Mothra
1961 · directed by Ishirō Honda
- Rating
- 73/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Mothra (1961), directed by Ishirō Honda, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Frankie Sakai
- Hiroshi Koizumi
- Kyōko Kagawa
- Jerry Itō
- Ken Uehara
- Emi Ito
- Yumi Ito
- Takashi Shimura
- Akihiro Tayama
- Akihiko Hirata
Crew
- Hajime Koizumi — Director of Photography
- Kazuji Taira — Editor
- Koji Kajita — Original Music Composer
- Yūji Koseki — Original Music Composer
- Shinichi Sekizawa — Screenplay
More from Ishirō Honda
- Godzilla (1954) — 80/100 · hit
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) — 77/100
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) — 73/100
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — 71/100
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — 68/100
- Rodan (1956) — 68/100
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