Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964 · 89 min · JA · NR · 7.0 (364 votes)
Dir. Ishirō Honda · Starring Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yū Fujiki, Kenji Sahara, Emi Ito · Music Akira Ifukube · Godzilla (Showa) Collection

“A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!”

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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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A grand spectacle of nature's fury clashing with human greed. This classic kaiju film offers a thrilling, if sometimes somber, look at the consequences of unchecked industrialization and the power of ancient forces.

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