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King Kong Escapes
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
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.
Cast
- Akira Takarada as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
- Mie Hama as Madame Piranha
- Rhodes Reason as Commander Carl Nelson
- Linda Miller as Lieutenant Susan Watson
- Hideyo Amamoto as Dr. Who
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Henchman
- Sachio Sakai as Henchman
- Ryuji Kita as SDF General
- Ikio Sawamura as Native
- Nadao Kirino as Henchman
- Shōichi Hirose as Henchman
- Kazuo Suzuki as Henchman
Details
- Director
- Ishirō Honda
- Released
- July 22, 1967
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
- Studio
- TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions and Tokyo Laboratory
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.1 / 10 from 116 votes
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