Movie

Mothra

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★ 7.1(181)19611h 41m

Mothra is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video in India. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 16 June 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Ishirō Honda
Release date: 1961-07-30
Runtime: 1h 41m
Language: Japanese
Box office: $2,237,760
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Studio: TOHO

Mothra — trailer

About Mothra

Mothra is a 1961 movie in the Adventure, Science Fiction and Fantasy genres, directed by Ishirō Honda, starring Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi and Kyōko Kagawa. It has a runtime of 1 hour 41 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.1/10 from 181 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Mothra in India — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Frankie Sakai

Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda

Hiroshi Koizumi

Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

Kyōko Kagawa

Michi Hanamura

Jerry Itō

Clark Nelson

Ken Uehara

Dr. Harada

Emi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Yumi Ito

Shobijin (Twin Fairy)

Takashi Shimura

News Editor

Akihiro Tayama

Shinji Chûjô

Akihiko Hirata

Doctor

Tetsu Nakamura

Nelson's Henchman

Obel Wyatt

Dr. Roff

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