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Mothra
Sign in to save1961 Japanese adventure/sci-fi film directed by Ishirō Honda
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7.1Shipwreck 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.
Released: 1961-07-30101 minDir: Ishirō HondaAdventure, Science Fiction, FantasyBox office: $2.2M
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Cast
- Frankie Sakai as Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda
- Hiroshi Koizumi as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
- Kyōko Kagawa as Michi Hanamura
- Jerry Itō as Clark Nelson
- Ken Uehara as Dr. Harada
- Emi Ito as Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Themes
- journalist
- island
- monster
- ambassador
- based on novel or book
- cigarette
- fairy
- giant monster
- dam
- tokyo, japan
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