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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Film Cast:
- Ichiro “Ichi” Sakai: Akira Takarada
- Junko Nakanishi: Yuriko Hoshi
- Professor Shunsuke Miura: Hiroshi Koizumi
- Jiro Nakamura: Yū Fujiki
- Jiro Torahata: Kenji Sahara
- Shobijin (Twin Fairy): Emi Ito
- Shobijin (Twin Fairy): Yumi Ito
- Editor Maruta: Jun Tazaki
- Kumayama: Yoshibumi Tajima
- Prefectural Assembly Member: Kenzō Tabu
- School Principal: Yutaka Sada
- Amimoto, Shizunora Village Leader: Akira Tani
- Head of JSDF Task Force: Susumu Fujita
- Shinto Priest: Ikio Sawamura
- Sailor at the Dock: Ren Yamamoto
- JSDF Member: Kōzō Nomura
- Police Officer at the Dock: Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
- Infant Island Chief: Yoshio Kosugi
- Police Chief: Shin Ōtomo
- Shizunoura Fisherman: Senkichi Ōmura
- Ms. Kobayashi: Miki Yashiro
- Happy Enterprises Employee: Wataru Ōmae
- Shizunoura Fisherman: Kôji Uno
- Shizunoura Fisherman: Yutaka Nakayama
- Soldier: Toshihiko Furuta
- Journalist: Hideo Shibuya
- JSDF Member: Tadashi Okabe
- JSDF Member: Seishirō Kuno
- Hamakaze Hotel Waitress: Terumi Oka
- Shizunoura Fisherman: Shirō Tsuchiya
- Shizunoura Fisherman: Takuzō Kumagai
- Happy Enterprises Employee: Yukihiko Gondō
- Happy Enterprises Employee: Kôichi Satô
- JSDF Member: Haruya Sakamoto
- Transport Aircraft Pilot: Ikuo Kawamura
- Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant: Rinsaku Ogata
- JSDF Correspondent: Haruo Suzuki
- Godzilla: Katsumi Tezuka
- Godzilla: Haruo Nakajima
- US Navy Soldier (uncredited): Robert Dunham
Film Crew:
- Executive Producer: Sanezumi Fujimoto
- Original Music Composer: Akira Ifukube
- Director of Photography: Hajime Koizumi
- Lyricist: Ishirō Honda
- Lyricist: Shinichi Sekizawa
- Art Direction: Takeo Kita
- Production Manager: Boku Morimoto
- Visual Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
- Editor: Ryôhei Fujii
- Sound Recordist: Fumio Yanoguchi
- Sound Effects: Sadamasa Nishimoto
- VFX Director of Photography: Sadamasa Arikawa
- Lyricist: Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Visual Effects Camera: Yôichi Manoda
- Lighting Technician: Seishichi Kojima
- Special Effects: Teruyoshi Nakano
- Visual Effects: Yoshiyuki Tokumasa
- Visual Effects Camera: Sadao Iizuka
- Special Effects Assistant: Koichi Kawakita
- Special Effects: Motoyoshi Tomioka
- Visual Effects Art Director: Akira Watanabe
- VFX Lighting Artist: Kuichiro Kishida
- Visual Effects: Hiroshi Mukoyama
- Visual Effects Camera: Takashi Nakao
- First Assistant Director: Koji Kajita
- Sound Recordist: Hisashi Shimonaga
- Visual Effects Production Manager: Tadashi Koike
- Visual Effects Camera: Yukio Manoda
- Special Effects: Kyuzo Yamamoto
- Special Effects: Mitsuru Toriumi
- Background Designer: Fuchimu Shimakura
- Special Effects: Takeshi Yamamoto
- Set Dresser: Takeharu Ikebuchi
- Visual Effects Camera: Takao Tsurumi
- Special Effects: Kenya Mukai
- Costume Design: Kanju Yagi
- Special Effects Assistant: Yasuyuki Inoue
- Special Effects: Tokimaro Karasawa
- Special Effects: Takeshi Miyanishi
- Visual Effects Art Director: Jiro Shirasaki
- Special Effects: Toshiro Aoki
- Set Dresser: Sadao Kudo
- Special Effects Assistant: Yoshio Irie
- Costume Design: Keizô Murase
- Sculptor: Teizô Toshimitsu
- Costume Design: Eizo Kaimai
- Modeling: Nobuyuki Yasumaru
- Costume Design: Yasuei Yagi
- Vocals: Yumi Ito
- Vocals: Emi Ito
- Music: Hiroshi Miyagawa
- Visual Effects: Minoru Nakano
- Music: Yūji Koseki
- Stunts: Haruo Nakajima
Movie Reviews:
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- Among the plethora of Godzilla sequels Mothra vs Godzilla is simply one of the finest. The best of the Godzilla films work by having a thematic purpose underneath the spectacle of kaiju mayhem. Godzilla, an unstoppable force of destruction against the benevolent Mothra, a fragile and delicate creature.
- A frequent motif in the films of Ishiro Honda was the notion of the brotherhood of man. Here this is put to the test as greed and mistrust take a hold of our characters. Our human villain seeks to exploit Mothra for profit while the islanders of Mothra’s island are reluctant to help humanity in their fight against Godzilla. In many ways it shares many similarities to it’s predecessor, King Kong vs Godzilla, though this film executes its themes in a more thoughtful manner. Its story and characters may be simple, but the actors give charismatic performances that really make them enjoyable. The human villains in particular are some of the finest in the series.
- Tsuburaya’s effects are at their apex here. Godzilla’s design is imbued with a menacing personality along with a fantastic performance by suit actor Haruo Nakajima. Mothra is once again is brought to life through some stunning wirework. Her wings, head, and legs all wiggle and bob making her feel alive. The film has some of the finest hand made tokusatsu craftsmanship of the original series. Add to that a phenomenal soundtrack by Akira Ifukube and you have what is undoubtedly one of Godzilla’s finest moments.
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