Mothra vs. Godzilla
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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 29mNR 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

Akira Takarada

Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Lead
Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Junko Nakanishi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Professor Shunsuke Miura

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Jiro Nakamura

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Jiro Torahata

Emi Ito

Emi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Yumi Ito

Yumi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Jun Tazaki

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Mothra vs. Godzilla is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker