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Mothra

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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Mothra

July 30, 1961
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Cast (51)

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
Seizaburō Kawazu
General
Yoshifumi Tajima
Military Advisor
Robert Dunham
Rolisican Official
Kenji Sahara
Helicopter Pilot
Yoshio Kosugi
Ship Captain
Ren Yamamoto
Ship Survivor
Haruya Katō
Ship Survivor
Shōichi Hirose
Dam Worker
Hiroshi Takagi
Nelson's Henchman
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Woodcutter
Teruko Mita
Rest House Owner's Wife
Kōji Iwamoto
Nelson's Henchman
Mitsuo Tsuda
Surveyor
Masamitsu Tayama
Shinji Chûjô
Toshio Miura
Nelson's Henchman
Tadashi Okabe
Surveyor
Akira Wakamatsu
Nelson's Henchman
Yutaka Nakayama
Radio Communicator
Osman Yusuf
Nelson's Rolisican Henchman
Akira Yamada
Island Worshipper
Kôji Uno
Police Officer
Wataru Ōmae
Official
Toshihiko Furuta
Dam Worker
Keisuke Matsuyama
Shipmate
Takeo Nagashima
Island Dancer
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Police Officer
Hideo Shibuya
Journalist
Kazuo Hinata
Official
Shigeo Katô
Dam Watchman
Rinsaku Ogata
Ship Survivor
Yutaka Oka
Captain of Transport
Kô Hayami
Island Dancer
Hiroyuki Satake
Police officer
Kazuo Imai
Announcer
Hiroshi Akitsu
Nelson's henchman
Akio Kusama
Surveyor
Gorô Sakurai
Member of Task Force
Haruo Nakajima
Mothra
Katsumi Tezuka
Mothra

Crew (40)

Directing

Ishirō Honda
Director
Teruyoshi Nakano
Assistant Director
Hiroyasu Sunahara
Assistant Director
Masaji Nonagase
First Assistant Director
Hiroshi Haryu
Assistant Director
Ken Sano
Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Shin Morita
Production Manager

Sound

Emi Ito
Vocals
Yumi Ito
Vocals
Yūji Koseki
Original Music Composer
Koji Kajita
Original Music Composer
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Recordist
Shoichi Fujinawa
Sound Recordist

Art

Takeo Kita
Art Direction
Teruaki Abe
Art Direction

Camera

Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

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Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects Assistant
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects
Tadaaki Watanabe
Pyrotechnician

Editing

Lighting

Toshio Takashima
Lighting Technician

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects Director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
Yukio Manoda
Visual Effects Camera
Yukio Manoda
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects Compositor
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects Director
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects