King Kong vs. Godzilla
キングコング対ゴジラ
Release: 1962-08-11
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 6.9
Science Fiction
Comedy
Adventure
Fantasy
Action
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Tokyo Laboratory
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Akiko Wakabayashi
as Tamiye
Nadao Kirino
as General's Aide
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
as General's Aide #2
Osman Yusuf
as Submariner
Hideo Shibuya
as Member of Press Corp
Shōichi Hirose
as King Kong
Ichirō Arishima
as Director Tako
Yoshio Kosugi
as Farou Island Chief
Senkichi Ōmura
as TTV Translator Konno
Haruya Katō
as Obayashi's assistant
Shin Ōtomo
as Captain of Vessel
Harold Conway
as Scientist in Seahawk
Tadao Takashima
as Osamu Sakurai
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Yukichi Yamamoto captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2
Ikio Sawamura
as Witch Doctor
Katsumi Tezuka
as Godzilla in Iceberg
Kō Mishima
as Official
Takuzō Kumagai
as Police Executive
Mie Hama
as Fumiko Sakurai
Kenzō Tabu
as Dreary Newscaster
Haruo Nakajima
as Godzilla
Kenji Sahara
as Kazuo Fujita
Yū Fujiki
as Kinzaburo Furue
Akihiko Hirata
as Dr. Shigezawa
Akemi Negishi
as Chikiro's Mother
Sachio Sakai
as Obayashi
Tatsuo Matsumura
as Dr. Makino
Ren Yamamoto
as Commander of Operation Burial
Jun Tazaki
as General Masami Shinzo
Crew
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Art Director, Special Effects Assistant
Sei Ikeno
Music
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects, VFX Director of Photography
Willis H. O'Brien
Original Story
Keizô Murase
Costume Designer, Sculptor
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
Yôichi Manoda
Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Toshiro Aoki
Visual Effects Art Director, Special Effects Assistant
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Assistant, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Designer, Modeling, Sculptor
George Worthing Yates
Original Story
Ishirō Honda
Director
Seiji Tani
Assistant Director
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling, Costume Designer
Koichi Kawakita
Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects Assistant
Kuichiro Kishida
VFX Lighting Artist, Lighting Technician
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects, Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
Koji Hashimoto
Assistant Director
Koichi Takano
Special Effects
Motoyoshi Tomioka
VFX Director of Photography, Special Effects
Jiro Shirasaki
Visual Effects Art Director, Special Effects Assistant
Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter, Background Designer