Shipwreck survivors turn up on the island of Beiru, an island that was used for atomic tests. They claim a red juice given to them by the natives protected them from radiation and so a Japanese expedition, funded by Rolisican business man Clark Nelson (Jerry Ito) is sent to investigate the island. When reporter "Bulldog" Fukuda (Frankie Sakai) finds a pair of beautiful, foot high twins (twin singing duo The Peanuts, Emi and Yumi Ito), things get ugly quickly-Nelson and his goons kidnap the goons and bring them back to Japan to perform in his night club. Unfortunately for him (and Japan), the songs the girls sing in his nightclub are actually psychically summoning their protector, the god of Biru Island: Mothra. Unlike most of your modern gods, Mothra doesn't promise judgement and rewards in the afterlife: no, she starts swimming to Japan to bring back the girls in the way that only a 50 meter long caterpillar can....![]()
