This is An Original (Not a Reproduction or Re-Release) 1962 Linen Backed One Sheet Movie Poster from MOTHRA: The 1961 Ishiro Honda (billed as "Inoshiro Honda") Japanese Toho kaiju battling rubbery monsters science fiction (sci-fi) horror thriller ("Mightiest monster in all creation!"; "Ravishing a universe for love!"; "Incredible! Inconceivable!"; "World Wrecked as monster hunts human mates!"; "Fabulous! Fantastic! Two doll-sized beauties worshipped [sic] by a winged behemoth!"; "Based on a story by Shinichiro Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga and Yoshie Hotta"; "Special Effects by Eiji Tsuburaya") starring Mothra (the giant moth monster, on a mission to help save twin fairies), Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa, Ken Uehara, Emi & Yumi Ito (as the Twin Fairies)

Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration VERY GOOD. This Poster had pinholes in the border, some paper loss in the corners and light overall paper lift in the image. Overall, the poster was in GOOD condition prior to linen backing. The poster was nicely backed.

SHIPPING/HANDLING within the United States is $15.00. Shipped via USPS Priority Mail.  We use the utmost care in packing and the poster will be rolled and shipped in a sturdy tube. 

Shipping to Canda is $55.00 using USPS Priority International.

Shipping Overseas is $65.00 using USPS Priority International.

The following is our rating system:

Near Mint-This item is in really excellent condition! It has the most minor of imperfections, but has survived in really wonderful condition! Note that we do not use the term “Mint” as there are usually some kind of imperfections.  You should look at our "super-sized" image of the actual item, which will confirm just how nice this item is!

 Excellent-This item has survived in pretty nice condition, but has some relatively minor imperfections. If they are within the image, they are not very distracting at all, or they may be in the blank borders, where they will not show when the item is displayed. 

Very Good-This item has some significant imperfections. If they are within the image, they are likely quite noticeable, and they may be in the blank borders, where they may be more significant. 

Good-This item has major significant imperfections. If they are within the image, they are likely quite noticeable and distracting, and they may be in the blank borders, where they may be even more significant. 

Fair-This item has REALLY major significant imperfections. If they are within the image, they are likely quite noticeable and distracting, and they may be in the blank borders, where they may be even more significant.