lost continent of Mu theme

The far-fetched notion that a continent, once located in the Pacific Ocean and inhabited by a technologically advanced civilization in pre-history, has since disappeared as a result of catastrophic geological phenomena.

3 total · 1 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Atragon (1963) major The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu threatened to take over the world.
movie: Gamera vs Jiger (1970) minor Jiger was believed to have originated from the Mu continent.
movie: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) minor Asagi discussed with a man about how the legend of a sunken continent could have spread all over the Ancient World, which might have led to some ancient sources naming the continent Atlantis, and others the Continent of Mu.