King Kong Escapes
“The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!”
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.
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Cast
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Akira Takarada
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
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Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Mie Hama
Madame Piranha
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You Only Live Twice
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Rhodes Reason
Commander Carl Nelson
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The Time Tunnel
Voodoo Island
Linda Miller
Lieutenant Susan Watson
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The Green Slime
Strange Rampage
Hideyo Amamoto
Dr. Who
Known for
Kamen Rider
All Monsters Attack
Yoshibumi Tajima
Henchman
Known for
Rodan
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Sachio Sakai
Henchman
Known for
Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ryuji Kita
SDF General
Known for
An Autumn Afternoon
Tokyo Drifter
Ikio Sawamura
Native
Known for
Yojimbo
All Monsters Attack
Nadao Kirino
Henchman
Known for
Destroy All Monsters
The War of the Gargantuas
Shōichi Hirose
Henchman
Known for
House
Godzilla Raids Again
Kazuo Suzuki
Henchman
Known for
All Monsters Attack
Ishirō Honda Director · Takeshi Kimura Screenplay Akira Ifukube Composer
Worldwide gross $2.8M · United States release July 16, 1968 · Produced in Japan, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,800,000
Production
TOHO
Production
Rankin/Bass Productions
Production
Tokyo Laboratory
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
Production
Japan · United States
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Languages
Original title
キングコングの逆襲
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 22, 1967
Theatrical
United States · July 16, 1968
Theatrical
United States · November 29, 2005
Physical · DVD
United States
April 1, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Brazil
April 16, 2014 · Digital
France
November 13, 1968 · Theatrical · Initial release "La revanche de King Kong"
October 6, 1976 · Theatrical · Re-release "King Kong s'est échappé"
Germany
March 20, 1970 · Theatrical
January 1, 2012 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
April 10, 2006 · Physical
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