Mothra

1961 Japanese adventure/sci-fi film directed by Ishirō Honda
Movie film Q2333996
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Mothra

Summary

Mothra is a film[1]. Mothra ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mothra's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Mothra's director is recorded as Ishirō Honda[4].
  • Mothra's screenwriter is recorded as Shinichi Sekizawa[5].
  • Mothra's composer is recorded as Yūji Koseki[6].
  • Mothra's genre is recorded as science fiction film[7].
  • Mothra's genre is recorded as fantasy film[8].
  • Mothra's genre is recorded as kaiju[9].
  • Mothra's genre is recorded as adventure film[10].
  • Mothra's genre is recorded as thriller film[11].
  • Mothra's followed by is recorded as Mothra vs. Godzilla[12].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Frankie Sakai[13].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Kyōko Kagawa[14].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Hiroshi Koizumi[15].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Ken Uehara[16].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Takashi Shimura[17].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Akihiko Hirata[18].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Kenji Sahara[19].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Haruo Nakajima[20].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Jerry Ito[21].
  • Mothra's cast member is recorded as Katsumi Tezuka[22].
  • Mothra's producer is recorded as Tomoyuki Tanaka[23].
  • Mothra's production company is recorded as Toho[24].
  • Mothra's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0055198[25].
  • Mothra's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[26].
  • Mothra's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Mothra's producer is recorded as Tomoyuki Tanaka[23]. Mothra's director is recorded as Ishirō Honda[4]. Mothra's screenwriter is recorded as Shinichi Sekizawa[5]. Cast members include Frankie Sakai[13], Kyōko Kagawa[14], Hiroshi Koizumi[15], Ken Uehara[16], Takashi Shimura[17], and Akihiko Hirata[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1961-07-30T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include Japanese[26], Russian[27], and English[30]. Genres include science fiction film[7], fantasy film[8], kaiju[9], adventure film[10], and thriller film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 5.8/10[31] and 80%[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mothra's followed by is recorded as Mothra vs. Godzilla[12].

Why It Matters

Mothra ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2] Mothra has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Mothra is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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