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
Akihiko Hirata
as Dr. Shigezawa
Yoshio Kosugi
as Farou Island Chief
Senkichi Ōmura
as TTV Translator Konno
Kenzō Tabu
as Dreary Newscaster
Hideo Shibuya
as Member of Press Corp
Mie Hama
as Fumiko Sakurai
Akemi Negishi
as Chikiro's Mother
Nadao Kirino
as General's Aide
Takuzō Kumagai
as Police Executive
Katsumi Tezuka
as Godzilla in Iceberg
Yū Fujiki
as Kinzaburo Furue
Akiko Wakabayashi
as Tamiye
Tatsuo Matsumura
as Dr. Makino
Osman Yusuf
as Submariner
Ichirō Arishima
as Director Tako
Sachio Sakai
as Obayashi
Kenji Sahara
as Kazuo Fujita
Kō Mishima
as Official
Harold Conway
as Scientist in Seahawk
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Yukichi Yamamoto captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2
Ikio Sawamura
as Witch Doctor
Shin Ōtomo
as Captain of Vessel
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
as General's Aide #2
Haruo Nakajima
as Godzilla
Ren Yamamoto
as Commander of Operation Burial
Haruya Katō
as Obayashi's assistant
Shōichi Hirose
as King Kong
Tadao Takashima
as Osamu Sakurai
Jun Tazaki
as General Masami Shinzo
Crew
George Worthing Yates
Original Story
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects, Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects, VFX Director of Photography
Yasuyuki Inoue
Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art Director
Sei Ikeno
Music
Koji Hashimoto
Assistant Director
Koichi Takano
Special Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects Assistant, Special Effects
Yôichi Manoda
Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
Jiro Shirasaki
Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art Director
Kuichiro Kishida
VFX Lighting Artist, Lighting Technician
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Seiji Tani
Assistant Director
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects Assistant, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
Toshiro Aoki
Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art Director
Fuchimu Shimakura
Background Designer, Matte Painter
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects, VFX Director of Photography
Willis H. O'Brien
Original Story
Keizô Murase
Costume Designer, Sculptor
Ishirō Honda
Director
Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director
Teizô Toshimitsu
Modeling, Costume Designer, Sculptor
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling, Costume Designer
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer