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Mothra
"Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!"
1961 • 1h 41m • ★ 7.1 (179 votes) Released
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
Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Rating
7.1
Runtime
101 min
Revenue
$2.2M
Production
TOHO Far East Laboratory
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