King Kong Escapes
movie
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
Released July 22, 1967
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.
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
Crew
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Ryôhei Fujii
as
Editor
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Takeo Kita
as
Production Design
Ishirō Honda
as
Director
Akira Ifukube
as
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
as
Director of Photography
Eiji Tsuburaya
as
Visual Effects
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
as
Technical Advisor
Takeshi Kimura
as
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
as
Executive Producer
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Shoichi Yoshizawa
as
Sound Recordist
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Toshio Takashima
as
Lighting Technician
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Hisashi Shimonaga
as
Sound Mixer