Mothra vs. Godzilla
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.
- Director
- Ishirō Honda
- Signature
- Drama · Wonder · Craft
- Worldwide
- $10M
Who's in it
Cast
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23 billed performers
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What It's About
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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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Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $10M
- Release date
- Apr 29, 1964
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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