Mothra
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1961-07-30
Runtime: 101 mins
Director: Ishirō Honda
Spoken language: English, 日本語
Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original title: Mothra
Production Companies: TOHO, Far East Laboratory
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Frankie Sakai
Hiroshi Koizumi
Kyōko Kagawa
Jerry Itō
Ken Uehara
Emi Ito
Yumi Ito
Takashi Shimura
Akihiro Tayama
Akihiko Hirata
Tetsu Nakamura
Obel Wyatt
Seizaburō Kawazu
Yoshibumi Tajima
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