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Mothra

1961 · 101 min

A charming, colourful creature feature with miniature singing fairies, earnest heroes and a surprisingly gentle giant monster; playful spectacle with a light moral streak.

Tagline
Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!
Overview
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.
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • exploration
  • freedom
  • nature
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • wilderness
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
Action4
Horror3
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, science fiction, fantasy
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Written by
Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring
Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Itō, Ken Uehara, Emi Ito, Yumi Ito, Takashi Shimura
Music
Yūji Koseki, Koji Kajita
Cinematography
Hajime Koizumi
Runtime
101 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English

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