King Kong Escapes (1967)

Directed by Ishirō Honda

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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.

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Language: ja

Countries: Japan, United States of America

Production

Cinematographer: Hajime Koizumi · Composer: Akira Ifukube · Editor: Ryôhei Fujii · Production Design: Takeo Kita

Production: TOHO

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