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King Kong Escapes

キングコングの逆襲

Release: 1967-07-22·Runtime: 104m·★ 6.2
ActionFantasyHorrorScience Fiction

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.

Production Countries

JapanUnited States of America

Production Companies

TOHO
Rankin/Bass Productions
Tokyo Laboratory

Cast

Akira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanOsman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)Yasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Rhodes ReasonRhodes Reasonas Commander Carl NelsonLinda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanNadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas HenchmanTōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanMie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongAkiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Tadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Sachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)

Crew

Teizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music ComposerTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director