FILM

Mothra (1961)

Name: Mothra
Director: Ishirō Honda
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Released: 1961-07-30
Cast: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Itō, Ken Uehara

Film · 1961 · 101 min · Adventure · Science Fiction · Fantasy

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

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.

Directed by Ishirō Honda

Starring Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Itō, Ken Uehara, Emi Ito, Yumi Ito, Takashi Shimura

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	10 May 1962
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	Not listed
First release anywhere	30 July 1961

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