Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1964 · 89 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Ishirô Honda

Starring

Jun Tazaki, Kôichi Satô, Kenji Sahara, Yoshio Kosugi, Yû Fujiki, Akira Takarada

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko investigate a typhoon’s wreckage and find a massive egg coveted by greedy businessmen. Mothra’s priestesses appear to safeguard it, but their pleas are rejected, rousing Godzilla near Nagoya. The resulting clash shatters sky, sea and land as Infant Island’s people confront Japan’s desperate call for aid.