Mothra

Summary

Mothra is a film^[1]. Mothra ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,212 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

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Authorship and Creation

Mothra was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka^[23]. Mothra was directed by Ishirō Honda^[4]. Shinichi Sekizawa wrote the screenplay for Mothra^[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 January 1, 1961^[28] and July 30, 1961^[29]. Original languages include Japanese^[25], Russian^[26], and English^[27]. Genres include science fiction film^[7], fantasy film^[8], kaiju^[9], adventure film^[10], and thriller film^[11]. Mothra was distributed by video on demand^[30].

Reception

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

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mothra was followed by Mothra vs. Godzilla^[12].

Why It Matters

Mothra ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,212 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]