Mothra SteelBook Edition
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Posted April 26, 2019 10:36 PM by Webmaster
Mill Creek Entertainment has officially announced that it will release a SteelBook Edition of Ishiro Honda's film Mothra (1961), starring Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyôko Kagawa, Yûmi Itô, Emi Itô, and Ken Uehara. The release will be available for purchase on July 9.
Synopsis: Following reports of human life on Infant Island, the supposedly deserted site of atomic bomb tests, an international expedition to the heavily-radiated island discovers a native tribe and tiny twin female fairies called "Shobijin" who guard a sacred egg. The overzealous expedition leader kidnaps the Shobijin to exhibit in a Tokyo stage show but soon they summon their protector, hatching the egg and releasing a giant caterpillar. When Mothra arrives in Japan and finally transforms into the ultimate beast, impervious to modern weapons, the nation and its people face their destruction.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: Following reports of human life on Infant Island, the supposedly deserted site of atomic bomb tests, an international expedition to the heavily-radiated island discovers a native tribe and tiny twin female fairies called "Shobijin" who guard a sacred egg. The overzealous expedition leader kidnaps the Shobijin to exhibit in a Tokyo stage show but soon they summon their protector, hatching the egg and releasing a giant caterpillar. When Mothra arrives in Japan and finally transforms into the ultimate beast, impervious to modern weapons, the nation and its people face their destruction.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- JAPANESE AND U.S. CUTS OF THE FILM
- Audio commentary by authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
- Original trailers
- Photo gallery
