Mothra vs. Godzilla poster

Mothra vs. Godzilla( 1964)

TV-MADramaActionScience Fiction
70%
User
Score

A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!

Overview

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Akira Takarada

      Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

    2. cast image

      Yuriko Hoshi

      Junko Nakanishi

    3. cast image

      Hiroshi Koizumi

      Professor Shunsuke Miura

    4. cast image

      Yū Fujiki

      Jiro Nakamura

    5. cast image

      Kenji Sahara

      Jiro Torahata

    6. cast image

      Emi Ito

      Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

    7. cast image

      Yumi Ito

      Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

    8. cast image

      Jun Tazaki

      Editor Maruta

    9. cast image

      Yoshifumi Tajima

      Kumayama

    10. cast image

      Kenzō Tabu

      Prefectural Assembly Member

    11. cast image

      Yutaka Sada

      School Principal

    12. cast image

      Akira Tani

      Amimoto, Shizunora Village Leader

    13. cast image

      Susumu Fujita

      Head of JSDF Task Force

    14. cast image

      Ikio Sawamura

      Shinto Priest

    15. cast image

      Ren Yamamoto

      Sailor at the Dock

    16. cast image

      Kōzō Nomura

      JSDF Member

    17. cast image

      Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

      Police Officer at the Dock

    18. cast image

      Yoshio Kosugi

      Infant Island Chief

    19. cast image

      Shin Ōtomo

      Police Chief

    20. cast image

      Senkichi Ōmura

      Shizunoura Fisherman

    21. cast image

      Miki Yashiro

      Ms. Kobayashi

    22. cast image

      Wataru Ōmae

      Happy Enterprises Employee

    23. cast image

      Kôji Uno

      Shizunoura Fisherman

    24. cast image

      Yutaka Nakayama

      Shizunoura Fisherman

    25. cast image

      Toshihiko Furuta

      Soldier

    26. cast image

      Hideo Shibuya

      Journalist

    27. cast image

      Tadashi Okabe

      JSDF Member

    28. cast image

      Seishirō Kuno

      JSDF Member

    29. cast image

      Terumi Oka

      Hamakaze Hotel Waitress

    30. cast image

      Shirō Tsuchiya

      Shizunoura Fisherman

    31. cast image

      Takuzō Kumagai

      Shizunoura Fisherman

    32. cast image

      Yukihiko Gondô

      Happy Enterprises Employee

    33. cast image

      Kôichi Satô

      Happy Enterprises Employee

    34. cast image

      Haruya Sakamoto

      JSDF Member

    35. cast image

      Ikuo Kawamura

      Transport Aircraft Pilot

    36. cast image

      Rinsaku Ogata

      Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant

    37. cast image

      Haruo Suzuki

      JSDF Correspondent

    38. cast image

      Katsumi Tezuka

      Godzilla

    39. cast image

      Haruo Nakajima

      Godzilla

    40. cast image

      Robert Dunham

      US Navy Soldier (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion
    S

    A review by Skeleturtle

    9
    Written by Skeleturtle on Mon Aug 17 2020
    **The Definitive Giant Monster Fantasy** Among the plethora of Godzilla sequels Mothra vs Godzilla is simply one of the finest. The best of the Godzilla films work by having a thematic purpose underneath the spectacle of kaiju mayhem. Godzilla, an unstoppable force of destruction against the benevolent Mothra, a fragile and delicate creature. A frequent motif in the films of Ishiro Honda was the notion of the brotherhood of man. Here this is put to the test as greed and mistrust take a hold of our characters. Our human villain seeks to exploit Mothra for profit while the islanders of Mot...

    Media

    Videos 2Backdrops 14Posters 54

    Recommendations

    1. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

      Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster70%

    2. King Kong vs. Godzilla

      King Kong vs. Godzilla68%

    3. Godzilla Raids Again

      Godzilla Raids Again60%

    4. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

      Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla70%

    5. Godzilla

      Godzilla76%

    6. Invasion of Astro-Monster

      Invasion of Astro-Monster68%

    7. Stray Dog

      Stray Dog75%

    8. Godzilla vs. Megalon

      Godzilla vs. Megalon62%

    9. Mothra

      Mothra71%

    10. Matango

      Matango68%

    11. A Face in the Crowd

      A Face in the Crowd76%

    12. Rebirth of Mothra

      Rebirth of Mothra62%

    13. The Flowers of St. Francis

      The Flowers of St. Francis71%

    14. The People That Time Forgot

      The People That Time Forgot54%

    15. The Bottle

      The Bottle66%

    16. Destroy All Monsters

      Destroy All Monsters68%

    17. Terror of Mechagodzilla

      Terror of Mechagodzilla69%

    18. H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

      H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds53%

    19. House of Frankenstein

      House of Frankenstein60%

    20. Christmas in Connecticut

      Christmas in Connecticut70%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    10000000.00

    Keywords

    • japan
    • monster
    • giant monster
    • giant insect
    • sequel
    • dinosaur
    • moth
    • nuclear threat
    • kaiju
    • anti-capitalism
    • mothra
    • godzilla
    • tokusatsu