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Overview
Release Date:
10 May 1962 (USA) moreTagline:
Incredible! Inconceivable! World wrecked as monster hunts human mates! morePlot:
Shipwreck survivors are found on Beiru, an island previously used for atomic tests. Amazingly free of radiation effects... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Better than Average Toho film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Frankie Sakai | ... | Journalist Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda (AKA: 'Bulldog') |
| Hiroshi Koizumi | ... | Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô |
| Kyôko Kagawa | ... | Photgrapher Michi Hanamura |
| Ken Uehara | ... | Dr. Harada |
| Emi Ito | ... | Shobijin (Twin Fairy) |
| Yûmi Ito | ... | Shobijin (Twin Fairy) |
| Jerry Ito | ... | Clark Nelson |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | News Editor |
| Tetsu Nakamura | ... | Nelson's Henchman |
| Akihiro Tayama | ... | Shinji Chûjô |
| Obel Wyatt | ... | Dr. Roff |
| Akihiko Hirata | ... | Doctor |
| Seizaburô Kawazu | ... | General |
| Yoshifumi Tajima | ... | Military Advisor |
| Robert Dunham | ... | Rolisican Cop |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
101 min | Germany:86 min (TV) | Japan:62 min (re-issue) | USA:88 min | USA:91 min (re-issue)Country:
JapanColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
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This is the only time that Mothra's island is called Beiru. In her next three appearances, the island's name changes to Infant Island. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Dr. Shinichi is showing the symbols he discovered in the cave to Senchan, you can see someone in black pants and shoes walking down the stairs behind Senchan's head. moreSoundtrack:
Daughters of Infant Island moreFAQ
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I think what makes this movie special is not the "giant insect" aspect but the mysticism involved. Godzilla is a legend in the original at least but Mothra is actually a deity--and a hands-on deity at that. Inlikethe other creatures in this bestiary, Monthra is beloved of those who live with it and is protected by it, often by direct intercession.
Unlike the other monsters, Mothra can die, and has done so. But it continues to protect its people by reproducing the old fashioned way--it lays eggs. IT is also intelligent and intuitive, and its nature is NOT aggressive or violent. It's almost Buddhist in nature.
The only other time they tried to work this kind of mysticism into these movies was with King Cesar--a giant cocker spaniel with contacts. The beast was just too goofy to be taken seriously.
Mothra is a great addition to the canon.