Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Mosura (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 1h 46min
- Action, Adventure
- 14 Dec 1996 (Japan)
- Movie
A new Mothra takes to the air and must battle Death Ghidora to save humanity.
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Cast
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Megumi Kobayashi | ... |
Moll
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Sayaka Yamaguchi | ... |
Lora
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Aki Hano | ... |
Belvera
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Kazuki Futami | ... |
Taiki
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Maya Fujisawa | ... |
Wakaba
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Kenjirô Nashimoto | ... |
Mr. Goto
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| Hitomi Takahashi | ... |
Mrs. Goto
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Hiroko Tanaka | ... |
Shiraishi
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Kyôkei Arakawa |
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Isao Yatsu |
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Directed by
| Okihiro Yoneda | ||
Written by
| Masumi Suetani | ... | (screenplay) |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | (creator: original concept) (creator) |
| Kazuki Ômori | ... | (story "Mosura tai Bagan") |
Produced by
| Hiroaki Kitayama | ... | producer |
| Shogo Tomiyama | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Toshiyuki Watanabe | ||
Editorial Department
| Tôru Adachi | ... | non-linear editor |
Art Direction by
| Kyôko Heya | ||
Art Department
| Yumiko Arakawa | ... | carpenter |
| 'Hurricane Ryu' Hariken | ... | designer |
Special Effects by
| Kôichi Kawakita | ... | special effects |
| Hiroshi Sagae | ... | sculptor |
| Shin'ichi Wakasa | ... | suit maker |
| Tetsuzô Ôsawa | ... | special effects production designer |
Visual Effects by
| Fumio Araki | ... | computer graphics |
| Nobutaka Dôki | ... | digital effects |
| Tadao Fujishita | ... | digital effects |
| Horiaki Hojo | ... | cg supervisor |
| Keiji Igarashi | ... | optical effects |
| Sadao Iizuka | ... | animation effects |
| Mihoko Iwata | ... | animation effects |
| Osamu Izumiya | ... | digital effects |
| Keiichi Kanai | ... | digital effects |
| Takashi Kawabata | ... | digital effects |
| Yoshihito Kinoshita | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Hiroshi Koshiba | ... | optical effects |
| Tetsuo Maeda | ... | digital effects |
| Tomoaki Miwa | ... | optical effects |
| Akihiro Nishiyama | ... | animation effects |
| Manabu Niwa | ... | computer graphics |
| Toshihiro Ogawa | ... | visual effects producer |
| Kyouhei Osabe | ... | optical effects |
| Gen Sato | ... | optical effects |
| Takanori Sato | ... | optical effects |
| Minami Tsujino | ... | digital matte painting |
| Takeshi Uchida | ... | digital effects |
| Shigeru Ueda | ... | optical effects |
| Hidefumi Yamamoto | ... | animation effects |
| Yoshiko Yasuoka | ... | optical effects |
| Aiko Yoneyama | ... | digital effects (as Taiko Yoneyama) |
| Yukari Yoshida | ... | computer graphics |
| Kazuhisa Yoshizawa | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Naoyasu Yutaka | ... | animation effects |
| Yoshitomo Ôtani | ... | digital effects |
| Tetsuo Ôya | ... | visual effects producer (as Tetsuo Oya) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1996) (World-wide)
- RTL2 (2003) (Germany) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Tele 5 (2006) (Germany) (tv)
- TriStar Pictures (United States) (video) (dubbed)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A logging and mining company working in Northern Japan disrupts a set of magical seals buried undergound, causing the release of Death Ghidora, an enormous, three-headed monster that had previously wiped out all life on Mars and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs on Earth. When Death Ghidora begins sucking the life out of the environment, the only thing that can save the planet from destruction is Mothra, the giant flying insect.
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
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Box Office
| Budget | JPY1,000,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $10,571,893 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Desghidorah's elephant-like roar is sped up and high-pitched in order to reuse it for Cretaceous King Ghidorah from Rebirth of Mothra 3 and Orga in the Japanese version of Godzilla 2000. See more » |
| Goofs | After his mother's death, Mothra Leo swam from Hokkaido to Yakushima which is at least 2,650.6 km away. It would take more than a day for Leo to reach Yakushima even by swimming at a maximum speed of 130 km/h. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Rebirth of Mothra II (1997). See more » |