Mothra

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ishirô Honda
(as Inoshiro Honda)

Writing Credits

Shin'ichi Sekizawa
(screenplay)
Shin'ichirô Nakamura
(novel) &
Takehiko Fukunaga
(novel) &
Yoshie Hotta
(novel)

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)
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
Yoshifumi Tajima
Military Advisor
Akihiko Hirata
Doctor
Kenji Sahara
Helicopter Pilot
Yoshio Kosugi
Ship Captain
Kôji Iwamoto
Nelson's Henchman
Kô Mishima
Ship Survivor
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
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Woodcutter
Obel Wyatt
Dr. Roff
Harold Conway
Rolisican Ambassador
Teruko Mita
Rest House Owner's Wife
Robert Dunham
Police Chief of New Kirk City
Masamitsu Tayama
Shinji Chûjô
Ren Yamamoto
Ship Survivor
Haruya Katô
Ship Survivor
Rinsaku Ogata
Ship Survivor
Yutaka Nakayama
Radio Communicator
Kôji Uno
Police Officer
Wataru Ômae
Official
Kazuo Hinata
Defense Force Inspector / Audience Member (as Kazuo Higata)
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Police Officer
Hiroyuki Satake
Police Officer
Shôichi Hirose
Dam Worker
Toshihiko Furuta
Dam Worker
Gorô Sakurai
Member of Task Force
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
Shigeo Katô
Dam Watchman
Kazuo Imai
Announcer
Yutaka Oka
Captain of Transport
Kô Hayami
Island Dancer
Yoshio Katsube
Investigation Party Member
Haruo Nakajima
Head of Mosura Larva
Katsumi Tezuka
Neck of Mosura Larva
Ryôji Shimizu
Investigation Party Member
Yôichirô Kitagawa
(as Ryûichi Hosokawa)
Junnosuke Suda
(scenes deleted)
Yû Sekita
(as Hiroshi Sekita)
Akira Kitchôji
(scenes deleted)
Masaaki Tachibana
Newspaper Reporter
Toshiko Nakano
(scenes deleted)
Tsurue Ichimanji
(scenes deleted)
Nanako Yamada
Native Girl
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 (uncredited)
Ed Keane
New Kirk City Government Official
Yoshie Kihira
Nitto Shimbun's Waitperson / Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Eisaburo Komatsu
Ship Association Staff / Self-Defense Forces Member (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
Masaya Nihei
Dam Policeman / Infant Island Islander (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
Akihide Tsuzawa
Island Boy
Shirô Watanabe
Nitto Shimbun Reporter
Takuya Yuki
National Nuclear Research Center Staff / Announcer (uncredited)
Tokio Ôkawa
Infant Island Citizen / Survey Team Member (uncredited)
Hideo Ôtsuka
Police Officer Search Team Member

Produced by

Tomoyuki Tanaka
producer

Music by

Yûji Koseki

Cinematography by

Hajime Koizumi
(photography)

Editing by

Kazuji Taira
(as Ichiji Taira)

Art Direction by

Teruaki Abe
(as Kimei Abe)
Takeo Kita

Production Management

Shin Morita
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Samaji Nonagase
assistant director (as Masaji Nonagase)

Art Department

Teizô Toshimitsu
special effects suit designer

Sound Department

Shôichi Fujinawa
sound recordist
Masanobu Miyazaki
sound recordist

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
Kaimai Eizo
special effects (uncredited)
Keizô Murase
uncredited
Tôru Suzuki
special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Sadamasa Arikawa
special cinematography: photography
Kyuichirô Kishida
special cinematography: lighting (as Kuichiro Kishida)
Hiroshi Mukoyama
special cinematography: special effects (as Hiroshi Mukouyama)

Camera and Electrical Department

Toshio Takashima
lighting technician

Music Department

Susumu Ike
composer: "Mosura No Uta"

Additional Crew

David D. Horne
producer: English version
Lee Kresel
director: English version
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