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King Kong Escapes( 1967)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Akira Takarada

      Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

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      Mie Hama

      Madame Piranha

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      Rhodes Reason

      Commander Carl Nelson

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      Linda Miller

      Lieutenant Susan Watson

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      Hideyo Amamoto

      Dr. Who

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      Yoshifumi Tajima

      Henchman

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      Sachio Sakai

      Henchman

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      Ryuji Kita

      SDF General

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      Ikio Sawamura

      Native

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      Nadao Kirino

      Henchman

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      Shōichi Hirose

      Henchman

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      Kazuo Suzuki

      Henchman

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      Tōru Ibuki

      Henchman

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      Naoya Kusakawa

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      Susumu Kurobe

      Henchman

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      Haruo Nakajima

      King Kong

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      Yû Sekita

      Mechani-Kong/Gorosaurus

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      Kei Taguchi

      (voice)

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      Akiko Santo

      (voice)

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      Osman Yusuf

      Submariner (uncredited)

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      Tadashi Okabe

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Seishirō Kuno

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

      General (uncredited)

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      Andrew Hughes

      Reporter (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    5
    Written by John Chard on Wed Jun 26 2019
    It's very easy for us to understand. You see, as ridiculous as it may sound, Kong is a male and, uh, Miss Watson is... Well, see for yourselves, gentlemen. King Kong Escapes is directed by Ishirô Honda and written by Takeshi Kimura. It stars Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada and Hideyo Amamoto. Music is by Akira Ifukube and cinematography by Hajime Koizumi. King Kong Escapes' actual Japanese title is King Kong's Counterattack and it was a live action tie-in to the 1966 animated series simply called King Kong (AKA: The King Kong Show). Knowing this really helps to set y...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    2800000.00

    Keywords

    • japan
    • giant monster
    • mad scientist
    • giant robot
    • tokyo, japan
    • dinosaur
    • united nations
    • tropical island
    • kaiju
    • foreign agent
    • tokyo tower
    • king kong
    • tokusatsu
    • coproduction