Mothra

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.

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Ishirō Honda directed Mothra in 1961. See Ishirō Honda's full filmography, where to start with Ishirō Honda, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ishirō Honda.

Mothra was released in 1961 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.