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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

Nadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas HenchmanTōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaTadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Rhodes ReasonRhodes Reasonas Commander Carl NelsonShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongOsman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)Linda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonSachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Akiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Yasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Akira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraMie HamaMie Hamaas Madame Piranha

Crew

Sadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music ComposerArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography