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Mothra is one of ___MASK14___  s most popular monsters , and second only to Godzilla in its total number of film appearances . Polls taken during the early 1990s indicated that Mothra was particularly popular among women , who were at the time the largest demographic among Japan ' s movie - going audience , a fact that prompted the filming of 1992 ' s " Godzilla vs . Mothra ", which was the best - attended ___MASK14___ film since " King Kong vs . Godzilla ". IGN listed Mothra as # 3 on their " Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters " list , while " Complex " listed the character as # 7 on its " The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time " list . ___MASK14___ ' s most famous creation is Godzilla , who features in 28 of the company ' s films . Godzilla , Mothra , King Ghidorah , Mechagodzilla , and Rodan are described as ___MASK14___ ' s Big Five because of the monsters ' numerous appearances in all three eras of the franchise , as well as spin - offs . ___MASK14___ has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles . Its subdivisions are ___MASK14___ - Towa Distribution , ___MASK14___ Pictures Incorporated , ___MASK14___ International Company Limited , ___MASK14___ E . B . Company Limited , and ___MASK14___ Music Corporation & ___MASK14___ Costume Company Limited . The company is the largest shareholder ( 7 . 96 %) of Fuji Media Holdings Inc . Kenji Sahara (   " Sahara Kenji ", born " Tadashi ___MASK62___ ") ( born 14 May 1932 ) is a Japanese actor . He was born in Kawasaki City , Kanagawa . His real name is Masayoshi Kato (   " Kat Masayoshi "). Initially he used the name Tadashi ___MASK62___ before changing it when he secured the lead role in " Rodan " ( 1956 ). All Monsters Attack , released in Japan as Gojira - Minira - Gabara : ru Kaij Daishingeki (       , lit . `` Godzilla , Minilla , and Gabara : All Monsters Attack ' '' ) , is a 1969 Japanese Kaiju film produced by ___MASK14___ . Directed by Ishir Honda , the film starred Tomonori Yazaki , Eisei Amamoto , and Kenji Sahara . The tenth film in the Godzilla series , this was also the first film specifically geared towards children . While credited with the special effects work , Eiji Tsuburaya was not directly involved with the production of this film . The `` Special Effects Supervised by '' credit was given out of respect , since he was still the head of the Visual Effects Department . The effects were handled by Ishir Honda himself , with assistance from Teruyoshi Nakano . The film was released theatrically in the United States in the winter of 1971 by Maron Films as Godzilla ' s Revenge , where it was paired up nationwide on a double bill with Night of the Big Heat ( aka Island of the Burning Damned ) . Concept and creation . Mechagodzilla was conceived in 1974 as a more serious villain than its immediate two predecessors , Gigan and Megalon , whose films were considered creative disasters . According to ___MASK92___ , Mechagodzilla was inspired by both Mechani - Kong from the previous Toho film " King Kong Escapes " and the robot anime genre , which was popular at the time . Effects director Teruyoshi Nakano also felt that a mechanical monster was cheaper to construct than the mutated animals Godzilla had previously faced . As the resulting " Godzilla vs . Mechagodzilla " proved to be a greater critical success than previous 1970s Godzilla films , the character was revived in 1975 ' s " Terror of Mechagodzilla ". The film ' s screenplay was based on the winning entry of a story - writing competition won by Yukiko Takayama , who continued the darker tone of the previous film by adding the subplot of Mechagodzilla being cybernetically connected to a young woman . Mechagodzilla ' s design remained largely unchanged from its previous appearance , though it was made to look thinner and more angular , with a darker sheen and an MG2 insignia emblazoned on its upper arms . The film ' s original draft was going to have Mechagodzilla destroy Tokyo utterly , though the destruction was cut down for budgetary reasons . , sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as " Inoshiro Honda ", was a Japanese film director . He is best known for his " kaiju " and " tokusatsu " films , including several entries in the " Godzilla " series , but also worked extensively in the documentary and war genres earlier in his career . Honda was also a lifelong friend and collaborator of ___MASK29___ , and worked with Kurosawa extensively during the 1980s and 1990s . A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film ' s artistic and dramatic aspects , and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under ___MASK87___ law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917 , and production of anime works in Japan has since continued to increase steadily . The characteristic anime art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of ___MASK17___ and spread internationally in the late twentieth century , developing a large domestic and international audience . Anime is distributed theatrically , by television broadcasts , directly to home media , and over the Internet . It is classified into numerous genres targeting diverse broad and niche audiences .