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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

Tōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanYasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Rhodes ReasonRhodes Reasonas Commander Carl NelsonNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongAkiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Akira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraMie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaLinda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Osman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)Tadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Sachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas NativeShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanNadao KirinoNadao Kirinoas HenchmanKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias Henchman

Crew

Teizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyJiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting Artist