It seems that every monster the pops up and destroys Tokyo is the fault of the Americans in one way or another. Mostly it is atomic bombs that hatch the beasties but this time it is American Gangster types. This is the way the Japanese thought of America before the war at it shows in this movie as well although they try to disguise it by using different names and Japanese actors for the lead roles of the villains. Still American atomic ray guns do make an appearance.
Mothra is a likable monster if not one of the lamest of them. You often expect to hear the police say as mothra is on the rampage "Mothra is a mile away, he should be here in three hours, he is lumbering this way" or "Watch out for that deadly silk......it's sticky". Also why is it that the overweight Japanese kid figures everything out before everyone else does?
Still this lays the groundwork for the later Mothra movies. The little island girls are present. They sing their mothra song. Mothra comes, cocoons, hatches and kicks silk. If you like this genre and who does not like cheap models, bad acting and equally bad special effects and photography then you won't be disappointed.
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