Japanese drama directed by Ishiro Honda about a giant moth-like creature known as Mothra. Following a series of atomic tests, a number of remote islands are explored by an expedition hoping to measure radiation sickness. When the expedition team discover a native population who are only 12 inches tall capitalist entrepreneur Clark Nelson (Jerî Itô) abducts two of them, taking them back to Tokyo with him where he hopes to profit from their unique stature. However, journalist Zen'ichiro Fukuda (Frankie Sakai) reveals the harsh conditions that Nelson is keeping the abductees under. Meanwhile, the native population call upon their deity, Mothra, to rescue those who have been captured and the ancient moth makes its way to the Japanese mainland.