(MOSURA, Ishirô Honda, Japan 1961, 91 min., Japanese with subtitles, 35mm)

Two identical six-inch princesses (who sing and talk in unison) are kidnapped from their remote island home by an evil showman. They are pursued all the way to Tokyo by their protector, a giant caterpillar that smashes buildings, spins a cocoon, and becomes a giant moth. Perhaps the only contender for Godzilla’s title of most-beloved Japanese monster movie, Mothra, shown here in its original Japanese-language version, is a true classic.

Then at 8:45 p.m.

GODZILLA, MOTHRA AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL OUT ATTACK
(GOJIRA, MOSURA, KINGU GIDORÂ: DAIKAIJÛ SÔKÔGEKI, Shusuke Kaneko, Japan 2001, 105 min., Japanese with subtitles) Thought dead, Godzilla resurfaces only to face the sacred beasts of Yamato — King Ghidorah and Mothra. . The stage is now set for the ultimate smackdown. Two films for one regular admission price.

The print of GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH, originally booked to play this evening with MOTHRA, has been reported as lost by the U.S. distributors, Sony Pictures. We apologize for any inconvenience.