“...but through the fairies, we could ask Mothra to help.”
April 24, 2020 8:37 AM   Subscribe

 
Toho has put most of their Godzilla films on Criterion streaming right now. It's worth checking out. We just watched Godzilla vs. Mothra this morning and it was a blast. They also have a very beautiful collection: Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975. It's pricey but I plan on picking this up once a sale hits because damn, that's a ton of Kaiju films in one great package.

Also, Mothra is awesome.
posted by Fizz at 9:00 AM on April 24, 2020 [2 favorites]


I just watched the trailer. I love how they don't show mothra and try to keep MOTHra's identity secret even asking as the final question "What kind of creature is MOTHra?" Guess I'll need to see the movie to find out!

I have a distinct memory of Mothra being black and white as a kid now am trying to figure out if that is a completely false memory or if there's some way that could have happened.
posted by mark k at 9:21 AM on April 24, 2020


Here's the Japanese trailer.

They're not so cagey about hiding who/what Mothra is. The trailer is basically....here. Here you go. Here is Mothra. Enjoy.
posted by Fizz at 9:23 AM on April 24, 2020 [4 favorites]


I chuckled at this meme when I saw it on Twitter yesterday morning, and when it popped back up today thought "well, I've heard dumber ideas in the past 24 hours."

I had forgotten Mothra's cocoon looks like a giant peanut.
posted by deludingmyself at 9:56 AM on April 24, 2020


Mothra is the best! She ravishes the universe for love! Really though, I'm not so much a kaiju fan as I am a fan of Ishirō Honda, so the later incarnations of Mothra, Godzilla and the rest often don't do as much for me (save for Ryûhei Kitamura's Godzilla: Final Wars), until Hideaki Anno's take on the mythos. Is it too much to hope for a Shin Mothra?
posted by gusottertrout at 10:05 AM on April 24, 2020 [2 favorites]


Mothra was the first Japanese film I ever saw. I've only seen it dubbed; always wanted to hear the original, even a little bit -- thanks Fizz.
posted by Rash at 10:11 AM on April 24, 2020


I just... love Mothra! My favorite kaiju movie ever. I had the Mothra song the fairies sing as my ring tone for the longest time!
posted by wellifyouinsist at 10:25 AM on April 24, 2020 [4 favorites]


mark k - well depending on how old you are, it might be because you first saw Mothra on a black & white TV, like me.
my family was very late in acquiring a color television, i saw most entertainment in B&W until the '80s.
posted by lapolla at 12:14 PM on April 24, 2020 [3 favorites]


Let's let John Cale weigh in on this one: John Cale: Mothra
I'm not sure it's his best work but does reward a fair listening and it links two things I really love (John Cale and Mothra) that I never expected to ever have any connection at all ever. Ever.
posted by Richard Upton Pickman at 1:16 PM on April 24, 2020 [1 favorite]


(1) The Peanuts, who had a continuing busy side gig as the Mothra fairies, remain my thirdmost favorite Japanese female vocal duo, after Pink Lady and Petty Booka. My band covered Koi No Vacance, and I wanted to cover Hey Kapʻn, Fehr Nacht Hawaii (sp?) as well.

(2) I always wanted to re-enact the original unhatching-of-Mothra scene, what with itʻs cast of a thousand (or so it seemed) brownfaced "native" ceremonial-orgy dancers getting high and jiggy on the LSD-spiked Pepto Bismol (or so it seemed). Couldnʻt find it on the YouTubes, dagnabit.
posted by Droll Lord at 5:48 PM on April 24, 2020 [1 favorite]


Whoa, this is really cool! :-)
posted by Don.Kinsayder at 7:21 PM on April 24, 2020 [1 favorite]




Also, Mothra is awesome.

“Pfft”

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posted by Ghidorah at 10:32 PM on April 25, 2020 [4 favorites]


Mothra is pretty cool but I always loved the fairies more.
posted by Ashwagandha at 9:43 AM on May 1, 2020


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