Mothra
1961 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 5,689 VOTES · DIR. Ishirō Honda
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 851 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 "Mothra" (Mosura)
00:05:40 We didn't find radiation on any of them.
00:07:41 The natives...
00:09:53 What's going on?
00:12:16 Wasn't that Dr. Harada? He's the leader of the Japanese expedition.
00:15:34 That's crazy!
00:18:20 It is now time for us to go ashore.
00:23:39 I thought they were about 30 centimeters tall.
00:26:43 What do you think you're doing?!
00:30:00 Clark Nelson.
00:34:36 Five years, three months.
00:41:03 What are you doing? No! No!
00:43:14 We don't think anyone in the world has the right to hold you like this.
00:47:09 Infant Island has a legend, about a huge protector!
00:51:29 I understand.
00:55:35 What?
00:59:11 Oh, you won't need any money.
01:02:49 Ten-chan!
01:06:22 Hey!
01:14:22 It's currently at Goma 2-1. Mothra is making its way toward Tokyo Tower.
01:19:23 Please relax. They will be here within ten hours.
01:26:09 The Rolisikan police have been instructed to arrest Nelson on sight, and they are actively...
01:33:19 Mothra and the sound of prayers...
01:40:04 ...is yours to discover for eternity.
Cast & Characters
Furankî Sakai
Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda (AKA Bulldog)
Hiroshi Koizumi
Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
Kyôko Kagawa
Photographer Michi Hanamura
Yumi Itô
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Emi Itô
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Jerry Itô
Kurâruku Neruson
Ken Uehara
Dr. Harada
Takashi Shimura
News Editor
Tetsu Nakamura
Nelson's Henchman
Seizaburô Kawazu
General
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed851
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:40:04
Production Record
DirectorIshirō Honda
LanguageJapanese
Revenue$2,237,760
IMDb votes5,689