Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

"A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!"Movie
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
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NR 1 hr 29 minNov 25th, 1964Drama, Action, Science FictionGodzilla (Showa) Collection PosterPart of Godzilla (Showa) Collection
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Plot
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 25th, 1964
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 23rd, 1999 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$10,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Production Companies:TOHO

Mothra vs. Godzilla Quotes

The Clash of Titans: Mothra and Godzilla

Quotes about Mothra vs. Godzilla: * Robert Biondi, "The Evolution of Godzilla – G-Suit Variations Throughout the Monster King’s Twenty One Films", G-FAN #16 (July/August 1995)

Evolution of the Iconic Mosugoji Design

Quotes about Mothra vs. Godzilla: Widely regarded as the best Godzilla suit of all time, the Mosugoji was as different from the Kingoji as the Kingoji was from its two predecessors. The body of the Mosugoji was sleek and bell-shaped with a pronounced breast bone and knees. The hands featured slender, sharp claws with the fingers held apart, which looked like they could tear the nicest high-rise OC apartments to ribbons. The dorsal plates were nearly identical to those of the Kingoji. The head was well proportioned to the body and the facial features were chillingly defined, with pronounced brows and splendidly evil eyes.