Mothra

1961 · Directed by Ishirō Honda · 101 min · fantasy film, adventure film, science fiction film

★ 7.2/10 · 195 ratings on TMDB

Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.