Mosura 2 - Kaitei no daikessen (1997)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Kunio Miyoshi

Writers:

Masumi Suetani (writer)
Tomoyuki Tanaka (creator: original concept)

Release Date:

13 December 1997 (Japan)

Genre:

Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Mothra's twin nymphs and children from the city find a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Giant Monster | Second Part | Sequel | Japan

Cast

Megumi Kobayashi	...	Moru
Sayaka Yamaguchi	...	Lora
Aki Hano	...	Belvera

Also Known As:

Mothra 2 (Japan: English title)
Mothra 2: The Undersea Battle
Rebirth of Mothra II (USA)

Runtime:

USA:97 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Indonesia

Company:

Toho Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

The last kaiju film Tomoyuki Tanaka would work on. This film was released a few months after his death. Tanaka created Godzilla and produced every Toho Co. Ltd. tokusatsu (special effects) movie between Gojira (1954) and this.

Movie Connections:

References Rudora no hihou (1996) (VG)

Okay, kiddie Toho flick

Mothra 2 (saw an English subtitled edition) was mildly entertaining but clearly marketed at children...3 of the main characters are children. No one is seen getting hurt (although they must have when the monsters were fighting over populated areas). I can see how I would have loved this when I was a kid, and how children now might enjoy it. Overall, however, its fluff; a redeeming factor is the fact that the villan has a real (and good) motivation: she wants to save the earth. Her method (kill all humans) leaves something to be desired; but I could see how in an American kids' flick the villan would simply seek world domination or genocide for no particular reason. Basically harmless fun.