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Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964 · 89 min

A earnest monster spectacle with miniature destruction, moral pleas, and a bittersweet sacrifice, balancing campy charm with nuclear-age dread.

Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Genres
Drama, Action, Science fiction
Starring
Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi
Tagline
A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!
Overview
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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Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Genres
Drama, Action, Science fiction
Starring
Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • nature
  • survival
  • faith
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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