King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

181 November 1963 (GB)Action, Science Fiction, Comedy1 hour and 36 minutes
66%
User score

The Terrifying Battle Between The Mightiest Monsters of All Time!

Description

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.

Ishirō Honda
Director
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
George Worthing Yates
Original Story
Willis H. O'Brien
Original Story
Bruce Howard
Writer
Paul Mason
Writer
Thomas Montgomery
Director

Actors

Michael Keith
Michael Keith
Eric Carter
Harry Holcombe
Harry Holcombe
Dr. Arnold Johnson
James Yagi
James Yagi
Yutaka Omura
Tadao Takashima
Tadao Takashima
Osamu Sakurai
Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara
Kazuo Fujita
Ichirō Arishima
Ichirō Arishima
Mr. Tako
Byron Morrow
Byron Morrow
Newscaster
Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
Commander Roberts / General Masami Shinzo / Narrator (voice)
George Takei
George Takei
Osamu Sakurai (voice)
Mie Hama
Mie Hama
Fumiko Sakurai (uncredited)
Akiko Wakabayashi
Akiko Wakabayashi
Tamiye (uncredited)
Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
Bruce Mason
Bruce Mason
Misc. characters (voice)
Paul Howard
Paul Howard
Misc. characters (voice)
Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki
Kinsaburo Furue
Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
General Masami Shinzo (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Farou Island Chief (uncredited)
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
Witch Doctor (uncredited)
Kenzō Tabu
Kenzō Tabu
Dreary Newscaster (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$12,000

Revenue

$2,700,000

Keywords
islandiceberggiant monsterdinosaurkaijugiant apegiant octopusgodzillamount fuji, japanking kongtokusatsu