King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes (1967)

Released: 1967-07-22 Duration: 1hr 44min
Rating 6.2
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!

Overview

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 Companies

TOHO
TOHO
Rankin/Bass Productions
Rankin/Bass Productions
Tokyo Laboratory

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $2,800,000.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 14.021

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Crew

Director
Ishirō Honda
Director of Photography
Hajime Koizumi
Production Design
Takeo Kita
Original Music Composer
Akira Ifukube
Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Technical Advisor
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Screenplay
Takeshi Kimura
Executive Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Sound Recordist
Shoichi Yoshizawa
Lighting Technician
Toshio Takashima
Sound Mixer
Hisashi Shimonaga
First Assistant Director
Ken Sano
Sound Effects
Sadamasa Nishimoto
Production Manager
Yasuaki Sakamoto
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Assistant
Teruyoshi Nakano
Visual Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Visual Effects Director
Teruyoshi Nakano
VFX Director of Photography
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects
Yôichi Manoda
VFX Director of Photography
Yôichi Manoda
Visual Effects
Yoshiyuki Tokumasa
Visual Effects Camera
Yoshiyuki Tokumasa
Visual Effects Art Director
Yasuyuki Inoue
Lighting Technician
Kuichirô Kishida
VFX Lighting Artist
Kuichirô Kishida
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects Compositor
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Special Effects
Fumio Takashiro
Visual Effects Director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects Camera
Koichi Kawakita
Still Photographer
Takashi Nakao
Visual Effects Camera
Takashi Nakao
Executive Producer
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Special Effects Assistant
Jiro Shirasaki
Visual Effects Art Director
Jiro Shirasaki
Background Designer
Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter
Fuchimu Shimakura
Costume Design
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling
Kanju Yagi
Costume Design
Kanju Yagi
Modeling
Yasuei Yagi
Costume Design
Yasuei Yagi
Costume Design
Nobuyuki Yasumaru
Stunts
Yû Sekita

TOP CAST

Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Mie Hama
Mie Hama

Madame Piranha

Rhodes Reason
Rhodes Reason

Commander Carl Nelson

Linda Miller
Linda Miller

Lieutenant Susan Watson

Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai

Henchman

Ryuji Kita
Ryuji Kita

SDF General

Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino

Henchman

Kazuo Suzuki
Kazuo Suzuki

Henchman

Tôru Ibuki
Tôru Ibuki

Henchman

Susumu Kurobe
Susumu Kurobe

Henchman

Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima

King Kong

Yû Sekita
Yû Sekita

Mechani-Kong/Gorosaurus

Kei Taguchi
Kei Taguchi

(voice)

Akiko Santo
Akiko Santo

(voice)

Osman Yusuf
Osman Yusuf

Submariner (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe
Tadashi Okabe

Soldier (uncredited)

Seishirō Kuno
Seishirō Kuno

Soldier (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

General (uncredited)

Andrew Hughes
Andrew Hughes

Reporter (uncredited)

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