1967
6.2 (105 votes)
1h 44m
Genres
Action
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Production Companies
TOHO
Rankin/Bass Productions
Tokyo Laboratory
Rankin/Bass Productions
Tokyo Laboratory
King Kong Escapes (キングコングの逆襲)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Ishirō Honda
Director of Photography: Hajime Koizumi
Screenplay: Takeshi Kimura
Top Cast
Akira Takarada
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Mie Hama
Madame Piranha
Rhodes Reason
Commander Carl Nelson
Linda Miller
Lieutenant Susan Watson
Hideyo Amamoto
Dr. Who
Yoshifumi Tajima
Henchman
Sachio Sakai
Henchman
Ryuji Kita
SDF General
