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Produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"330\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film is the second entry in the 1990s Heisei-era Mothra trilogy and one of the most visually imaginative kaijū fantasy films of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"921\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"496\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"499\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"528\"\u003eKunio Miyoshi\u003c\/strong\u003e, with special effects by \u003cstrong data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"573\"\u003eKōichi Kawakita\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"610\"\u003eMegumi Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"632\"\u003eSayaka Yamaguchi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eAki Hano\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"673\"\u003eHikari Mitsushima\u003c\/strong\u003e. Set around Okinawa and the southern seas, the story follows Mothra’s battle against the pollution-feeding sea monster \u003cstrong data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"804\"\u003eDagahra\u003c\/strong\u003e, while three children and the Elias sisters search for the ancient power of the sunken civilisation \u003cstrong data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"920\"\u003eNilai-Kanai\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003eThe film is especially admired by kaijū fans for expanding Mothra’s mythology through new forms including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1047\"\u003eRainbow Mothra\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1067\"\u003eAqua Mothra\u003c\/strong\u003e, allowing the character to fight beneath the sea in one of the most fantastical entries in the wider Toho monster cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1590\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1207\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003eA vivid and highly atmospheric Japanese theatrical design, dominated by an underwater vision of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003eRainbow Mothra\u003c\/strong\u003e descending above the ancient submerged ruins of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1388\"\u003eNilai-Kanai\u003c\/strong\u003e. Shafts of light pour through the ocean from above, while the foreground is filled with coral-like structures, marine life, ruins, and mechanical debris, creating a dense fantasy world beneath the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1634\"\u003eAt the centre, the Japanese tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1657\"\u003e「奇跡が起こる。命を守るために。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003e“A miracle happens. 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The design is richly coloured, highly detailed, and very much in keeping with the fantasy-adventure tone of the Heisei Mothra series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2657\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2247\"\u003eCollector significance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2250\"\u003eOriginal Japanese posters for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2284\" data-end=\"2309\"\u003eHeisei Mothra trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e are increasingly collectible, particularly examples with strong creature imagery and major display presence. This poster is especially appealing because it captures \u003cstrong data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2487\"\u003eMothra 2\u003c\/strong\u003e at its most fantastical and ambitious: an underwater kaijū myth built around ancient ruins, environmental conflict, and Mothra’s transformation into new elemental forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2813\"\u003eFor collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2687\"\u003eMothra\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2710\"\u003eToho kaijū cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e, 1990s Japanese fantasy film, and original monster movie posters, this is a highly attractive example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"3040\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"2953\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2953\" data-end=\"2956\"\u003eVery Good. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale. This poster has pinholes as a used theatrical poster. 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