Mothra vs. Godzilla story

movie: Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) · 1964-04-29

Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ, Mosura tai Gojira) is a 1964 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda and stars Akira Takarada, Kenji Sahara and Hiroshi Koizumi. It is the fourth film in the Godzilla franchise.

10 total · 5 major · 5 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
cryptid major Godzilla.
giant monster major Godzilla and the giant moth Mothra.
greed for riches major Happy Enterprises owner, Kumayama, refused to return a Mothra egg to its native island, because he had plans to get rich from exhibiting it.
human vs. monster major Godzilla attacked Japan again.
living dinosaur major Godzilla.
fairies minor Two tiny fairies could communicate telepathically with Mothra.
Lilliputian being minor Two tiny, twin fairy girls interpreted Mothra's actions.
noble savage utopia minor The natives on Mothra's island lived in peace and harmony and were disappointed to find out that people fought one another in other parts of the world.
telepathic being minor Two tiny, fairy-like girls communicated telepathically.
the dangers of radioactivity minor Ichiro Sakai and Junko Nakanishi were decontaminated after having been inadvertently exposed to radiation.