Masako Tezuka
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Masako Tezuka (手塚 雅子 Tezuka Masako) is a human protagonist in the 1992 Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Mothra.
A researcher at Tohto University's Environmental Information Center, Masako was recruited to assist the Japanese government's National Environmental Planning Bureau in its investigation of Infant Island. She was forced to work alongside her ex-husband, Takuya Fujito, and though the two constantly butted heads they discovered the colossal egg of Mothra and two miniature fairies called Cosmos. She witnessed Mothra's egg hatch when the boat transporting it was attacked by Godzilla and the larval Battra, and in the aftermath tried to rescue the Cosmos when they were stolen by the Marutomo Company. She and her daughter Midori convinced Fujito to return the Cosmos after stealing them himself, and they finally reconciled and decided to reform their family. Masako witnessed the final battle between the imago Mothra and Battra and Godzilla in Yokohama, and later bid Mothra farewell at Haneda Airport.
History
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Heisei era
Godzilla vs. Mothra
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She is first seen approaching her incarcerated ex-husband Takuya Fujito with a government official to offer him a chance out of his 15 year sentence in exchange for alimony. She accompanies him on their journey to Infant Island to make sure he does not run away. She and her group eventually happen across a Mothra egg and the Cosmos. It is decided that they will take them back to Japan, but partway through the journey the egg hatches and they are forced to leave it. Back in town, she reunites with her and Fujito's daughter at a subway station, but finds that Fujito and the Cosmos are missing. She and their daughter track him down in time for their daughter to convince him that what he has been doing is wrong. The Cosmos intervene with the rampaging larval Mothra to send it away. Mothra eventually metamorphoses into her imago stage to combat Battra and Godzilla. Masako is present to watch the final battle unfold.
Comics
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1993) [Kodansha]
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1993) [Shogakukan]
Godzilla vs. Mothra (Shogakukan)
In this manga adaptation of the film, Masako is effectively a composite of her onscreen counterpart and Kenji Ando, who is absent. Rather than a researcher at Tohto University working for the National Environmental Planning Bureau, she is a capable employee of the Marutomo Company who idolizes its president Takeshi Tomokane. She is a former lover of Fujito's rather than his ex-wife and does not have a daughter. She eventually defects from Marutomo after being appalled at Tomokane's actions in exploiting Mothra and the Cosmos. In the climax she is fatally shot by a deranged Tomokane, but is saved when Battra imparts his life force into her. She sees Mothra off at Haneda Airport from a wheelchair at the end of the story.
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