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A
huge meteor hurtles through space toward the earth. NASA has picked it
up on their radar, but its members can only watch carefully as it crashes
into the ocean, awakening Godzilla. For the scientists, the picture is
one of gloom and doom: super-powerful hurricanes are battering the Earth's
oceans; volcanic eruptions have increased in frequency and intensity and
are tearing asunder the Earth's mantle; earthquakes and tornadoes.
Oblivious
to the fearful fate that the scientific community sees coming upon the
Earth, an archeologist named Takuya Fujita is poking around in the ancient
ruins of a shrine in faraway Thailand. After he finds an ancient idol,
the shrine begins to fall into rubble all around him. Takuya barely escapes
with his life...and runs into another problem: the Thai army who are unappreciative
of Takuya's thieving.
Takuya
is arrested and gets himself tossed into a Thai jail. Later on he receives
three visitors: Dobashi, from the Security Agency; Andoh, with Marutomo
Corporation; and Masako Tezuka, Takuya's ex-wife. Takuya is promised freedom
in exchange for exploring an island near Indonesia. Takuya goes with Masako
and Andoh to a small isle called Infant Island. The three brave rotten
wood bridges, raging rivers and rugged tropical jungles before they find
a cave. Exploring the cave, they find a cave painting; on further exploration,
they find an exit and the prize: a huge egg.
To
their astonishment, they find they are not alone on the island: a pair
of six-inch twin girls called Cosmos are the tiny guardians of Mothra,
the god worshiped by the now-nearly extinct Cosmos civilization. The Cosmos
explain that when their scientists began to tamper with nature, the earth
created a monster named Battra which attacks and destroys anything which
threatens the Earth. Mothra and Battra fought and Mothra sunk Battra into
the ocean, though not before Battra smashed the weather control system
and unleashed the forces of nature on the hapless Cosmos. They warn the
three that Mothra's egg appeared because the Earth is in danger and that
Battra has also awoken.
The
Cosmos agree to cooperate with Masako and Andoh and Takuya, and also to
allow the egg to be taken to Japan. The egg is loaded onto a barge trailing
behind a ship. The ship leaves Infant Island and sets sail for Japan.
Meanwhile,
the scientists pick up a wake slicing through the water toward Japan. At
first they assume it's Godzilla but one of them confirms that it is Battra.
Battra comes ashore and destroys a few city blocks; then, unaffected by
the military firing on him, disappears into the ground.
The
ship carrying the Cosmos and the egg picks up something huge on their radar.
The radar blip turns out to be Godzilla! He's come to fight Mothra; either
that, or else have a Mothra omelette. A determined Takuya goes underneath
to release the ropes towing the barge, even getting into a fistfight with
Andoh, who wants the egg for the C.E.O. They roll around on the deck just
like a couple of six year old boys. Takuya manages to give Andoh a black
eye before they are interrupted by the egg glowing and cracking. Takuya
releases the barge tow as Andoh looks on in amazement. The egg hatches,
and the newborn Mothra larva hits the water just before the barge is wiped
out by Godzilla.
The
two go head to mandibles in battle with Mothra hiding behind the barge.
No sooner had Godzilla flung Mothra off his tail and into the water than
Battra shows up and throws Mothra out of the way. Battra and Godzilla fiercely
attack one another. The two continue their battle underwater as Mothra
swims away, back toward Infant Island.
Battra
and Godzilla are tearing at each other underneath the surface of the ocean.
The force of their battle resulted in the cracking of the ocean bed, causing
Godzilla and Battra to be pulled into an underwater volcano.
Takuya,
Masako, Andoh and the Cosmos end up in Manila in the Phillippines. In the
morning, Masako discovers the Cosmos missing. Andoh has taken the Cosmos
back to his boss Tomokane, who has big plans to use the Cosmos for his
own personal gain. The Cosmos, not wishing to be prisoners to Tomokane
nor line his pockets, turn to Mothra for aid.
Mothra
swims toward Tokyo to rescue his little friends. Takuya steals the Cosmos
from under Tomokane's nose and tries to sell them for a million dollars.
Masako becomes angry when she catches him with the Cosmos in a wicker box.
She and their daughter Midori persuade their husband and father to do the
right thing and not sell the Cosmos.
Just
then Mothra shows up and starts to tear down the building they are in.
Midori asks the Cosmos to please stop Mothra, promising them that she will
stop her Daddy from stealing. The Cosmos reassure Mothra that they are
all right. Mothra, satisfied, turns around and goes to the Diet Building;
he starts to spin a cocoon.
Mt.
Fuji begins to erupt, and Godzilla comes out of the lava. He goes toward
Tanzawa after tearing up Yokohama. Battra also appears from the ocean.
After a burst of energy he transforms into his flying form and goes to
Japan to attack Mothra.
The
Cosmos start to sing to the cocoon, which hatches as the crowd looks on,
to reveal a huge moth with beautifully colored wings. Mothra leaves to
fight Battra. As the astonished populace looks on, Mothra and Battra batter-ram
one another in the sky.
Godzilla
shows up on the scene and Battra fights Godzilla. Godzilla defeats Battra.
Mothra goes to Battra's side and heals Battra. Mothra then gets up and
almost loses his own life to protect Battra from Godzilla's attack. Battra
and Mothra team up to defeat Godzilla.
Battra
and Mothra succeed in carrying Godzilla away from Japan, but Battra, which
is injured when Godzilla bites him, is wiped out by a point-blank atomic
breath blast. Mothra lets go and lets Godzilla and Battra fall into the
ocean, and forms a sort of energy cage to temporarily contain Godzilla.
The
Cosmos thank the humans for everything they've done. They tell the humans
that a meteor is headed toward Earth that will wipe it out. Since Battra
is not around to do his job of defending the Earth, Mothra must fly into
space. The Cosmos levitate into air; then, with one last wave, they transform
into spirits and hide themselves in one of Mothra's feelers. Mothra serenely
flies off into space.
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