Mothra vs. Godzilla poster
Director Ishirō Honda
Screenplay Shinichi Sekizawa

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Original Title: モスラ対ゴジラ

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

Release Date: 1964-04-29

Duration: 89 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Ren Yamamoto
    Sailor at the Dock
  • Akira Takarada
    Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
  • Hideo Shibuya
    Journalist
  • Haruo Nakajima
    Godzilla
  • Susumu Fujita
    Head of JSDF Task Force
  • Yuriko Hoshi
    Junko Nakanishi
  • Emi Ito
    Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
  • Yutaka Sada
    School Principal
  • Yumi Ito
    Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
  • Hiroshi Koizumi
    Professor Shunsuke Miura