Godzilla VS Mothra
Godzilla VS Mothra
ゴジラvsモスラ
Gojira VS Mosura
Godzilla VS Mothra
Also known as | Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth |
Director | Takao Okawara |
Special Effects Director | Koichi Kawakita |
Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka Shogo Tomiyama |
Screenplay | Kazuki Omori |
Music Director | Akira Ifukube |
Photography | Masahisa Kishimoto |
Art | Ken Sakai |
Sound | Teiichi Sato |
Lighting | Hideki Mochitsuki |
Editor | Miho Yoneda |
Assistant Director | Masaaki Tezuka |
Special Effects Assistant Director |
Kenji Suzuki Makoto Kamiya |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 12, 1992 |
Runtime | 102 minutes |
Preceded by | Godzilla VS King Ghidorah (1991) |
Followed by | Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla (1993) |
ゴジラvsモスラ Gojira VS Mosura Godzilla VS Mothra |
Director | Takao Okawara |
Special Effects Director | Koichi Kawakita |
Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka Shogo Tomiyama |
Screenplay | Kazuki Omori |
Music Director | Akira Ifukube |
Photography | Masahisa Kishimoto |
Art | Ken Sakai |
Sound | Teiichi Sato |
Lighting | Hideki Mochitsuki |
Editor | Miho Yoneda |
Assistant Director | Masaaki Tezuka |
Special Effects Assistant Director |
Kenji Suzuki Makoto Kamiya |
Also known as | Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 12, 1992 |
Runtime | 102 minutes |
Preceded by | Godzilla VS King Ghidorah (1991) |
Followed by | Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla (1993) |
Takuya, a vagabond, is arrested in Thailand after trespassing on sacred grounds. The Marutomo company offers to negotiate his release in exchange for his help in surveying some recently acquired island property. Takuya is sent to Infant Island, where he discovers the giant egg of Mothra and her twin priestesses, the Cosmos. They tell him the story of Mothra’s ancient battle to protect her people from the vengeful Battra. Eventually their war ravaged the earth and both monsters went into hibernation. The Marutomo company arranges to have Mothra’s egg transported to Japan.
The egg’s convoy is threatened by Godzilla; Takuya releases the egg to save the ship. The egg hatches into a larval Mothra, who tries to fend off Godzilla. A third monster, the revived Battra, also appears and attacks. Mothra escapes while Godzilla and Battra continue their fight underwater, where they are consumed by a volcanic eruption. The military presumes them to be dead. The Marutomo company, upset at losing the egg, settles for the Cosmos instead, and has them taken into custody. Takuya rescues them, but for his own shady purposes. Unbeknownst to either party, the Cosmos have begun calling for Mothra. The larva travels to Tokyo in search of the Cosmos, and Takuya is forced to give them up in order to stop Mothra from tearing the city apart. Once she is satisfied with their safety, Mothra proceeds to build her cocoon on the Diet Building.
Godzilla emerges from Mount Fuji and heads for Tokyo. Mothra completes her metamorphosis in time to confront Battra, who has also transformed into its adult stage. Their battle rages over Tokyo until Godzilla arrives and attacks them both. Mothra manages to convince Battra that Godzilla is the greater threat, and the age-old enemies align themselves against him. Godzilla is subdued and carried out to sea, where Battra’s strength gives out and the two of them plummet into the depths. Mothra and the Cosmos assume Battra’s duty to protect the earth, and depart into space to patrol for danger.
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Top Billed Cast
Takuya Fujito
Masako Tezuka
Kenji Ando
Takeshi Tomokane
Ryuzo Dobashi
Miki Saegusa
Cosmos
Cosmos
Shigeki Fukasawa
Joji Minamino
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
Battra
Chief of Air Staff
Fuji Observatory Staff
Chief of Ground Staff
Cargo Ship Captain
Godzilla
Mayumi Fukasawa
Chief of Staff
Marutomo Employee
Tank Commander
Midori Yonezawa