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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 NomuraRhodes ReasonRhodes Reasonas Commander Carl NelsonHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongMie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanAkiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Osman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)Ikio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeNadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas HenchmanNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Tōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanLinda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonHideyo AmamotoHideyo Amamotoas Dr. WhoSachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanTadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Yasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)

Crew

Ishirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music ComposerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography