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Mothra (1961)  link to Mothra on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2704

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IMDb Rating:
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6.6/10 (2.8K votes)

Country: Japan, 101 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Japanese, Indonesian

Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Director(s): Ishirô Honda

Storyline:
Shipwreck survivors are found on Beiru Island (Infanto tô), which was previously used for atomic tests. The interior is amazingly free of radiation effects, and they believe that they were protected by a special juice that was given to them by the island's residents. A joint expedition of Rolisican and Japanese scientists explores Beiru and discovers many curious things, including two women only one foot (30 centimeters) high. Unscrupulous expedition leader Clark Nelson abducts the women and puts them in a vaudeville show. But their sweet singing contains a telepathic cry for help to Mothra, a gigantic moth that is worshiped as a deity by the island people. The giant monster heeds the call of the women and heads to Tokyo, wreaking destruction in its path.

Cast:

Furankî Sakai Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda (AKA Bulldog)
Kyôko Kagawa Photographer Michi Hanamura
Yumi Itô Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Akihiko Hirata Doctor
Seizaburô Kawazu General
Takashi Shimura News Editor
Shôichi Hirose Dam Worker
Osman Yusuf Nelson's Rolisican Henchman
Katsumi Tezuka Neck of Mosura Larva
Haruo Nakajima Head of Mosura Larva

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1