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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 NelsonIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Akiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Osman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)Tadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Yasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Akira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraHideyo AmamotoHideyo Amamotoas Dr. WhoShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanTōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongMie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaLinda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanSachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanNadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas Henchman

Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographySadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer