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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

Osman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)Ikio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Mie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanAkiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Tadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Rhodes ReasonRhodes Reasonas Commander Carl NelsonSachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanNadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas HenchmanShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanTōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanYasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Akira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraLinda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanNaoya KusakawaNaoya Kusakawa

Crew

Yasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographySadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music ComposerHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special Effects