
Feature film — 1961
Mothra (1961)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 195 votes.
TOHO / Far East Laboratory
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Director: Ishirō Honda
On screen
Cast & crew

Frankie Sakai
Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda

Hiroshi Koizumi
Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

Kyōko Kagawa
Michi Hanamura

Jerry Itō
Clark Nelson

Ken Uehara
Dr. Harada

Emi Ito
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Yumi Ito
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Takashi Shimura
News Editor
Akihiro Tayama
Shinji Chûjô

Akihiko Hirata
Doctor

Tetsu Nakamura
Nelson's Henchman
Obel Wyatt
Dr. Roff
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