Mothra (1961)
AdventureScience FictionFantasy
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.
Director:
Ishirō Honda
Writer:
Shinichi Sekizawa
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Frankie Sakai as Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda |
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Hiroshi Koizumi as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô |
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Kyōko Kagawa as Michi Hanamura |
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Jerry Itō as Clark Nelson |
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Ken Uehara as Dr. Harada |
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Emi Ito as Shobijin (Twin Fairy) |
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Yumi Ito as Shobijin (Twin Fairy) |
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Takashi Shimura as News Editor |
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Akihiro Tayama as Shinji Chûjô |
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Akihiko Hirata as Doctor |
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Tetsu Nakamura as Nelson's Henchman |
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Obel Wyatt as Dr. Roff |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as General |
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Yoshibumi Tajima as Military Advisor |
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Robert Dunham as Rolisican Official |
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Kenji Sahara as Helicopter Pilot |
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Yoshio Kosugi as Ship Captain |
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Ren Yamamoto as Ship Survivor |
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Haruya Katō as Ship Survivor |
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Shōichi Hirose as Dam Worker |
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Hiroshi Takagi as Nelson's Henchman |
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi as Woodcutter |
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Teruko Mita as Rest House Owner's Wife |
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Kōji Iwamoto as Nelson's Henchman |
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Mitsuo Tsuda as Surveyor |
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Masamitsu Tayama as Shinji Chûjô |
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Toshio Miura as Nelson's Henchman |
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Tadashi Okabe as Surveyor |
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Akira Wakamatsu as Nelson's Henchman |
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Yutaka Nakayama as Radio Communicator |
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Osman Yusuf as Nelson's Rolisican Henchman |
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Akira Yamada as Island Worshipper |
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Kôji Uno as Police Officer |
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Wataru Ōmae as Official |
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Toshihiko Furuta as Dam Worker |
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Keisuke Matsuyama as Shipmate |
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Takeo Nagashima as Island Dancer |
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Mitsuo Matsumoto as Police Officer |
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Hideo Shibuya as Journalist |
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Kazuo Hinata as Official |
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Shigeo Katō as Dam Watchman |
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Rinsaku Ogata as Ship Survivor |
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Yutaka Oka as Captain of Transport |
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Kô Hayami as Island Dancer |
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Hiroyuki Satake as Police officer |
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Kazuo Imai as Announcer |
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Hiroshi Akitsu as Nelson's henchman |
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Akio Kusama as Surveyor |
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Gorô Sakurai as Member of Task Force |
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Haruo Nakajima as Mothra |
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Katsumi Tezuka as Mothra |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
| Writing | Shinichi Sekizawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoshie Hotta | Novel |
| Writing | Shinichirô Nakamura | Novel |
| Writing | Takehiko Fukunaga | Novel |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Sound | Yūji Koseki | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hajime Koizumi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kazuji Taira | Editor |
| Art | Teruaki Abe | Art Direction |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Art Direction |
| Production | Shin Morita | Production Manager |
| Directing | Masaji Nonagase | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ken Sano | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Teruyoshi Nakano | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hiroyasu Sunahara | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hiroshi Haryu | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Masakatsu Asai | Special Effects |
| Crew | Masakatsu Asai | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Yukio Manoda | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yukio Manoda | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Sadao Iizuka | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Tadaaki Watanabe | Pyrotechnician |
| Sound | Emi Ito | Vocals |
| Sound | Yumi Ito | Vocals |
| Writing | Shinichi Sekizawa | Lyricist |
| Writing | Ishirō Honda | Lyricist |
| Sound | Shoichi Fujinawa | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Toshio Takashima | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Lyricist |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Iwao Mori | Original Story |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Director |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Masakatsu Asai | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Masakatsu Asai | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Sound | Koji Kajita | Original Music Composer |
