Mothra
7.1/10
Rating
101 min
Runtime
1961
Release Year
Ishirō Honda
Director
Cast
Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Itō, Ken Uehara
Quick Synopsis
After a shipwreck, survivors are found on Infant Island, which was thought to be uninhabited. This discovery prompts a scientific expedition that uncovers a native population living there, including the Shobijin, two tiny twin priestesses who serve the island's legendary deity, Mothra. When an opportunistic businessman named Clark Nelson kidnaps the Shobijin, Mothra emerges to rescue them.
Detailed Synopsis of 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.
