# MOTHRA (1961)

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**Original title**: *モスラ*
**Runtime**: 101 min
**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

> *Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Shipwreck survivors wash up on Infant Island and a science team finds surviving natives and tiny fairy twins who worship Mothra. When a greedy American businessman kidnaps the twins Mothra takes flight. First Japanese kaiju spectacle.

**Mood tags**: playful, tender, uplifting

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