King Kong vs. Godzilla
“The Terrifying Battle Between The Mightiest Monsters of All Time!”
When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.
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Part of Americanized Godzilla Collection
4 films
Cast
27 people
Michael Keith
Eric Carter
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Yutaka Omura
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Tadao Takashima
Osamu Sakurai
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Kenji Sahara
Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)
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Ichirō Arishima
Mr. Tako (as Ichiro Arishima)
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
George Takei
Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
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Les Tremayne
Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Byron Morrow
Newscaster (uncredited)
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Mie Hama
Fumiko Sakurai (uncredited)
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Akiko Wakabayashi
Tamiye (uncredited)
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Ishirō Honda Director · Thomas Montgomery Director Shinichi Sekizawa Screenplay
Director
Ishirō Honda
Director
Thomas Montgomery
Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Writer
Paul Mason
Writer
Bruce Howard
Story
Willis H. O'Brien
Story
George Worthing Yates
Cinematographer
Hajime Koizumi
Editor
Reiko Kaneko
Production designer
Takeo Kita
Production designer
Teruaki Abe
Costume designer
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume designer
Keizô Murase
Costume designer
Kanju Yagi
Worldwide gross $2.7M · Budget $12K · United States release June 26, 1963
Box office
Budget
$12,000
Worldwide gross
$2,700,000
Gross vs. budget
225.0×
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Ryder Sound Services, Inc.
Production
TOHO
Production
Tokyo Laboratory
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · June 3, 1963
Premiere
United States · June 26, 1963
Theatrical
United States · November 29, 2005
Physical · Universal Pictures Home Entertainment DVD
United States
April 1, 2014 · Physical · Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray
October 7, 2014 · Physical · Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Triple Feature DVD. Packaged with "King Kong" (2005) and "King Kong Escapes" (1967).
September 10, 2019 · Physical · Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray steelbook, FYE exclusive
October 29, 2019 · Physical · The Criterion Collection Blu-ray set titled "Godzilla, the Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975". Packaged with original Japanese version.
Australia
June 27, 1963 · Theatrical · Exact date unknown
April 15, 1974 · Theatrical · Re-release
Belgium
January 1, 1976 · Theatrical · Titanus Films release titled "King Kong Contre Godzilla" / "King Kong Tegen Godzilla". Exact date unknown.
Canada
June 30, 1963 · Limited theatrical
July 11, 1963 · Theatrical
France
July 14, 1976 · Theatrical · Sofradis Film release titled "King Kong Contre Godzilla".
Germany
August 23, 1974 · Theatrical · German · Apollo-Film GmbH/Avis-Filmverleih release titled "Die Rückkehr des King Kong". Shortened to 82-minutes. Dub recorded by FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH, Munich.
March 31, 2013 · Physical · English · Anolis Entertainment DVD steelbook titled "Die Rückkehr des King Kong". Includes subtitled JP/US cuts & dubbed W. German cut.
Italy
January 1, 1973 · Theatrical · The Hundred Years Corp. S.R.L. release titled "Il trionfo di King Kong", produced/distributed by Gioele Centanni.
Mexico
December 25, 1969 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 21, 1976 · Theatrical
Spain
December 26, 1978 · Theatrical · Juvensa Film release titled "King Kong Contra Godzilla".
United Kingdom
November 1, 1963 · Theatrical · The Rank Organisation release. Double feature with "The Raiders" (1963).
November 11, 2005 · Physical · https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/king-kong-vs-godzilla-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yodm4mzk
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