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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

Rhodes ReasonRhodes Reasonas Commander Carl NelsonSachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanYasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Nadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas HenchmanTōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongAkira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraHideyo AmamotoHideyo Amamotoas Dr. WhoIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Osman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)Mie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaLinda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanAkiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Tadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

Kuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music ComposerArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, Sculptor