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King Kong Escapes

G

1967

104 minutes

ActionFantasyHorrorScience Fiction

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.

Top Cast

Akira Takarada headshot

Akira Takarada

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Mie Hama headshot

Mie Hama

Madame Piranha

Rhodes Reason headshot

Rhodes Reason

Commander Carl Nelson

Linda Miller headshot

Linda Miller

Lieutenant Susan Watson

Hideyo Amamoto headshot

Hideyo Amamoto

Dr. Who

Yoshibumi Tajima headshot

Yoshibumi Tajima

Henchman

Sachio Sakai headshot

Sachio Sakai

Henchman

Ryuji Kita headshot

Ryuji Kita

SDF General

Ikio Sawamura headshot

Ikio Sawamura

Native

Nadao Kirino headshot

Nadao Kirino

Henchman

Shōichi Hirose headshot

Shōichi Hirose

Henchman

Kazuo Suzuki headshot

Kazuo Suzuki

Henchman

Tōru Ibuki headshot

Tōru Ibuki

Henchman

Naoya Kusakawa headshot

Naoya Kusakawa

Susumu Kurobe headshot

Susumu Kurobe

Henchman

Haruo Nakajima headshot

Haruo Nakajima

King Kong

Hiroshi Sekita headshot

Hiroshi Sekita

Mechani-Kong/Gorosaurus

Kei Taguchi headshot

Kei Taguchi

(voice)

Akiko Santo headshot

Akiko Santo

(voice)

Osman Yusuf headshot

Osman Yusuf

Submariner (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe headshot

Tadashi Okabe

Soldier (uncredited)

Seishirō Kuno headshot

Seishirō Kuno

Soldier (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi headshot

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

General (uncredited)

Andrew Hughes headshot

Andrew Hughes

Reporter (uncredited)