After audiences loved King Kong taking on Godzilla, Toho decided to match big G with Mothra, star of their 1961 Kaiju. This is a fun movie with gorgeous 1964 colour photography and entertaining effects. It's a decent story too with Godzilla back on the rampage and lazy/desperate humans getting mothra to fight their battles.
The heroes are two guys and a girl - I think that was becoming formula around this time? The film is full of cool stuff like the two girls who are little people who want the mothra eggs, the islanders who worship mothra, the fact mothra dies fighting Godzilla but his kids come back to get revenge after being hatched, the army killing Godzilla. A very strong entry, high quality.
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