Rebirth of Mothra
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| Kanji | モスラ | ||||
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| Directed by | Okihiro Yoneda | ||||
| Screenplay by | Masumi Suetani | ||||
| Story by | Tomoyuki Tanaka | ||||
| Produced by | Hiroaki Kitayama | ||||
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| Cinematography | Yoshinori Sekiguchi | ||||
| Edited by | Nobuo Ogawa | ||||
| Music by | Toshiyuki Watanabe | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 106 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Budget | ¥1 billion | ||||
| Box office | ¥1.96 billion | ||||
Rebirth of Mothra (モスラ, Mosura; released in Japan simply as Mothra) is a 1996 Japanese kaiju film directed by Okihiro Yoneda, with special effects by Kōichi Kawakita. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, the film serves as a reboot for the fictional giant monster character Mothra, and is the first installment in the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. It was the final kaiju film produced under the supervision of Tomoyuki Tanaka, who produced such films as the original Mothra, which was released in 1961, as well as every film in the Godzilla franchise up to this point. He died of a stroke several months after the film's release.
Rebirth of Mothra stars Sayaka Yamaguchi, Megumi Kobayashi, Aki Hano, and Kazuki Futami. It was released theatrically in Japan on December 14, 1996.
It was followed in 1997 by Rebirth of Mothra II.