Godzilla und die Urweltraupen

Originaltitel: Mosura tai Gojira

1964
16
1 Std. 27 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

10.862

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Mothra's egg washes ashore and is claimed by greedy entrepreneurs who refuse to return it to her fairies. As Godzilla arises near Nagoya, the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.

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Ein Taifun schwemmt ein Ei an Land. Es wird von Unternehmern beansprucht, die sich weigern, es seinem rechtmäßigen Besitzer zurückzugeben. Bald erhebt sich Godzilla in der Nähe von Nagoya, d... Alles lesenEin Taifun schwemmt ein Ei an Land. Es wird von Unternehmern beansprucht, die sich weigern, es seinem rechtmäßigen Besitzer zurückzugeben. Bald erhebt sich Godzilla in der Nähe von Nagoya, der vom gleichen Taifun an Land gespült wird.Ein Taifun schwemmt ein Ei an Land. Es wird von Unternehmern beansprucht, die sich weigern, es seinem rechtmäßigen Besitzer zurückzugeben. Bald erhebt sich Godzilla in der Nähe von Nagoya, der vom gleichen Taifun an Land gespült wird.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

10.862

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
When the protagonists arrive on Infant Island, the skeleton of a turtle is seen in the background where it appears move slightly. This is often misunderstood to be an error but it's actually an intentional choice, inspired by the Italian documentary Mondo cane (1962), which showcased the decomposed remains of a turtle that swayed in the wind. Many fans however took it further, pointing out that it appeared to blink suggesting it was indeed a living, albeit disfigured, creature. The creature eventually was nicknamed "Skeleturtle" and developed a cult following. It would make a cameo in a Godzilla comic and Toho themselves would sell merchandise of the creature, cementing its status as an actual kaiju with it's official name being translated to "Mystery Bones of Infant Island".

Patzer
When the Mothra larva grabs onto Godzilla's tail and Godzilla flings it around, the skin of the Mothra larva cracks. This is because it is being damaged by Godzilla.

Zitate
[the natives of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's pleas for help]
Professor Miura: It's a selfish request, but can you help us?
Shobijin (Twin Fairy), Shobijin (Twin Fairy): We must refuse. We have no faith in your world.
Professor Miura: Including us?
Shobijin (Twin Fairy), Shobijin (Twin Fairy): We're very sorry.
Ichiro Sakai: What do we do now?
Professor Miura: It's clear we're not welcome here.
Junko Nakanishi: Please listen to me. I understand why you don't trust us, but even as we speak, many are dying because of Godzilla. Many of them are good people, but even bad people have a right to live. You may call it divine retribution, but all people are equal before God. God plays no favorites. Please, we need your help.
Ichiro Sakai: We too want a world where we can trust one another. But the more people there are, the more difficult it becomes. Nevertheless, we'll never give up. We're working hard to make the world a better place. Please, don't be quick to judge us.

Alternative Versionen
The "Frontier Missile" sequence is the only example of kaiju footage contained in foreign release prints but not in the original cut. This footage slightly alters the arrangement of events of the American and European versions. This footage was filmed at AIP's request and originally excluded from the Japanese cut to keep out the very patriotic American iconage of the scene. It is now featured as bonus material on the Japanese laserdisc.

Verbindungen
Edited from Weltraumbestien (1957)

Soundtracks
Sacred Springs
Composed by Akira Ifukube
Performed by Emi and Yumi Ito

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7/10

Another one of Ishiro Honda's classic monster movies

As a major fan of the original dark, haunting kaiju movies, I very much enjoy watching "Godzilla vs. Mothra" even though I still can't understand why they call Mothra "the Thing" (maybe it's just in the Americanized dubbed version).

Godzilla's appearance in this movie is very good, however, there are some problems with his mouth in this movie. They are very wobbly and that's because in the sequence where Godzilla emerges from underground, the suit got damaged and the mouth got loose. And later on, the head caught on fire, although if you ask me, that was pretty cool and showed how invincible and invulnerable Godzilla really is.

The music's superior with legendary composer Akira Ifukube campusing the score. Eiji Tsuburaya handles the great special effects and Ishiro Honda's talents as a director come through in this movie.