Mothra

Mothra
Original Title	モスラ Mosura
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	Titra Studios
Voice Director	Lee Kresel
Translation & Adaptation	Peter Fernandez
Recorded	1962
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	1961

Mothra (モスラ Mosura) is a 1961 science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda and starring Frankie Sakai.

Synopsis A pair of tiny-looking twins, inhabitants of Beru Island, jealously guard their "Mothra" deity. Unfortunately, they are kidnapped and taken to Tokyo by an unscrupulous expeditionary to be exploited artistically. The twins use their mystical powers to revive the giant worm through telepathy. In turn, it goes to Tokyo, with the firm purpose of recovering its guardians, already turned into a giant moth and sweeping everything in its path.

Cast

Character	Original Actor	Dub Actor
Senichiro Fukuda	Frankie Sakai	Bernard Grant
Dr. Shinichi Chujo	Hiroshi Koizumi	Anthony La Penna
Dr. Harada	Ken Uehara	Bret Morrison

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
Columbia TriStar Home Video	1993		NTSC	United States
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	2009		1 NTSC
	2013
Mill Creek Entertainment	2014
	2019		A DVB-T

See Also

• Godzilla (franchise)
• Mothra vs. Godzilla

External Links

• Mothra at the Internet Movie Database