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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 HenchmanAkiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Yasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Akira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraMie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaNadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas HenchmanTōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongTadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Linda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Hideyo AmamotoHideyo Amamotoas Dr. WhoRyuji KitaRyuji Kitaas SDF GeneralSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanOsman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)

Crew

Hajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer