Movie
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Overview
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
Details
- Release date
- 1962-08-11
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Tadao Takashima as Osamu Sakurai
- Kenji Sahara as Kazuo Fujita
- Yū Fujiki as Kinzaburo Furue
- Ichirō Arishima as Director Tako
- Jun Tazaki as General of the JSDF Eastern Army
- Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
- Mie Hama as Fumiko Sakurai
- Akiko Wakabayashi as Tamiye
- Akemi Negishi as Chikiro's Mother
- Yoshio Kosugi as Chief of Faro Island
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2
- Ikio Sawamura as Witch Doctor
Crew
- Ishirō Honda - Director
- Shinichi Sekizawa - Screenplay
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