Up From The Depths Reviews | Mothra (1961)

[@TheJboy88]

With so many kaiju having flip-flopped between hero and villain over the years, it's nice to know that there was one that was consistently shown to be either sympathetic or outright heroic from start to finish :)

[@depressedgojisaurusrexandc5372]

Mothra is benevolent... I can just imagine Mothra in the movie going “sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry” as she accidentally kills people.

[@darwinisacure5370]

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[@darwinisacure5370]

I imagine that in every movie she destroys

[@kaiju115]

And the moral of the story is don't kidnap little girls, or a Giant Moth will hunt you down.

[@ryandtibbetts2962]

"What have you done with those little girls, Nelson?" Literally, the creepiest line ever uttered in a kaiju film.

[@YYAT]

holy crap, you predicted the "mothra is the queen of monsters" from Godzilla 2019

[@valletas]

Wasnt she called the queen of monsters before 2019? Pretty sure i had seen official godzilla media calling her queen mothra

[@BaldPerspective]

@@valletas G-Fans have been calling Mothra the Queen of the Monsters for ages.

[@SuperSirianRigel]

This movie is decent. Needs to be watched at least once for the sake of context. But the best part of this movie too me was always the way they treated Mothra in their first ever encounter with her. In all of the later films everyone kinda sees Mothra and goes, "Yay! It's Mothra!" For the most part anyways. In this movie every military involved is shooting at her and trying to kill her; and proven unable to do so, except at the very end. This is what sets this movie apart for me.

[@D.Z.A.-kp8lf]

Not much destruction... Mothra sinks cruise ship kill's hundreds...

[@rayarena879]

I know! I was thinking the same thing! In a sense Mothra is even more destructive than Godzilla, Godzilla is a slow lumbering creature who destroys everything in his path, but he is slow and lumbering and after taking three hours to walk 200 feet, he goes back into the water, whereas Mothra is a flying creature who creates such powerful hurricane force winds that she literally destroys all of New Kirk City as she flies at enormous speed and covers more grown than Godzilla could in a hundred years!

[@tonybaker1268]

Got it on steelbook yesterday. Its amazing. One of my favorites. The steelbook is slick and super nice.

[@antoniocalatayud6676]

Arrived here in Brazil yesterday..great steelbook for a fantastic movie!

[@evenhartwick4422]

i also got the steelbook because of how good it looked I'm not a big steelbook collector either i probably only have like 2 or 3 but i had to get that one

[@ShurueViridian]

When diving into the Godzilla franchise for the first time in preparation for Godzilla King of Monsters, I expected the other monsters in the series to be one-off antagonists with surface level traits meant to service the message of their respective films, so when I found out that a few of them had their own dedicated movies I was surprised. What surprised me even more, though, was that not only was Godzilla not the only major Kaiju, but that he also wasn't the one with the deepest backstory or lore. Mothra's existence is incredibly well defined with a clear personality, despite the fact that she is rarely seen in the movie. Compared to this, many of the aspects involving Godzilla come off as arbitrary. This is the last thing I expected to find when I first decided to tackle this franchise.

[@vaggos2003]

You know, I was equally surprised too when I realised that Godzilla, Mothra and kaiju in general had all this deep lore, characterization and potential.

[@williamtsutherland8240]

Furankî Sakai Who played the wonderfully comic "Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda" here in 'Mothra', went on to play the horrifically cruel "Yabu" in 'Shogun', who enjoyed boiling people alive. That's a Talented Actor. R.I.P.

[@carltonpoindexter2034]

See his but wrenching performance as the father on the eve of World War 3 in the Togo movie: The Last Battle/War.

[@brycevo]

This is like a more comedic and feminine version of King Kong, and it's well worth a watch to see the beginning of the queen

[@ebransc09]

I would’ve called it Japanese Lou Costello Meets Japanese King Kong

[@timppatimo6287]

Mosura is basically an allegory for an entity that protects Japan from the Western influence and expansion, or more directly from the American "rebuilding" of Japan post WWII. Kind of like a spirit that keeps old Japan alive in a peaceful way. If you dive a bit in Japanese collective subconscious, I guess :)

[@ycastro2003]

Too bad lots of old Japan sucks objectively.

[@treystephens6166]

Japan straight up murdered millions of people with pride‼️

[@SquirellDisciple]

god i love mothra, thanks so much for the great review

[@doomzilla3568]

Long live the queen.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Still one of the iconic Toho movies of its time, for sure. Oddly enough, although Frankie Sakai was known for his comedic acting, in the TV miniseries adaptation of James Clavell's "Shogun" he played a very serious character, Kasigi Yabu--the first role I actually remember him from. The Ito twins...ohhhh, those heavenly voices! Beautiful girls with the voices of angels, and the "Sacred Springs" song from this movie chokes me up every time I hear it. Mothra happens to be one of my very favorite Toho kaiju--she even made a brief appearance, with a retooled version of the Shobijin, in my Pathfinder game last year since my game is set in the equivalent of feudal Japan.

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

Sweet mothra review happy Sunday

[@UpFromTheDepths88]

Happy Sunday!

[@depressedgojisaurusrexandc5372]

It Tuesday

[@marketiacooper6880]

How Mothra is in the monsterverse: me save gojira! How Mothra would be in real life: [looks at the sun] Mothra again: *L A M P* >;0

[@davidmccann9811]

This is one of my favourite Kaiju movies. And Mothra was much larger here than in later movies, as it was scaled down to play alongside Godzilla.

[@BaldPerspective]

Leaving a like & a comment because I love your channel & miss your dulcet tones, Brandon!

[@an0rangutan]

My God, why is she so big in her first movie? This is the biggest Mothra has ever been. If she was this big against Godzilla in her first crossover film she would literally squish him.

[@evenhartwick4422]

i kinda like how big she is it reminds me of the poster to Godzilla vs Mothra from the 1992 film where she just towers over him in the background

[@ultrae4628]

*_lamp_*

[@VirtualAxiom]

That's a lotta lamps.

[@MrEjidorie]

Mothra is one of a few Japanese fantasy movies which could be universally accepted.

[@alonsorojas3829]

Great work on the reviews. I'm watching the movies, and after each one I come to see your review. Subscribed!

[@hawaiifiles]

My favorite Japanese monster movie ever. Love "The Peanuts" and the "Mothra" theme song.

[@johnhughes2653]

One time you can be forgiven for not being still dry after a moth attack.

[@crystalbirt1]

Mothra 1961: ☆☆☆☆

[@noahlasher9724]

I’ve always seen Mothra as the younger sibling to Godzilla, never being truly as recognized and appreciated as it’s more iconic older brother.

[@jaygooese4242]

So classic

[@Pellefication]

This is one of my favorite movies. See 'Mosura' not the dubbed version 'Mothra'!

[@Kaiju-Driver]

My first godzilla movie as a kid, what a wild ride. ;)

[@randallrona9618]

Mothra was an opposite of Godzilla. The Big G was a god of destruction and vengeance while Mothra was a goddess of peace and harmony.

[@corkeymartin3322]

I wish they would play mothra on TV I will watch it a lot

[@richardadams4928]

Mmmmmm, Mothra twins.. ..

[@henriquedearruda8902]

Can you do Gamera next?

[@hathead7385]

When I was younger and saw this on DVD I never knew it was a Kaiju film I thought it was just some wacky b-movie

[@Robyn_iz_Here]

You should call your second channel 30 stories high

[@henriquedearruda8902]

Like Godzilla Mothra only attacks Humanity if she is provoked, unlike Godzilla she is easy to calm down

[@icup7973]

Too many toasters

[@Noaher256]

Frankie Sakai kinda looks like JobbytheHong....

[@slothbaby2104]

I hope Mothra appears in King Kong vs Godzilla

[@kirbyuniversal4250]

Mothra is the best monster next to Godzilla

[@YourLocalJamesHetfieldFangirl]

Mothra Can't Be The Queen of the Monsters, Gojirin (Godzilla's Girlfriend from the Godzilland OVA's) Deserves to be The Monster Queen

[@Brolydark]

No llega al nivel de Varan

[@dr.samuelhayden808]

for once I’ve actually hated an antagonist in a kaiju movie