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.
Practical Effects
Mothra's silk attack—absurd, gorgeous, and totally handmade.
Costume
The Shobijin matching outfits are camp perfection.
Direction
Honda balances monster mayhem with genuine social commentary.
Director
Ishirō Honda
Akira Takarada
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Yuriko Hoshi
Junko Nakanishi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Professor Shunsuke Miura
Yū Fujiki
Jiro Nakamura
Kenji Sahara
Jiro Torahata
Emi Ito
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Yumi Ito
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Jun Tazaki
Editor Maruta
Yoshibumi Tajima
Kumayama
Kenzō Tabu
Prefectural Assembly Member
Yutaka Sada
School Principal
Susumu Fujita
Head of JSDF Task Force
Ikio Sawamura
Shinto Priest
Ren Yamamoto
Sailor at the Dock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Mothra's second film and cemented her as Godzilla's most frequent rival—a tradition spanning decades.
The Mothra larva was operated by six people inside a 250-pound suit; the adult required wires and motors that constantly broke.
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