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==Plot==
==Plot==
Off the coast of Japan, the environment has been ravaged with poisonous starfish-like creatures called [[Barem]]. Meanwhile, the Elias sisters, Moll and Lora, survey the destruction and enlist the help of three children, who had just discovered and befriended a strange little creature dubbed "[[Gorgo]]" to help find the mysterious treasure of [[Nilai-Kanai]], an ancient lost civilization, to save the Earth from the declining environment.
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The Elias then tell the children that the people of [[Nilai-Kanai]] created a monster called [[Dagahra]] as a method of pollution management gone wrong and only Mothra Leo can stop it; however, he will need the help of the lost castle of [[Nilai-Kanai]] itself and the mysterious treasure within. [[Belvera]], the evil Elias sister, manipulates two fishermen to get the treasure for herself. They all journey to the lost castle hidden beneath the ocean waters, and it magically rises out of the water when the travelers discover it.
 
[[Dagahra]], awakened after a sudden increase in pollution levels, then releases a swarm of [[Barem]] into the sea, killing many types of sea life. Moll and Lora call Mothra Leo, who nearly succeeds in defeating [[Dagahra]], until the sea monster takes the battle underwater where it is in its element. [[Dagahra]] incapacitates Leo by covering him with [[Barem]]. Leo lands on the newly raised [[Nilai-Kanai]] temple, but before [[Dagahra]] can give the killing blow, the structure activates and defends Leo. With Leo covered in [[Barem]] and powerless, [[Dagahra]] goes on a destructive rampage.
 
Inside the temple, Moll, Lora and the three kids attempt to find the treasure, while [[Belvara]] and the two mind-controlled fishermen try to thwart their mission. After stealing some jewels they've found, the fishermen inadvertently unlock a gateway and awaken the Princess of [[Nilai-Kanai]]. The Princess tells the three Elias sisters that Earth must be protected and saved, that the children are the hope of future generations, and reveals that [[Gorgo]] is the lost treasure.
 
Moll and Lora then use [[Gorgo]]'s energy to revive Mothra Leo and, as a result, turn the hero into Rainbow Mothra. Leo is then able to destroy the [[Barem]] covering his body. After taking a severe beating, [[Dagahra]] once again retreats into the water, where Rainbow Mothra turns into Aqua Mothra. This time Rainbow Mothra's new form allows him to overpower the sea monster. He finally finishes his battle with [[Dagahra]] by splitting into thousands of miniature [[Aqua Mothra]]s; entering [[Dagahra]]'s body and destroying the [[Barem]] producing there, and without the Barem, [[Dagahra]] self-destructs. Meanwhile, the temple begins to collapse. With the building crumbling over them, Moll and Lora ride onto Fairy to safety, while [[Belvara]] releases control of the fishermen, who help the children escape. The Princess raises [[Dagahra]]'s body and drops it onto the temple, reducing everything into a wave of water. Aqua Mothra then returns to his single form, and then back into Rainbow Mothra; saving the world once again.


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Rebirth of Mothra II
The Japanese poster for Rebirth of Mothra II
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Mothra 2: The Great Undersea Battle (1997)
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Directed by Kunio Miyoshi
Producer Hiroaki Kitayama
Shogo Tomiyama
Written by Masumi Suetani
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Music by Toshiyuki Watanabe
Distributor TohoJP
TriStar PicturesUS
Rating Unrated
Box office $7,000,000
Running time 98 minutesJP
(1 hour, 38 minutes)
97 minutesUS
(1 hour, 37 minutes)
Aspect ratio 1.85:1
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“
A transforming miracle! (奇跡の大変身！)
The battle to protect lives begins. (命を守るための戦いが始まる。)
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— Tagline
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A miracle occurs. To protect lives. (奇跡が起こる。命を守るために。)
When a super-ancient civilization <Nilai-Kanai> awakens from its 11,000-year slumber, the beautiful south seas become a battleground, wagering the future of life itself.
 (一万千年の眠りから超古代文明《ニライ・カナイ》が目を覚ますとき、美しい南の海は生命の未来をかけた戦場になる。)
„ 

— Tagline

Rebirth of Mothra II (モスラ2 海底の大決戦,   Mosura Tsū Kaitei no Daikessen, lit. Mothra 2: The Great Undersea Battle) is a 1997 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho, and the second entry in the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. It was released to Japanese theaters on December 13, 1997.

Plot

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Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Sayaka Yamaguchi   as   Lora
  • Megumi Kobayashi   as   Moll
  • Aki Hano   as   Belvera
  • Hikari Mitsushima   as   Shiori Uranai
  • Masaki Otake   as   Kyohei Toguchi
  • Shimada Masanao   as   Yoji Miyagi
  • Nonami Maho   as   Princess Yuna
  • Atsushi Okuno   as   Mikio Otani
  • Hajime Okayama   as   Junichi Nagase
  • Misako Konno   as   Toshiko Uranai
  • Fumie Hosokawa   as   Akiko Kimura
  • Kazushi Nemoto   as   Masahiro Noguchi
  • Kentaro Sakai   as   Police Officer

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Soundtrack

Main article: Rebirth of Mothra II (Soundtrack).

Alternate Titles

  • Mothra 2: The Great Undersea Battle (Literal Japanese Title)
  • Mothra: The Sunken Kingdom (Mothra: Das versunkene Königreich; Germany)

Theatrical Releases

  • Japan - December 13, 1997

U.S. Release

Rebirth of Mothra II was released on DVD by TriStar Pictures in 2000, packaged with Rebirth of Mothra. 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 around $7,000,000 at the box office.

Reception

The film is widely considered the weakest of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy.[citation needed]

Video Releases

Tristar DVD (2000)[1]

  • Region: 1
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: English (2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Special Features: None
  • Notes: Packaged with Rebirth of Mothra.

Toho DVD (2006, 2013, 2015)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special Features: Audio commentary by Hikari Mitsushima, trailers and DVD spots, message from special effects director Koichi Kawakita, behind-the-scenes tokusatsu featurette, Hikari Mitsushima interview, 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 and Rebirth of Mothra III.

Toho Blu-ray (2017)

  • Region: A/1
  • Discs: 3
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special Features: Audio commentary by Hikari Mitsushima, trailers and DVD spots, message from special effects director Koichi Kawakita, behind-the-scenes tokusatsu featurette, Hikari Mitsushima interview, booklet, image gallery
  • Notes: Packaged with Rebirth of Mothra and Rebirth of Mothra III.

Videos

Trailers

Rebirth of Mothra II Japanese trailer
Rebirth of Mothra II Japanese "Newsflash/Special Announcement" trailer #1

References

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American films
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King Kong films
King Kong (1933) • Son of Kong (1933) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • King Kong Escapes (1967) • King Kong (1976) • King Kong Lives (1986) • The Mighty Kong (1998) • Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) • King Kong (2005) • Kong: Return to the Jungle (2006) • Kong: Skull Island (2017) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
 
Other Toho films
Shōwa period
Ramayana (1940s) • Invisible Man (1954) • Half Human (1955) • Rodan (1956) • The Mysterians (1957) • The H-Man (1958) • Varan (1958) • The Three Treasures (1959) • Battle in Outer Space (1959) • The Secret of the Telegian (1960) • The Human Vapor (1960) • Mothra (1961) • The Last War (1961) • Gorath (1962) • Matango (1963) • Atragon (1963) • Dogora (1964) • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) • The War of the Gargantuas (1966) • The Killing Bottle (1967) • Latitude Zero (1969) • Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969) • Space Amoeba (1970) • Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) • Submersion of Japan (1973) • ESPY (1974) • Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) • The War in Space (1977) • Magnitude 7.9 (1980) • Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) • Princess from the Moon (1987)
Heisei period
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Other Japanese films
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Miscellaneous
Films
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) • The Giant Behemoth (1959) • Gorgo (1961) • Bulgasari (1962) • Gogola (1966) • Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) • Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) • A*P*E (1976) • The Mighty Peking Man (1977) • Pulgasari (1985) • Reptilian (1999) • Cloverfield (2008) • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) • Colossal (2016) • The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) • Rampage (2018) • Notzilla (2019) • untitled Cloverfield sequel (TBA)
Documentaries
Fan films
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) • Gamera 4: Truth (2003) • Waiting for Gorgo (2009) • G vs. G (2019) • Godziban (2019) • Heritage (2020) • Coming Out (2020) • Wolfman vs. Godzilla (TBA)

 
 
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