Mothra vs. Godzilla
(1964)
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
(1964)
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Akira Takarada | ... | |
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Yuriko Hoshi | ... |
News Photographer Junko 'Yoka' Nakanishi
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Hiroshi Koizumi | ... |
Professor Miura
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Yû Fujiki | ... |
Reporter Jiro Nakamura (with egg and frying pan)
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Emi Itô | ... | |
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Yûmi Itô | ... | |
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Yoshifumi Tajima | ... |
Kumayama
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Kenji Sahara | ... |
Banzo Torahata
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Jun Tazaki | ... |
Editor Arota
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Kenzô Tabu | ... |
Mayor
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Yutaka Sada | ... |
Old Man
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Akira Tani | ... |
Village Headman
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Susumu Fujita | ... |
General
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Ikio Sawamura | ... |
Priest
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Ren Yamamoto | ... |
Sailor
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A greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the ocean near Tokyo so he can put luxury condos there. After a storm, a giant egg washes up on the beach nearby and is immediately put on public display. The developer's plans go awry when he disrupts Godzilla's rest and the monster goes stomping through Tokyo again. It's up to the elderly Mothra, and then to its two offspring, to save Tokyo from destruction. Written by Molly Malloy <mailcall@bluemarble.net>
Toho continue on an entertaining Kaiju streak. Here the battle is between Mothra and Godzilla. Though entertaining, it does pretty much rehash the plots of both of these monsters independent outings. Godzilla always knows when another monster is out and about and here he comes to trash some stuff up. In a desperate attempt at salvation, Japan turn to Mothra for some help. Only problem is a greedy businessman has come into possession of Mothra's egg and refuses to let it go. There are some thematic elements around the battle of the sexes here. With Godzilla representing the destructive and vengeful force of man, and Mothra the maternal do-gooder. However, unlike previous films the themes are swept under the rug for more monster brawling. There's less humor than the previous outing, and even more violence. I doubt it's any coincidence that the most violent scenes come from humans attacking humans, rather than Godzilla's rampage.