attempts to save his mother, but to no avail. Angered, the young moth creates a cocoon and begins to metamorphose while Desghidorah goes on a rampage. Having befriended Taiki and Wakaba, Moll and Lora encourage them not to lose hope. Soon, Leo emerges as a swarm of multi-colored butterflies before coalescing into his adult form and taking to the air to confront Desghidorah. Arriving in a hail of energy beams and fueled by righteous fury, Leo relentlessly blasts the three-headed monster, who is unable to defend itself. Drawing upon an ancient legacy, Leo eventually renews the seal that originally bound Desghidorah, defeating him. After restoring a blasted region the dragon destroyed during its assault, Leo travels to his ancestral home as Moll and Lora thank the children for helping them and return home to Infant Island with Fairy while Belvera escapes. Cast Sayaka Yamaguchi as Megumi Kobayashi as Aki Hano as Kazuki Futami as Maya Fujisawa as Kenjiro Nashimoto as Hitomi Takahashi as Mizuho Yoshida as A photograph of Ishirō Honda appears in the Goto home. Release Rebirth of Mothra was released in Japan on December 14, 1996 where it was distributed by Toho. It was followed up with a sequel the following year with Rebirth of Mothra II. Box office By January 1997, Rebirth of Mothra earned a distribution income (rentals) of in Japan. By the end of 1997, the film grossed a total box office revenue of in Japan. Home media Rebirth of Mothra was released directly to video in the United States. It was released with an English dub by Columbia TriStar Home Video on August 3, 1999. It was released on DVD on February 1, 2000 as a double feature with Rebirth of Mothra II. Both films were only available with an English-dub. A triple feature of all three Rebirth of Mothra films was released on Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 9, 2014 with both the Japanese and English voice tracks. In November 2017, Toho released the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy on Blu-ray in Japan. See also List of Japanese films of 1996 References Bibliography External links Rebirth of Mothra at the Japanese Movie Database 1996 films 1990s monster movies 1996 fantasy films Environmental films Films about dragons Films directed by Okihiro Yoneda Films set in 1997 Films set in Hokkaido Films set in Kagoshima Prefecture Films set on fictional islands Giant monster