayama

Kenzō Tabu

Prefectural Assembly Member

Yutaka Sada

School Principal

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Akira Tani

Amimoto, Shizunora Village Leader

Susumu Fujita

Head of JSDF Task Force

Ikio Sawamura

Shinto Priest

Ren Yamamoto

Sailor at the Dock

Kōzō Nomura

JSDF Member

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Police Officer at the Dock

Yoshio Kosugi

Infant Island Chief

Shin Ōtomo

Police Chief

Senkichi Ōmura

Shizunoura Fisherman

Miki Yashiro

Ms. Kobayashi

Wataru Ōmae

Happy Enterprises Employee

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Kôji Uno

Shizunoura Fisherman

Yutaka Nakayama

Shizunoura Fisherman

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Toshihiko Furuta

Soldier

Hideo Shibuya

Journalist

Tadashi Okabe

JSDF Member

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Seishirō Kuno

JSDF Member

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Terumi Oka

Hamakaze Hotel Waitress

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Shirō Tsuchiya

Shizunoura Fisherman

Takuzō Kumagai

Shizunoura Fisherman

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Yukihiko Gondō

Happy Enterprises Employee

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Kôichi Satô

Happy Enterprises Employee

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Haruya Sakamoto

JSDF Member

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Ikuo Kawamura

Transport Aircraft Pilot

Rinsaku Ogata

Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant

Haruo Suzuki

JSDF Correspondent

Katsumi Tezuka

Godzilla

Haruo Nakajima

Godzilla

Robert Dunham

US Navy Soldier (uncredited)

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**The Definitive Giant Monster Fantasy** Among the plethora of Godzilla sequels Mothra vs Godzilla is simply one of the finest. The best of the Godzilla films work by having a thematic purpose underneath the spectacle of kaiju mayhem. Godzilla, an unstoppable force of destruction against the benevolent Mothra, a fragile and delicate creature. A frequent motif in the films of Ishiro Honda was the notion of the brotherhood of man. Here this is put to the test as greed and mistrust take a hold of our characters. Our human villain seeks to exploit Mothra for profit while the islanders of Mo…

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