Mothra
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Shipwreck survivors are found on Infant Island, which was presumed uninhabited due to Rolisican atomic tests. Investigating the case is reporter Zenichiro "Snapping Turtle" Fukuda and his photographer Michi. The castaways attribute their survival to a special juice created by the natives of the island which leads to a joint expedition of Rolisican and Japanese scientists. Fukuda stows away on the expedition, which is headed by linguist Shinichi Chujo and Clark Nelson, an expl... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Mothra:

Frankie Sakai
Hiroshi Koizumi
Kyōko Kagawa
Jerry Itō
Ken Uehara
Emi Ito

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Shipwreck survivors are found on Infant Island, which was presumed uninhabited due to Rolisican atomic tests. Investigating the case is reporter Zenichiro "Snapping Turtle" Fukuda and his photographer Michi. The castaways attribute their survival to a special juice created by the natives of the island which leads to a joint expedition of Rolisican and Japanese scientists. Fukuda stows away on the expedition, which is headed by linguist Shinichi Chujo and Clark Nelson, an exploitative Rolisican businessman. The group encounters two tiny twin girls that Fukuda dubs the Shobijin, who worship the island's mythical deity named Mothra. After Nelson kidnaps the tiny fairies and beings to exploit them for profit, Mothra sets out on a journey to rescue them.

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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 9/10 by Ken HankeSilly Japanese sci-fi that's a classic of its kind.
Sight and Sound - 7/10 by Kim NewmanMore like a paper dragon in a parade, Mothra is simply lovely. In none of its forms does it even try to look 'real', which sets it against a whole tradition of Western special effects.
Antagony & Ecstasy - 7/10 by Tim BraytonFor all its daftness, this is kind of a terrific film on its own terms.
Seanax.com - 4/10 by Sean Axmaker... a marvelous mix of science fiction, monster movie and adventure fantasy filled with colorful characters and an unmistakable socio-political subtext.
User Review - 10/10 by James Tmosura is a timeless kaiju classic. has a great story, plot, characters and songs. i advise those to see the original jap version cuz its better than the dub.
User Review - 10/10 by MEC rmosura is a timeless kaiju classic. has a great story, plot, characters and songs. i advise those to see the original jap version cuz its better than the dub.
User Review - 10/10 by Big BB.B. LOVES MOSURA! What could be better than a giant flying insect that kicks butt?!? How 'bout PEANUTS?
User Review - 10/10 by Adam FIf you're a fan of the Godzilla franchise, you're no doubt familiar with the character of Mothra, but did you know that she actually appeared in her own movie? How does 1961's "Mothra" hold up? The film begins when an expedition to Infant Island lands and finds the place surprisingly untouched by radiation. Despite the fact that the area around the island is a nuclear weapon testing ground, the primitive natives of the island are living their lives as normal and in fact the island is home to a vast jungle full of exotic plants, the likes of which have never been seen before. The expedition, a joint organization between Japanese and Roliscian scientists become divided when they encounters two young women only twelve inches tall. Chujo (Hiroshi Koizumi), who discovered the "Shobijin" or "Small beauties" (played by Yumi and Emi Itou) when they saved him from a carnivorous plant wishes to befriend them, but Nelson (Jerry Itou), sees only a way to make profits. Nelson kidnaps the Shobijin and brings them to Japan as a TV attraction. Despite the efforts of Nelson and his friends, Fukuda (Frankie Sakai) and Hanamura (Kyoko Kagawa), they are unable to rescue the Shobijin and they resort to calling their god, Mothra, a giant moth larva capable of reducing cities to rubble, to come to their rescue. This movie has enough going on that it is interesting to see, even if you will find that the plot is familiar to aficionados of the Kaiju genre. First of all, we get two monsters for the price of one here, Mothra in her larva stage and in her adult stage. Both forms are quite different from each other and have very different ways of destroying Tokyo. The larva is a large, crawling creature that destroys buildings (including Tokyo Tower) by slamming into them and crushing everything under its weight, while the adult Mothra flies above the city, creating hurricane winds that tear buildings apart and send anything that isn't firmly tied down flying and crashing into anyone caught in its path. Like any good monster movie, you also find yourself cheering for it, just a little bit. Mothra isn't some rampaging monster, it's a vengeful god sent to rescue its apostles, two young women who have been kidnapped and forced to perform tricks at the request of audiences. It becomes not so much a "What weapon will they find to take Mothra down?" story as it is a "how can our heroes rescue the Shobijin and save the day?". That aspect of the film is actually one of its biggest strength. In many monster movies, the human plot just feels like filler. Something to introduce the monster and then tie together the various sequences of destruction before the solution is discovered. Not here. The human characters are actually integral to the plot. They are the ones who discover the Shobijin (and in the case of Chujo, he's the one who names them) and they are the only ones who are able to free them and hopefully save the city. You see, there's a whole other aspect to the film that ties into the kidnapping, which is the relationship between Japan and Roliscia. They're two countries that are working together for the common good of studying radiation poisoning and nuclear testing damage, but when the actions of Nelson brings destruction to Japan, everyone is at a loss as to what to do. He's a foreigner and actions against him could lead to a declaration of war between the two countries. From his point of view, Nelson does not see his actions as wrong and it is only when Mothra begins attacking that he realizes what he has done. He doesn't release the small beauties though because he's just hoping that the military will take care of Mothra. Letting them go would only acknowledge his part in the attack anyway and create an international incident. So overall there's a lot going on with the monsters and the humans. You've actually got some pretty interesting characters featured inbetween the scenes of monster action. Speaking of monster action/special effects, how do those look? Well, one thing that needs to be mentioned is that there's one recurring special effect that's not convincing at all and is in fact pretty badly done, the Shobijin. When they use camera tricks to make the female actresses look tiny, it's terrific but there are several sequences where they are clearly dolls being handled by the actors and it's actually pretty laughable. Aside from that, the special effects are pretty sweet. There's something about Mothra that makes her oddly compelling. A giant caterpillar and a giant moth wrecking a city? That's something you've never seen before, that's for sure. The puppets used for Mothra are quite convincing (the strings are well hidden and I think the caterpillar is mechanized) and as usual, the miniatures and sets that are to be destroyed are quite good. They actually look better than they have in the previous films in Toho's Kaiju universe and it's all in colour. There are some pretty iconic scenes of destruction, particularly when it comes to the Mothra larval stage, when it attacks Tokyo tower and like I said before, it isn't all just buildings falling down and being crushed, with the sequences of Mothra flapping her wings and destroying the city, it's something you haven't seen before. "Mothra" is actual a very compelling monster movie that puts enough twists on the formula to make it feel like its own thing. The characters and the monster are interesting, the plots are cleverly interwoven into each other and the special effects are good too. Best of all, it leads into one of the most fun films in the Godzilla series, "Godzilla vs. Mothra". It isn't only for fans of Kaiju movies, it's the kind of film that stands on its own and that you use to introduce people to the genre because it is legitimately good on its own, or as part of a series. (On Dvd, March 29, 2014)
User Review - 10/10 by Yuri RBeautiful work of art by Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya. The score by Yuji Koseki has a South Pacific feel to it. Great to listen to and fits very well with the tone of the movie.
User Review - 10/10 by Alvin GCult classic love having crackle on my tv.

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