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  1. Mothra (モスラ, Mosura?), also dubbed Titanus Mosura, is a giant lepidopteran daikaiju created by Legendary Pictures that first appeared in the 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. She returned in the sequel, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Mothra is given her name due to the fact she resembles a gigantic moth. The name "Titanus Mosura" comes from the Latin term "Titanus", meaning ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MothraMothra - Wikipedia

    Mothra (Japanese: モスラ, Hepburn: Mosura) is a fictional monster or kaiju, that first appeared in the 1961 film Mothra, produced and distributed by Toho Studios.Mothra has appeared in several Toho tokusatsu films, often as a recurring monster in the Godzilla franchise.She is typically portrayed as a colossal sentient larva (caterpillar) or imago, accompanied by two miniature fairies ...

  3. Jul 21, 2024 · Mothra (モスラ, Mosura) is a Titan who first appeared in a cave painting in the 2017 Legendary Pictures Monsterverse film Kong: Skull Island, was later featured in the 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and reappeared in the 2024 film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. She is the first incarnation of the character to appear in an American-made film.

  4. Mothra (モスラ, Mosura) is a giant moth goddess and the most common recurring monster in the Godzilla series besides Godzilla himself. Unlike most other monsters in the series, Mothra is always on the side of good. Mothra's first film appearance was in the 1961 film Mothra. Since then, she has appeared in every era of Godzilla films along with a Mechagodzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. As a ...

  5. Mothra (Japanese: モスラ, Hepburn: Mosura) is a 1961 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the first film in the Mothra franchise. The film stars Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Ito, and The Peanuts.In the film, an expedition to an irradiated island brings civilization in ...

  6. Name []. Mothra is given her name due to the fact she resembles a gigantic moth. The name "Titanus Mosura" comes from the Latin term "Titanus", meaning Titan, with "Mosura" being a Japanese translation of Mothra.The novelization of the film reveals that "Mosura" is the name that is given to her by the natives of a small Indonesian island that worship her, and that the name itself means "giver ...

  7. Mothra manifests in two forms – as a colossal larval caterpillar or as a massive imago moth. Its most common larval attack is an extremely sticky silk webbing, shot from its serrated jaws to slow, confuse, and even completely entrap foes. In its winged imago form, Mothra can fly at supersonic speeds and create destructive wind gusts.

  8. Mothra is a "kaiju", a type of fictional monster who first appeared in the serialized novel The Luminous Fairies and Mothra by Takehiko Fukunaga, Shinichiro Nakamura, and Yoshie Hotta. Since her film début in the 1961 film Mothra, she has appeared in several Toho tokusatsu films.She is a major character of the Godzilla series. Generally regarded as female by English-speaking audiences, she is ...

  9. www.imdb.com › title › tt0055198Mothra (1961) - IMDb

    Mothra: Directed by Ishirô Honda. With Furankî Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyôko Kagawa, Yumi Itô. An expedition to Infant Island uncovers a native tribe and twin tiny fairy priestesses of a mythical deity, who sets out to rescue the pair after they are kidnapped by a greedy businessman.

  10. Anton Bitel Little White Lies So Mothra is very much a family film, introducing a lighter vibe that would eventually settle on Toho Studio's monster universe. Nov 16, 2020 Full Review Kim Newman ...

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