Rebirth of Mothra

Rebirth of Mothra
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	モスラ
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Mosura
Directed by	Okihiro Yoneda[1]
Screenplay by	Masumi Suetani[1]
Story by	Tomoyuki Tanaka[1]
Produced by	Hiroaki Kitayama[1]
Starring	Megumi Kobayashi Sayaka Yamaguchi Aki Hano Kazuki Futami
Cinematography	Yoshinori Sekiguchi[1]
Edited by	Nobuo Ogawa[1]
Music by	Toshiyuki Watanabe[1]
Production company	Toho Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14) (Japan)
Running time	106 minutes[2][3]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥1 billion
Box office	¥1.96 billion

Rebirth of Mothra (モスラ, Mosura, released in Japan simply as Mothra) is a 1996 Japanese kaiju film directed by Okihiro Yoneda, with special effects by Kōichi Kawakita. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, the film serves as a reboot for the fictional giant monster character Mothra, and is the first installment in the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. It was the final kaiju film produced under the supervision of Tomoyuki Tanaka, who produced such films as the original Mothra, which was released in 1961, as well as every film in the Godzilla franchise up to this point. He died of a stroke several months after the film's release.

Rebirth of Mothra stars Sayaka Yamaguchi, Megumi Kobayashi, Aki Hano, and Kazuki Futami. It was released theatrically in Japan on December 14, 1996.

It was followed in 1997 by Rebirth of Mothra II.