Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!
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.

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Cast

Akira Takarada Akira Takarada As: Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Yuriko Hoshi Yuriko Hoshi As: Junko Nakanishi
Hiroshi Koizumi Hiroshi Koizumi As: Prof. Miura
Yū Fujiki Yū Fujiki As: Jiro Nakamura
Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara As: Jiro Torahata
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!
Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Drama, Action, Science Fiction

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 29 April 1964

Country: JP

Runtime: 89m

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Company Credits

Company: TOHO

Revenue: $10,000,000

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Cast

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Junko Nakanishi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Prof. Miura

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Jiro Nakamura

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Jiro Torahata

Emi Ito

Emi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Yumi Ito

Yumi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Editor Maruta

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Kumayama

Kenzō Tabu

Kenzō Tabu

Prefectural Assembly Member (uncredited)

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

School Principal (uncredited)

Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Village Leader

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Head of JSDF Task Force (uncredited)

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Shinto Priest

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Sailor at the Dock (uncredited)

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Infant Island Chief (uncredited)

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

JSDF Member (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Police Officer at the Dock (uncredited)

Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Police Chief (uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Shizunoura Fisherman (uncredited)

Miki Yashiro

Miki Yashiro

Ms. Kobayashi

Wataru Ōmae

Wataru Ōmae

Happy Enterprises Employee (uncredited)

Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Shizunoura Fisherman (uncredited)

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Shizunoura Fisherman (uncredited)

Toshihiko Furuta

Toshihiko Furuta

Soldier (uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Journalist (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

JSDF Member (uncredited)

Seishirō Kuno

Seishirō Kuno

JSDF Member (uncredited)

Terumi Oka

Terumi Oka

Hamakaze Hotel Waitress (uncredited)

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shizunoura Fisherman (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Shizunoura Fisherman (uncredited)

Yukihiko Gondô

Yukihiko Gondô

Happy Enterprises Employee (uncredited)

Kôichi Satô

Kôichi Satô

Happy Enterprises Employee (uncredited)

Ikuo Kawamura

Ikuo Kawamura

Transport Aircraft Pilot (uncredited)

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki

JSDF Correspondent (uncredited)

Haruya Sakamoto

Haruya Sakamoto

JSDF Member (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Godzilla (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Godzilla (assistant)

Robert Dunham

Robert Dunham

US Navy Soldier (uncredited)

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Kôji Kajita

Kôji Kajita

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Executive Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Boku Morimoto

Boku Morimoto

Production Manager

Tadashi Koike

Tadashi Koike

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Hisashi Shimonaga

Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Recordist

Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sound Effects

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Camera

Hajime Koizumi

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Lighting

Seishichi Kojima

Seishichi Kojima

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Takeo Kita

Takeo Kita

Production Design

Takeo Kita

Takeo Kita

Art Direction

Other Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects

Mototaka Tomioka

Mototaka Tomioka

Special Effects

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