Japan Synopsis
モスラ対ゴジラ
“A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!”
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mothra vs. Godzilla. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Drama + Action in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mothra vs. Godzilla itself).
The 1963–1965 Japan Window
Mothra vs. Godzilla holds position #19 of 61 Japan films in the 1963–1965 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mothra vs. Godzilla premiered alongside 23 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other Japan films in 1964.
The 193rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
237 audience reviews — more than 88% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (88th percentile) outruns trending popularity (67th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Mothra vs. Godzilla, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mothra · 5
- giant insect · 4
- moth · 3
- nuclear threat · 3
- anti-capitalism · 2
- godzilla · 30
- dinosaur · 22
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,095 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #927 of 1,933 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | April 29, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0058379 |