Japan Synopsis
ゴジラvsモスラ
“Earth S.O.S.! The battle over the future of the human race begins.”
Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla vs. Mothra. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toho Pictures
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Godzilla vs. Mothra itself).
The 1991–1993 Japan Window
Godzilla vs. Mothra holds position #53 of 109 Japan films in the 1991–1993 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godzilla vs. Mothra premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1992.
The 908th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
161 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (53th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Godzilla vs. Mothra, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- volcano · 5
- ecology · 5
- giant egg · 4
- environmentalism · 3
- godzilla · 30
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,498 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #995 of 1,714 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | December 12, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0104352 |