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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.8 / 100
1961·Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi·1h 30m

MOTHRA

“Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravaging a universe for love!”

Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.

Above the Line
Ishirô Honda·DirectorShinichi Sekizawa·ScreenplayYoshie Hotta·NovelHajime Koizumi·Director of PhotographyYūji Koseki·Original Music ComposerKazuji Taira·Editor
Cast
Frankie Sakai·Senichiro 'Sen-chan' FukudaHiroshi Koizumi·Dr. Shin'ichi ChûjôKyōko Kagawa·Michi HanamuraJerry Itō·Clark NelsonKen Uehara·Dr. HaradaEmi Ito·Shobijin (Twin Fairy)Yumi Ito·Shobijin (Twin Fairy)Takashi Shimura·News EditorAkihiro Tayama·Shinji ChûjôAkihiko Hirata·Doctor
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 6
Ishirō Honda·DirectorHiroyasu Sunahara·Assistant DirectorTeruyoshi Nakano·Assistant DirectorMasaji Nonagase·First Assistant DirectorHiroshi Haryu·Assistant DirectorKen Sano·Assistant Director
Writing· 6
Shinichi Sekizawa·ScreenplayYoshie Hotta·NovelShinichirô Nakamura·NovelTakehiko Fukunaga·NovelShinichi Sekizawa·LyricistIshirō Honda·Lyricist
Camera· 2
Hajime Koizumi·Director of PhotographyYukio Manoda·Visual Effects Camera
Editing· 1
Kazuji Taira·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Yūji Koseki·Original Music ComposerKoji Kajita·Original Music ComposerYumi Ito·VocalsEmi Ito·VocalsShoichi Fujinawa·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 2
Takeo Kita·Art DirectionTeruaki Abe·Art Direction
Production· 2
Tomoyuki Tanaka·ProducerShin Morita·Production Manager
Other Departments· 6
Tadaaki Watanabe·PyrotechnicianMasakatsu Asai·Special EffectsSadao Iizuka·Visual EffectsMasakatsu Asai·Special Effects AssistantHiroshi Mukoyama·Visual EffectsYukio Manoda·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
74.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
75%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Mothra's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Epic, Action, Fantasy
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a large, dark green Godzilla monster on the right, roaring with its mouth open, and a giant moth-like creature, Mothra, with orange and blac”

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Key Elements
GodzillaMothra (adult Form)Mothra (larval Form)BuildingsFerris WheelWater
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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