Ishiro Honda

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Godzilla faces off against the benevolent insect monster-god Mothra in this clash of the titans, a crossover battle between two of Toho Studios’ most popular monsters—the last in which Godzilla would figure as a malevolent villain rather than a fearsome hero. Mothra vs. Godzilla marks a creative high point in the Godzilla series, with pointed social commentary from director Ishiro Honda, a masterful score by Akira Ifukube, and astonishing special-effects work by Eiji Tsuburaya.

New cover illustration by Angela Rizza

Film Info

  • Japan
  • 1964
  • 89 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • Japanese

Available In

Collector's Set

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975

Blu-ray Box Set

8 Discs

$157.46

Mothra vs. Godzilla
Cast
Akira Takarada
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Yuriko Hoshi
Junko Nakanishi
Emi Ito, Yumi Ito
Small beauties
Hiroshi Koizumi
Professor Miura
Kenji Sahara
Jiro Torahata
Yoshibumi Tajima
Kumayama
Jun Tazaki
Editor
Kenzo Tabu
Mayor
Akira Tani
Village leader
Credits
Director
Ishiro Honda
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Director of photography
Hajime Koizumi
Art director
Takeo Kita
Music
Akira Ifukube
Editor
Ryohei Fujii
Special-effects director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special-effects photography
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special-effects photography
Mototaka Tomioka
Special-effects art director
Akira Watanabe
Special-effects assistant director
Teruyoshi Nakano

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