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: Professor Shunsuke 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: 16

Details

Genres: Drama, Action, Science Fiction

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 29 April 1964

Country: JP

Runtime: 89m

Film Collections

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

Professor Shunsuke 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

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

School Principal

Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Amimoto, Shizunora Village Leader

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Head of JSDF Task Force

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Shinto Priest

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Sailor at the Dock

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

JSDF Member

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Police Officer at the Dock

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Infant Island Chief

Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Police Chief

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Shizunoura Fisherman

Miki Yashiro

Miki Yashiro

Ms. Kobayashi

Wataru Ōmae

Wataru Ōmae

Happy Enterprises Employee

Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Shizunoura Fisherman

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Shizunoura Fisherman

Toshihiko Furuta

Toshihiko Furuta

Soldier

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Journalist

Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

JSDF Member

Seishirō Kuno

Seishirō Kuno

JSDF Member

Terumi Oka

Terumi Oka

Hamakaze Hotel Waitress

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shizunoura Fisherman

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Shizunoura Fisherman

Yukihiko Gondô

Yukihiko Gondô

Happy Enterprises Employee

Kôichi Satô

Kôichi Satô

Happy Enterprises Employee

Haruya Sakamoto

Haruya Sakamoto

JSDF Member

Ikuo Kawamura

Ikuo Kawamura

Transport Aircraft Pilot

Rinsaku Ogata

Rinsaku Ogata

Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant

Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki

JSDF Correspondent

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Godzilla

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Godzilla

Robert Dunham

Robert Dunham

US Navy Soldier (uncredited)

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Koji Kajita

Koji Kajita

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Executive Producer

Boku Morimoto

Boku Morimoto

Production Manager

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Costume Design

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Costume Design

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Design

Kanju Yagi

Kanju Yagi

Costume Design

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Costume Design

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Costume Design

Sound

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Recordist

Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sound Effects

Hisashi Shimonaga

Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound Recordist

Yumi Ito

Yumi Ito

Vocals

Emi Ito

Emi Ito

Vocals

Yūji Koseki

Yūji Koseki

Music

Hiroshi Miyagawa

Hiroshi Miyagawa

Music

Visual Effects

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects

Takao Tsurumi

Takao Tsurumi

Visual Effects Camera

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Visual Effects Camera

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects Director

Tokimaro Karasawa

Tokimaro Karasawa

Visual Effects Camera

Kenya Mukai

Kenya Mukai

Visual Effects Camera

Mitsuru Toriumi

Mitsuru Toriumi

Visual Effects Camera

Takeshi Yamamoto

Takeshi Yamamoto

Visual Effects Camera

Takeshi Miyanishi

Takeshi Miyanishi

Visual Effects Camera

Yukio Manoda

Yukio Manoda

Visual Effects Camera

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Visual Effects

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Compositor

Tadashi Koike

Tadashi Koike

Visual Effects Production Manager

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Kuichirô Kishida

Kuichirô Kishida

VFX Lighting Artist

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Visual Effects Camera

Yukio Manoda

Yukio Manoda

Visual Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

VFX Director of Photography

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

VFX Director of Photography

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Visual Effects Camera

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects Camera

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Modeling

Fuchimu Shimakura

Fuchimu Shimakura

Matte Painter

Minoru Nakano

Minoru Nakano

Visual Effects

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Modeling

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Kanju Yagi

Kanju Yagi

Modeling

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Modeling

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Visual Effects Camera

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Camera

Hajime Koizumi

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer

Lighting

Seishichi Kojima

Seishichi Kojima

Lighting Technician

Kuichirô Kishida

Kuichirô Kishida

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Takeo Kita

Takeo Kita

Production Design

Takeo Kita

Takeo Kita

Art Direction

Sadao Kudo

Sadao Kudo

Set Dresser

Fuchimu Shimakura

Fuchimu Shimakura

Background Designer

Toshiro Aoki

Toshiro Aoki

Set Dresser

Takeharu Ikebuchi

Takeharu Ikebuchi

Set Dresser

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Sculptor

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Sculptor

Other Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects Assistant

Kyuzo Yamamoto

Kyuzo Yamamoto

Special Effects

Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Special Effects Assistant

Kenya Mukai

Kenya Mukai

Special Effects

Kenya Mukai

Kenya Mukai

Special Effects Assistant

Takeharu Ikebuchi

Takeharu Ikebuchi

Special Effects

Toshiro Aoki

Toshiro Aoki

Special Effects

Takeshi Yamamoto

Takeshi Yamamoto

Special Effects Assistant

Takeshi Miyanishi

Takeshi Miyanishi

Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Special Effects Assistant

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Special Effects Assistant

Sadao Kudo

Sadao Kudo

Special Effects

Takao Tsurumi

Takao Tsurumi

Special Effects Assistant

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects Assistant

Tokimaro Karasawa

Tokimaro Karasawa

Special Effects

Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Visual Effects Art Director

Mitsuru Toriumi

Mitsuru Toriumi

Special Effects

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Special Effects Assistant

Takao Tsurumi

Takao Tsurumi

Special Effects

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Art Director

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Special Effects

Takeshi Miyanishi

Takeshi Miyanishi

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects

Takeshi Yamamoto

Takeshi Yamamoto

Special Effects

Tokimaro Karasawa

Tokimaro Karasawa

Special Effects Assistant

Mitsuru Toriumi

Mitsuru Toriumi

Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Stunts

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Visual Effects Art Director

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