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Mothra vs. Godzilla
“A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!”
7.0 / 10• 1964• 1h 29m•NR• Japanese
DramaActionScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Akira Takarada
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ishirō Honda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mothra vs. Godzilla is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
