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.
- Revenue
- $2,800,000
- Production
- TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions, Tokyo Laboratory
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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
Yoshibumi Tajima
Henchman
Sachio Sakai
Henchman
Ikio Sawamura
Native
Nadao Kirino
Henchman
Shōichi Hirose
Henchman
Kazuo Suzuki
Henchman
Tōru Ibuki
Henchman
Naoya Kusakawa
Susumu Kurobe
Henchman
Haruo Nakajima
King Kong
Kei Taguchi
(voice)
Akiko Santo
(voice)
Osman Yusuf
Submariner (uncredited)
Tadashi Okabe
Soldier (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
General (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Ishirō Honda
- Writers
- Takeshi Kimura
- Producers
- Tomoyuki Tanaka,Arthur Rankin, Jr.
- Cinematography
- Hajime Koizumi
- Composer
- Akira Ifukube
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John Chard
June 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 …