Mothra (1961)
Note: this print runs 90 minutes against a recorded 101 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Frankie Sakai, Kyōko Kagawa, Hiroshi Koizumi, Ken Uehara, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Kenji Sahara, Haruo Nakajima
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Mothra (Japanese: モスラ, Hepburn: Mosura) is a 1961 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the first film in the Mothra franchise. The film stars Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Ito, and The Peanuts. In the film, an expedition to an irradiated island brings civilization in contact with a primitive native culture. When one sensationalist entrepreneur abducts two doll-sized priestesses for exploitation, their ancient deity, known as Mothra, arises in retaliation.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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