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{{Film | {{Infobox Film Unmade | ||
|dt =''Mothra vs. Bagan'' | |||
|type1 =Fighting | |type1 =Fighting | ||
|type2 =White | |type2 =White | ||
|image =Mothra vs. Bagan Cover.jpg | |||
|image =Mothra vs. Bagan.jpg | |caption =Script cover for ''Mothra vs. Bagan'' | ||
|caption = | |name =''Mothra vs. Bagan | ||
|name =Mothra vs. Bagan | |alternatetitles =''Bagan vs. Mothra'' | ||
|alternatetitles =Bagan vs. Mothra | |||
|planned =[[1990]] | |planned =[[1990]] | ||
|replaced =[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]] | |replaced ='''''Mothra vs. Bagan''''' →<br>''Mothra vs. Godzilla'' (1990) →<br>''Godzilla vs. Mothra'' (early draft) → ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mothra vs. Bagan''' {{Nihongo| | '''''Mothra vs. Bagan''''' {{Nihongo|モスラ{{tt|ＶＳ|たい}}バガン|Mosura tai Bagan}} is an unmade [[1990]] [[Mothra]] [[:Category:Films|film]]. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
''Mothra vs. Bagan'' | ''Mothra vs. Bagan'' would have been [[Mothra]]'s first non-stock footage appearance since ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' and would have introduced the monster [[Bagan]], who had previously been conceptualized for ''[[Resurrection of Godzilla (1980 draft)|Resurrection of Godzilla]]''.<ref name="GEdition">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Dictionary (New Edition)|Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]]]|author=Kohei Nomura|date=August 7, 2014|publisher=Kasakura Publishing|page=256|isbn=4773087250}}</ref> The film would have been set in the same continuity as the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]], and as such was to include the character of [[Miki Saegusa]]. The movie was to have a direct sequel in the form of the tentatively-titled ''[[Godzilla 3]]'', which would have further explored the origins of Bagan. Due to the poor box office performance of ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' and also the unlikely success of the film overseas, it was cancelled. | ||
The first version of the movie reused the concept of Bagan being a shape-shifting monster with three forms from ''Resurrection of Godzilla''. However, [[Koichi Kawakita]] axed the element, ultimately leaving Bagan with only a single form. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Thousands of years ago, a giant monster terrorized ancient China. The | Thousands of years ago, a giant monster terrorized ancient [[China]]. The demon monster known as [[Bagan]] rose to destroy the world's forests and everything living in them. Although an ancient clan of [[Mothra]] were able to defeat the creature, legend passed down through the ages claimed that the "primordial dragon" would rise again. In the present day of 1990, the glacier containing Bagan melts from rising global temperatures, and the monster sets its sights on humanity. However, standing in Bagan's way is Mothra, a giant insect monster that acts as Earth's guardian. Mothra confronts Bagan at the Thailand-Malaysia border and momentarily manages to drive him away. The two monsters then meet again, this time in Bangkok, where Bagan surprise attacks Mothra from the skies as she is retrieving the [[Shobijin]]. Mothra is mortally wounded by Bagan's assault, and in a last-ditch effort, uses a poison powder attack to severely weaken Bagan, enough to allow her to carry him away from the city. Some distance away in Borneo, a gigantic egg is formed by the song of the Shobijin, and it soon hatches an infant Mothra, which crawls to help its mother. The three monsters then engage in one last battle for the sake of the world. Fortunately, with their combined strength, Mothra and her larva are able to best Bagan, and the adult carries Bagan's unconscious body out to sea where she seals him away again. As she dies, her body dances from the skies onto the surface of the water, where she drifts on spread, vivid wings. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths='120 | ===Concept art=== | ||
====First version==== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 16.png|Spirit God Beast concept by [[Shinji Nishikawa]] | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 18.png|Spirit God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 32.png|Spirit God Beast concept by [[Minoru Yoshida]] | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 25.png|Spirit God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 33.png|Spirit God Beast by Takashi Sonoyama | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 19.png|Spirit God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 22.png|Spirit God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 31.png|Dragon God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 27.png|Dragon God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 35.png|Dragon God Beast by Takashi Sonoyama | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 12.png|Dragon God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 11.png|Dragon God Beast concept by Shinji Nishikawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 21.png|Dragon God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 26.png|Demon God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 28.png|Demon God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 10.png|Demon God Beast concept by Shinji Nishikawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 17.png|Demon God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 34.png|Demon God Beast by Takashi Sonoyama | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 20.png|Demon God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 6.png|Concept by Shinji Nishikawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 14.png|Concept by Shinji Nishikawa | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Second version==== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 9.png|Concept by Shinji Nishikawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 13.png|Concept by Shinji Nishikawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 15.png|Concept by Shinji Nishikawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 1.png|Concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 2.png|Concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 5.png|Concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 23.png|Concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 30.png|Concept by Minoru Yoshida | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 3.png|Concept by Yasushi Nirasawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 4.png|Concept by Yasushi Nirasawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan Head 1.png|Concept by Yasushi Nirasawa | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 29.png|Storyboard design by Minoru Yoshida <br>(''"Design B"'') | |||
Bagan 9.png|Storyboard design <br>(''"Design B"'') | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 7.png|Storyboard design <br>(''"Design B"'') | |||
p156 snippet.jpg|''"Design B"'' notes in ''[[Mothra Movie Encyclopedia]]'' (p. 156) | |||
Bagan.png|Plan design by Minoru Yoshida <br>(''"Design A"'') | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 24.png|Plan design <br>(''"Design A"'') | |||
Bagan 11.png|Plan design <br>(''"Design A"'') | |||
Concept Art - Mothra vs. Bagan - Bagan 8.png|Decided design by Yasushi Nirasawa | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Storyboards=== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
Bagan_5.jpg | |||
Bagan_beams_Mothra.jpg | Bagan_beams_Mothra.jpg | ||
Mothra vs. Bagan.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Books=== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
EoG MGE - Mothra vs Bagan.png|Artwork by [[Ryu Hariken|"Hurricane" Ryu Hariken]] from ''[[Encyclopedia of Godzilla (Mechagodzilla Edition)]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Many elements from this film were carried over into ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' in 1996: | ||
*[[ | **Like [[Bagan]], [[Desghidorah]] is an evil monster that destroys Earth's forests and was sealed away in ancient times, only to be reawakened in the present day by human activity. Desghidorah shares some physical similarities with Bagan, as they both grew wings just before the final battle. | ||
**[[Mothra]]'s [[Mothra Leo|larval offspring]] hatches and joins her in battle against Desghidorah. | |||
**Mothra carries another monster out over the ocean, then dies. While in ''Mothra vs. Bagan'' she carried the unconscious Bagan out to sea, in ''Rebirth of Mothra'' she carries her larva to safety to escape Desghidorah. | |||
*[[Mothra]] and [[Bagan]] finally fought each other in the 2022 ''[[Godziban]]'' special episode "[[Mothra vs. Bagan: Prologue]]". | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/articles/2018-01-10_mothra_vs_bagan_translation.html Translation of Kazuki Omori's 4/4/90 draft] | |||
*[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/モスラVSバガン モスラVSバガン on Japanese Wikipedia] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Unmade}} | {{Unmade}} | ||
{{Comments}} | |||
{{Era|TOH|SCR|HEI|FIL|MOT|BAG}} | {{Era|TOH|SCR|HEI|FIL|MOT|BAG}} | ||
[[Category:Unmade]] | [[Category:Unmade]] | ||
[[Category:Unmade Films]] | [[Category:Unmade Films]] | ||
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Mothra vs. Bagan (モスラＶＳバガン Mosura tai Bagan) is an unmade 1990 Mothra film.
History
Mothra vs. Bagan would have been Mothra's first non-stock footage appearance since Destroy All Monsters and would have introduced the monster Bagan, who had previously been conceptualized for Resurrection of Godzilla.[1] The film would have been set in the same continuity as the Heisei Godzilla series, and as such was to include the character of Miki Saegusa. The movie was to have a direct sequel in the form of the tentatively-titled Godzilla 3, which would have further explored the origins of Bagan. Due to the poor box office performance of Godzilla vs. Biollante and also the unlikely success of the film overseas, it was cancelled.
The first version of the movie reused the concept of Bagan being a shape-shifting monster with three forms from Resurrection of Godzilla. However, Koichi Kawakita axed the element, ultimately leaving Bagan with only a single form.
Plot
Thousands of years ago, a giant monster terrorized ancient China. The demon monster known as Bagan rose to destroy the world's forests and everything living in them. Although an ancient clan of Mothra were able to defeat the creature, legend passed down through the ages claimed that the "primordial dragon" would rise again. In the present day of 1990, the glacier containing Bagan melts from rising global temperatures, and the monster sets its sights on humanity. However, standing in Bagan's way is Mothra, a giant insect monster that acts as Earth's guardian. Mothra confronts Bagan at the Thailand-Malaysia border and momentarily manages to drive him away. The two monsters then meet again, this time in Bangkok, where Bagan surprise attacks Mothra from the skies as she is retrieving the Shobijin. Mothra is mortally wounded by Bagan's assault, and in a last-ditch effort, uses a poison powder attack to severely weaken Bagan, enough to allow her to carry him away from the city. Some distance away in Borneo, a gigantic egg is formed by the song of the Shobijin, and it soon hatches an infant Mothra, which crawls to help its mother. The three monsters then engage in one last battle for the sake of the world. Fortunately, with their combined strength, Mothra and her larva are able to best Bagan, and the adult carries Bagan's unconscious body out to sea where she seals him away again. As she dies, her body dances from the skies onto the surface of the water, where she drifts on spread, vivid wings.
Gallery
Concept art
First version
Spirit God Beast concept by Shinji Nishikawa
Spirit God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki
Spirit God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida
Spirit God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida
Spirit God Beast by Takashi Sonoyama
Spirit God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki
Spirit God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki
Dragon God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida
Dragon God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida
Dragon God Beast by Takashi Sonoyama
Dragon God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki
Dragon God Beast concept by Shinji Nishikawa
Dragon God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki
Demon God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida
Demon God Beast concept by Minoru Yoshida
Demon God Beast concept by Shinji Nishikawa
Demon God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki
Demon God Beast by Takashi Sonoyama
Demon God Beast concept by Hiroto Aragaki
Concept by Shinji Nishikawa
Concept by Shinji Nishikawa
Second version
Concept by Shinji Nishikawa
Concept by Shinji Nishikawa
Concept by Shinji Nishikawa
Concept by Minoru Yoshida
Concept by Minoru Yoshida
Concept by Minoru Yoshida
Concept by Minoru Yoshida
Concept by Minoru Yoshida
Concept by Yasushi Nirasawa
Concept by Yasushi Nirasawa
Concept by Yasushi Nirasawa
Storyboard design by Minoru Yoshida
("Design B")Storyboard design
("Design B")Storyboard design
("Design B")"Design B" notes in Mothra Movie Encyclopedia (p. 156)
Plan design by Minoru Yoshida
("Design A")Plan design
("Design A")Plan design
("Design A")Decided design by Yasushi Nirasawa
Storyboards
Books
Trivia
- Many elements from this film were carried over into Rebirth of Mothra in 1996:
- Like Bagan, Desghidorah is an evil monster that destroys Earth's forests and was sealed away in ancient times, only to be reawakened in the present day by human activity. Desghidorah shares some physical similarities with Bagan, as they both grew wings just before the final battle.
- Mothra's larval offspring hatches and joins her in battle against Desghidorah.
- Mothra carries another monster out over the ocean, then dies. While in Mothra vs. Bagan she carried the unconscious Bagan out to sea, in Rebirth of Mothra she carries her larva to safety to escape Desghidorah.
- Mothra and Bagan finally fought each other in the 2022 Godziban special episode "Mothra vs. Bagan: Prologue".
External links
References
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