Mothra (1961) - Credits and Details

Mothra Credits and Details

Directed by
	Ishirô Honda	...	as Inoshiro Honda
Written by
	Shin'ichi Sekizawa	...	screenplay
	Shin'ichirô Nakamura	...	novel "Shukan Asahi"
	Takehiko Fukunaga	...	novel "Shukan Asahi"
	Yoshie Hotta	...	novel "Shukan Asahi"
Cast
	Furankî Sakai	...	Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda (AKA Bulldog)
	Hiroshi Koizumi	...	Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
	Kyôko Kagawa	...	Photographer Michi Hanamura
	Yumi Itô	...	Shobijin (Twin Fairy) (as Yumi Ito)
	Emi Itô	...	Shobijin (Twin Fairy) (as Emi Ito)
	Jerry Itô	...	Kurâruku Neruson (as Jerî Itô)
	Ken Uehara	...	Dr. Harada
	Takashi Shimura	...	News Editor
	Tetsu Nakamura	...	Nelson's Henchman
	Seizaburô Kawazu	...	General
	Yoshifumi Tajima	...	Military Advisor (as Yoshibumi Tajima)
	Akihiko Hirata	...	Doctor
	Kenji Sahara	...	Helicopter Pilot
	Yoshio Kosugi	...	Ship Captain
	Kôji Iwamoto	...	Nelson's Henchman (as Hiroshi Iwamoto)
	Kô Mishima	...	Ship Survivor (scenes deleted)
	Toshio Miura	...	Nelson's Henchman
	Akira Wakamatsu	...	Nelson's Henchman
	Hiroshi Akitsu	...	Nelson's Henchman / Survey Corps Member
	Hiroshi Takagi	...	Nelson's Henchman
	Osman Yusuf	...	Nelson's Rolisican Henchman (as Jonî Yusefu)
	Yasuhisa Tsutsumi	...	Woodcutter
	Obel Wyatt	...	Dr. Roff (as Ôberu Waiatto)
	Harold Conway	...	Rolisican Ambassador (as Harorudo Esu Kon'uei)
	Teruko Mita	...	Rest House Owner's Wife
	Robert Dunham	...	Police Chief of New Kirk City (as Robâto Danhamu)
	Masamitsu Tayama	...	Shinji Chûjô (as Masamitsu Tayma)
	Ren Yamamoto	...	Ship Survivor (as Yasushi Yamamoto)
	Haruya Katô	...	Ship Survivor (as Haruya Kato)
	Rinsaku Ogata	...	Ship Survivor
	Yutaka Nakayama	...	Radio Communicator (as Yutara Nakayama)
	Kôji Uno	...	Police Officer (as Koji Uno)
	Wataru Ômae	...	Official (as Wataru Ohmae)
	Kazuo Hinata	...	Defense Force Inspector / Audience Member (as Kazuo Higata)
	Mitsuo Matsumoto	...	Police Officer
	Hiroyuki Satake	...	Police Officer
	Shôichi Hirose	...	Dam Worker (as Shoichi Hirose)
	Toshihiko Furuta	...	Dam Worker
	Gorô Sakurai	...	Member of Task Force (as Koro Sakurai)
	Keisuke Matsuyama	...	Shipmate
	Takeo Nagashima	...	Island Dancer
	Kôji Kamimura	...	Small Role
	Akira Yamada	...	Island Worshipper
	Mitsuo Tsuda	...	Captain Orion Maru / Surveyor
	Akio Kusama	...	Surveyor
	Tadashi Okabe	...	Doctor Hayakaze / Surveyor
	Hideo Shibuya	...	Journalist (as Shinpei Mitsui)
	Shigeo Katô	...	Dam Watchman (as Shigeo Kato)
	Kazuo Imai	...	Announcer
	Yutaka Oka	...	Captain of Transport (as Yutaka Okada)
	Kô Hayami	...	Island Dancer (as Arai Hayamizu)
	Yoshio Katsube	...	Investigation Party Member (as Yoshio Hattori)
	Haruo Nakajima	...	Head of Mosura Larva
	Katsumi Tezuka	...	Neck of Mosura Larva
	Ryôji Shimizu	...	Investigation Party Member
	Yôichirô Kitagawa	...	(as Ryûichi Hosokawa)
	Junpei Natsuki
	Junnosuke Suda	...	(scenes deleted)
	Toku Ihara
	Yû Sekita	...	(as Hiroshi Sekita)
	Akira Kitchôji	...	(scenes deleted)
	Masaaki Tachibana	...	Newspaper Reporter
	Toshiko Nakano	...	(scenes deleted)
	Tsurue Ichimanji	...	(scenes deleted)
	Tatsuo Sakai
	Nanako Yamada	...	Native Girl
	Nichigeki Danshingu Chîmu
Uncredited Cast
	Enver Altenbay	...	Airplane passenger
	Ryûtarô Amami	...	Nitto Shimbun Reporter
	Shizuko Azuma	...	National Nuclear Research Center Staff
	Kenzô Echigo	...	Helicopter Pilot
	Kohei Furukawa	...	Geiger
	Bin Furuya	...	Reporter
	Yukihiko Gondô	...	Dam Staff
	Cliff Harrington	...	Rolisican citizen
	Shinjirô Hirota	...	Dam Staff
	Hans Horneff	...	New Kirk City citizen
	Saburô Iketani	...	Show Announcer
	Minoru Itô	...	Defense Force Member counting down
	Sabel Jameel	...	New Kirk City citizen
	Saburô Kadowaki	...	National Nuclear Research Center Staff
	Kuniyoshi Kashima	...	Survey Team Member
	Nobuo Katsura	...	Show Audience Member
	Masayoshi Kawabe	...	Police Officer Search Team Member
	Ikuo Kawamura	...	Ship Association Staff / show spectator / Self-Defense Forces Member
	Ed Keane	...	New Kirk City Government Official
	Yoshie Kihira	...	Nitto Shimbun's Waitperson / Show Audience Member
	Eisaburo Komatsu	...	Ship Association Staff / Self-Defense Forces Member
	Jun Kuroki	...	Dam Staff
	Ed P. MacDamott	...	New Kirk City citizen
	Jirô Mitsuaki	...	Nitto Shimbun Reporter
	Sachiko Môri	...	Nurse of National Nuclear Research Center
	Takashi Narita	...	Infant Island Islander / Show Audience Member / Defense Corps Executive
	Masaya Nihei	...	Dam Policeman / Infant Island Islander
	Terumi Oka	...	Theater Receptionist
	Matsue Ono	...	National Nuclear Research Center Staff
	Animatronic Puppet	...	Mothra
	Enrico Rossi	...	Father of New Kirk City
	Keiji Sakakida	...	National Nuclear Research Center Staff
	Haruya Sakamoto	...	Airport Cop
	Kôichi Satô	...	Defense Corps Executive
	Akira Sera	...	Infant Islander
	Masaki Shinohara	...	National Nuclear Research Center Staff
	Shigemi Sunagawa	...	Nitto Shimbun Reporter
	Jirô Suzukawa	...	Infant Islander
	Haruo Suzuki	...	Self - Defense Forces Member
	Kamayuki Tsubono	...	Defense Force Officer / Airport Police Officer
	Akihide Tsuzawa	...	Island Boy
	Shirô Watanabe	...	Nitto Shimbun Reporter
	Takuya Yuki	...	National Nuclear Research Center Staff / Announcer
	Tokio Ôkawa	...	Infant Island Citizen / Survey Team Member
	Hideo Ôtsuka	...	Police Officer Search Team Member
Produced by
	Tomoyuki Tanaka	...	producer
Original Music by
	Yûji Koseki
Special Effects by
	Yukio Manoda	...	special cinematography: optical photography
	Kan Narita	...	special cinematography: production manager
	Eiji Tsuburaya	...	special cinematography: director
	Akira Watanabe	...	special cinematography: art
	Tadaaki Watanabe	...	special effects: propmaster
	Kaimai Eizo	...	special effects
	Keizô Murase	...	uncredited
	Tôru Suzuki	...	special effects assistant
Visual Effects by
	Sadamasa Arikawa	...	special cinematography: photography
	Kyuichirô Kishida	...	special cinematography: lighting
	Hiroshi Mukoyama	...	special cinematography: special effects

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 30, 1961
Theatrical Release:	May 10, 1962
DVD Release:	August 18, 2009
Country:
Distributor:	Sony Home Entertainment
Websites:

Ratings
5.4 / 10	6.6 / 10

Alternate Titles
Mosura

Production Companies
Toho

Distributors
Columbia Pictures (1962) (United States) (dubbed) (theatrical)
Sony Pictures Releasing (1993) (United States) (dubbed)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993) (United States) (dubbed) (VHS)
GoodTimes Home Video (2000) (United States) (video)
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (2001) (United States) (video)
Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
Mill Creek Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD)
Mill Creek Entertainment (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)

Filming Locations
Tokyo, Japan (Studio)

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