King Kong vs. Godzilla

Name: King Kong vs. Godzilla
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action
Released: 1962-08-11
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.863

★ 6,9 /10 (351 Votes)

1962 JA 97 min

Overview

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

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Release date

11/08/1962

Votes

351

Popularity

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Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!

Genres

Science Fiction Fantasy Action

Status

Released

Original title

キングコング対ゴジラ

Language

Runtime

97 min

Revenue

$12,550,000

Tadao Takashima

Osamu Sakurai

Kenji Sahara

Kazuo Fujita

Yū Fujiki

Kinzaburo Furue

Ichirō Arishima

Director Tako

Jun Tazaki

General of the JSDF Eastern Army

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa

Mie Hama

Fumiko Sakurai

Akiko Wakabayashi

Tamiye

Akemi Negishi

Chikiro's Mother

Yoshio Kosugi

Chief of Faro Island

Yoshibumi Tajima

Captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2

Ikio Sawamura

Witch Doctor

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Someshō Matsumoto

Dr. Onuki

Kō Mishima

Official

Sachio Sakai

Obayashi

Tatsuo Matsumura

Dr. Makino

Senkichi Ōmura

TTV Translator Konno

No photo

Senshô Matsumoto

Prime Minister

Ren Yamamoto

Commander of Operation Burial

No photo

Haruya Katō

Obayashi's assistant

Shin Ōtomo

Captain of Vessel

Nadao Kirino

General's Aide

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

General's Aide #2

Kenzō Tabu

Dreary Newscaster

Takuzō Kumagai

Police Executive

Hideo Shibuya

Member of Press Corp

No photo

Douglas Fein

Captain of the Seahawk

No photo

Harold Conway

Scientist in Seahawk

Osman Yusuf

Submariner

Shōichi Hirose

King Kong

Haruo Nakajima

Godzilla

Katsumi Tezuka

Godzilla (iceberg scene)

Cliff Harrington

Al (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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