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King Kong Escapes
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
1967 · Directed by Ishirō Honda · 104 min · Action · Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · 8 frames
Tagline
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
Crew
- Screenplay: Takeshi Kimura
- Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
- Edited by: Ryôhei Fujii
- Music: Akira Ifukube
- Production design: Takeo Kita
Cast
- Akira Takarada as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
- Mie Hama as Madame Piranha
- Rhodes Reason as Commander Carl Nelson
- Linda Miller as Lieutenant Susan Watson
- Hideyo Amamoto as Dr. Who
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Henchman
- Sachio Sakai as Henchman
- Ryuji Kita as SDF General
- Ikio Sawamura as Native
- Nadao Kirino as Henchman
Production
- Country: Japan, United States of America
- Language: English, Japanese
- Studios: TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions, Tokyo Laboratory, Universal Pictures
- Box office: $2,800,000
- Themes: japan, giant monster, mad scientist, giant robot, tokyo, japan, dinosaur, united nations, tropical island, kaiju, foreign agent
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