Mothra vs. Godzilla story
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
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |