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    Unique ID Code: 0000209024
    Added by: Jitendar Canth
    Added on: 17/11/2020 14:41
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    Mothra

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    Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravishing a universe for love!
    Certificate: PG
    Running Time: 101 mins
    Retail Price: £29.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    One of the most iconic Japanese kaiju, Mothra has appeared in over a dozen feature films. Presented here is her debut, a gloriously vibrant piece of filmmaking that forever changed how kaiju eiga would be produced in Japan.

    Following reports of human life on Infant Island, the supposedly deserted site of atomic bomb tests, an international expedition to the heavily-radiated island discovers a native tribe and tiny twin female fairies called "Shobijin" who guard a sacred egg. The overzealous expedition leader kidnaps the Shobijin to exhibit in a Tokyo stage show but soon they summon their protector, hatching the egg and releasing a giant caterpillar. When Mothra arrives in Japan and transforms into her final form, the nation and its people face their destruction.

    Psychedelically colourful, with an intelligent, benevolent protector as its lead kaiju, Mothra was radically different to every other monster movie that had come before it, and it remains a classic of the genre to this day. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Ishiro Honda's Mothra on Blu-ray for the first time on home video in the UK.

    Special Features:
    Hardbound Slipcase
    Reversible poster featuring the film s original US and Japanese poster artwork
    Includes both Japanese and English versions of each film (101 mins & 90 mins respectively)
    Original mono audio presentations (LPCM)
    English subtitles (Japanese version) and English SDH (English version)
    Brand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat
    Audio commentary with authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
    Kim Newman on Mothra an interview with film critic and author Kim Newman on the history and legacy of Mothra
    Stills Galleries featuring rare archival stills and ephemera
    PLUS: A Perfect Bound 60-PAGE Collector s Booklet featuring essays by Christopher Stewardson and Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp (Midnight Eye); a new interview with Scott Chambliss (production designer on 2019 s Godzilla: King of the Monsters); an extract from Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski s Ishir Honda biography; and archival reviews and stills.

    Video Tracks:
    2.35:1 widescreen 1080p

    Audio Tracks:
    PCM 2.0 Mono English
    PCM 2.0 Mono Japanese

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Ishirô Honda

    Written By:




    Starring:
    Furankî Sakai
    Hiroshi Koizumi
    Kyôko Kagawa
    Yumi Itô
    Emi Itô
    Jerry Itô
    Ken Uehara
    Takashi Shimura

    Music From:
    Yûji Koseki

    Director of Photography:
    Hajime Koizumi

    Editor:
    Kazuji Taira

    Producer:
    Tomoyuki Tanaka

    Distributor:
    Eureka Entertainment

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