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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 HenchmanKazuo SuzukiKazuo Suzukias HenchmanHideyo AmamotoHideyo Amamotoas Dr. WhoSachio SakaiSachio Sakaias HenchmanSusumu KurobeSusumu Kurobeas HenchmanTadashi OkabeTadashi Okabeas Soldier (uncredited)Mie HamaMie Hamaas Madame PiranhaLinda MillerLinda Milleras Lieutenant Susan WatsonShōichi HiroseShōichi Hiroseas HenchmanNaoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaHaruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimaas King KongAkiko SantoAkiko Santoas (voice)Yasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumias General (uncredited)Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajimaas HenchmanTōru IbukiTōru Ibukias HenchmanKei TaguchiKei Taguchias (voice)Osman YusufOsman Yusufas Submariner (uncredited)Akira TakaradaAkira Takaradaas Lt. Commander Jiro NomuraRhodes ReasonRhodes Reasonas Commander Carl NelsonIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamuraas Native

Crew

Jiro Shirasaki" />Jiro ShirasakiSpecial Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art DirectorHaruo Nakajima" />Haruo NakajimaStuntsYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographySadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsFuchimu Shimakura" />Fuchimu ShimakuraBackground Designer, Matte PainterIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaDirectorHajime Koizumi" />Hajime KoizumiDirector of PhotographyTakeshi Kimura" />Takeshi KimuraScreenplayAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music ComposerKoichi Kawakita" />Koichi KawakitaVisual Effects, Visual Effects CameraHeihachirō Ōkawa" />Heihachirō ŌkawaTranslatorNobuyuki Yasumaru" />Nobuyuki YasumaruCostume Design, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design, Modeling, SculptorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Design, ModelingTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistArthur Rankin, Jr." />Arthur Rankin, Jr.Technical Advisor, Executive ProducerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVFX Director of Photography, Special EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano" />Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director