| Release Year | 1964 |
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) |
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| Director(s) | Ishiro Honda |
| Producer(s) | Tomoyuki Tanaka, Sanezumi Fujimoto |
| Top Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Monster |
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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by Ishiro Honda and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Sanezumi Fujimoto.
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With this film, the name of Mothra's island changes from "Beiru" to "Infant Island".
When the sequence of Godzilla being firebombed was being shot, during one of the takes the flaming liquid splashed up onto Godzilla's head. The fuel quickly burned away and the flames went out. Inside the suit, performer Haruo Nakajima was unaware of the accident, since the head of the suit is well above Nakajima's own head. Godzilla's head aflame became an unplanned bonus to the effects shot and it was included in the final cut.
This is the final Showa Era film in the series where Godzilla is truly evil. In later films he would be portrayed as a protector of Earth and the only times he would cause destruction was when he was controlled by aliens. Of course, since Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn (which also began the VS Series) he once again is back to being the destructive force he began as.
The only Godzilla movie in which footage filmed in Japan was only shown in the US.
The Torada Beach sequence, in which Godzilla is attacked by the U.S. Navy, was shot by Toho for the U.S. release. It is one of the few examples where footage of Godzilla was shot outdoors, away from the controlled environment of the studio.