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📊 Film Specifications

Director Ishirō Honda

Writer Takeshi Kimura (Screenplay)

Original Title キングコングの逆襲

Release Date July 22, 1967

Runtime 104 min (1h 44m)

Country Japan, United States of America

Language JA

Budget N/A

Box Office $2,800,000

Studios TOHO • Rankin/Bass Productions • Tokyo Laboratory

King Kong Escapes (1967)

Name: King Kong Escapes
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1967-07-22
Rating: 3.0

Directed by Ishirō Honda

• Written by Takeshi Kimura

"The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!"

⭐ 3.0 / 5 (117 votes) ⏱️ 104 min 🎬 Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Ratings Breakdown:

117 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.