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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

Susumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Tadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Rhodes ReasonRhodes Reasonas Commander Carl NelsonNadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas HenchmanShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanAkiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Yasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Akira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraMie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaLinda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonSachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeTōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaOsman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)

Crew

Teruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music ComposerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplay