---
title: 'Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ishirō Honda'
released: '1964-04-29'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mothra-vs-godzilla-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058379/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

1964 · 89 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: モスラ対ゴジラ

## Synopsis

Mothra vs. Godzilla  is a 1964 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the fourth film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kenji Sahara, and Emi and Yumi Itō, with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla. In the film, humans beseech the aid of the divine moth Mothra to stop Godzilla from destroying Japan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ishirō Honda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ishiro-honda)
- **Screenplay:** [Shinichi Sekizawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinichi-sekizawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)
- **Producer:** [Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoyuki-tanaka)

## Cast

- [Yoshio Kosugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-kosugi)
- [Yuriko Hoshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuriko-hoshi)
- [Hiroshi Koizumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-koizumi)
- [Akira Takarada](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-takarada)
- [Yū Fujiki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yu-fujiki)
- [The Peanuts](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-peanuts)
- [Jun Tazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-tazaki)
- [Susumu Fujita](https://cinepixo.com/people/susumu-fujita)
- [Yoshifumi Tajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshifumi-tajima)
- [Kenji Sahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-sahara)
- [Haruo Nakajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruo-nakajima)

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