TMDb7.2 / 10

Mothra (1961)

Name: Mothra
Director: Ishirō Honda
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Released: 1961-07-30
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Itō, Ken Uehara

Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!

101 min · Japan · Dir. Ishirō Honda

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.