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A gigantic moth, worshipped as a goddess by an island people, begins to wreak havoc in Tokyo. Made by the director of Godzilla, with special effects by that film’s Eiji Tsubaraya, who pioneered ‘suitimation’, this is one of the best examples of the kaiju (Japanese monster movie).
Original Release
07/30/1961
US Release
05/10/1962
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hiroshi Koizumi | Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô |
| Kyoko Kagawa | Photographer Michi Hanamura / Michi Hanamura |
| Ken Uehara | Dr. Harada |
| Emi Ito | Shobijin (Twin Fairy) |
| Yûmi Ito | Shobijin (Twin Fairy) |
| Jerry Itô | Kurâruku Neruson / Clark Nelson |
| Takashi Shimura | News Editor |
| Tetsu Nakamura | Nelson's Henchman |
| Obel Wyatt | Dr. Roff |
| Akihiko Hirata | Doctor |
Directors
Writers
Shin'ichi Sekizawa, Shin'ichirô Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, Yoshie Hotta, Peter Fernandez
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hiroshi Koizumi | Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô |
| Kyoko Kagawa | Photographer Michi Hanamura / Michi Hanamura |
| Ken Uehara | Dr. Harada |
| Emi Ito | Shobijin (Twin Fairy) |
| Yûmi Ito | Shobijin (Twin Fairy) |
| Jerry Itô | Kurâruku Neruson / Clark Nelson |
| Takashi Shimura | News Editor |
| Tetsu Nakamura | Nelson's Henchman |
| Obel Wyatt | Dr. Roff |
| Akihiko Hirata | Doctor |
| Seizaburô Kawazu | General |
| Yoshifumi Tajima | Military Advisor |
| Robert Dunham | Police Chief of New Kirk City |
| Kenji Sahara | Helicopter Pilot |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Ship Captain |
| Ren Yamamoto | Ship Survivor |
| Haruya Katô | Ship Survivor |
| Shôichi Hirose | Dam Worker |
| Hiroshi Takagi | Nelson's Henchman |
| Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Woodcutter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
Editors
