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Rebirth of Mothra (モスラ is a Mosura, lit. Mothra)1996 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho, and the first entry in the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. The film was released to Japanese theaters on December 14, 1996.
Plot
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Staff
- Main article: Rebirth of Mothra/Credits#Ending Credits.
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Okihiro Yoneda
- Written by Masumi Suetani, Tomoyuki Tanaka (characters)
- Produced by Hiroaki Kitayama, Shogo Tomiyama
- Music by Toshiyuki Watanabe, Akiko Yano
- Cinematography by Yoshinori Sekiguchi
- Edited by Nobuo Ogawa
- Production design by Kyoko Heya
- Assistant directing by Kunio Miyoshi
- Special effects by Koichi Kawakita, Kenji Suzuki
- "Mothra's Song" Composed by Yuji Koseki
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Sayaka Yamaguchi as Lora
- Megumi Kobayashi as Mona
- Aki Hano as Belvera
- Kazuki Futami as Taiki Goto
- Maya Fujisawa as Wakaba Goto
- Hitomi Takahashi as Makiko Goto
- Kenjiro Nashimoto as Yuichi Goto
- Nagare Hagiwara as Yoshinori Tagawa
- Hiroko Tanaka as Madoka Shiraishi
- Kyokei Arakawa as Masayuki Kichijoji
- Akira Terao as Doctor
- Sudo Mariko as Stewardess
Appearances
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Gallery
- Main article: Rebirth of Mothra/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Rebirth of Mothra (Soundtrack).
Alternate Titles
- Mothra (Mosura; Literal Japanese Title)
- Mothra: The Queen of Monsters (Japanese VHS and Laserdisc title)
- Mothra: The Seal of the Elias (Mothra: Das Siegel der Elias; Germany)
Theatrical Releases
- Japan - December 14, 1996
U.S. Release
Rebirth of Mothra was released on DVD by TriStar Pictures in 2000, packaged with Rebirth of Mothra II. It premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on May 31, 2003, the same day as the other two films in the trilogy. All three films were included in a 2014 Sony Blu-ray set, which finally made the Japanese language track available in the U.S.
Box Office
The film grossed approximately $10,000,000 at the box office.
Reception
This film is widely praised by both Godzilla and Mothra fans alike.
Video Releases
Tristar DVD (2000)
- Region: 1
- Discs: 1
- Audio: English (2.0 Mono)
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Special Features: None
- Notes: Packaged with Rebirth of Mothra II.
Toho DVD (2006, 2013, 2015)
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Special Features: Audio commentary by director Okihiro Yoneda and cinematographer Yoshinori Sekiguchi, scans of the theatrical pamphlet, making-of featurette, trailers and TV spots, booklet
Sony Pictures Blu-ray + Digital HD (2014)
- Region: A/1
- Discs: 2
- Audio: Japanese (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
- Subtitles: English, French
- Special Features: Four trailers for Rebirth of Mothra, four trailers for Rebirth of Mothra II, three trailers for Rebirth of Mothra III
- Notes: Packaged with Rebirth of Mothra II and Rebirth of Mothra III.
Toho Blu-ray (2017)
- Region: A/1
- Discs: 3
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Special Features: Audio commentary by director Okihiro Yoneda and cinematographer Yoshinori Sekiguchi, scans of the theatrical pamphlet, making-of featurette, trailers and TV spots, booklet, image gallery
- Notes: Packaged with Rebirth of Mothra II and Rebirth of Mothra III.
Videos
Trailers
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Trivia
- This film marks the first time that a kaiju who previously appeared in a Godzilla film went on to later appear in a standalone film without Godzilla. This would be repeated with King Ghidorah's appearance in Rebirth of Mothra III.
- Stock footage of Mothra from this film was later used in early trailers for Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S..
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