King Kong Escapes

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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.

Country:

Japan,

United States of America

Genre:

Action,

Fantasy,

Horror,

Science Fiction

Duration:

104 minutes

Year:

1967

Director:

Ishirō Honda

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Company:

TOHO,

Rankin/Bass Productions

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

Crew:
Ryôhei Fujii

Editor

Takeo Kita

Production Design

Takeshi Kimura

Writer

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Producer

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer