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King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

The Terrifying Battle Between The Mightiest Monsters of All Time!

19636.51h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Thomas Montgomery
Written by George Worthing Yates, Willis H. O'Brien, Paul Mason
Produced by John Beck, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Box OfficeBudget: $12KRevenue: $2.7M

Top Cast

Michael Keith

Michael Keith

Eric Carter

Harry Holcombe

Harry Holcombe

Dr. Arnold Johnson

James Yagi

James Yagi

Yutaka Omura

Tadao Takashima

Tadao Takashima

Osamu Sakurai

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)

Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima

Mr. Tako (as Ichiro Arishima)

George Takei

George Takei

Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Byron Morrow

Byron Morrow

Newscaster (uncredited)

Mie Hama

Mie Hama

Fumiko Sakurai (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

islandiceberggiant monsterdinosauralternate versionkaijugiant apegiant octopusgodzillamount fuji, japanking kongtokusatsu

About King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla is a action, science fiction, comedy, adventure, fantasy film released in 1963 exploring themes of island, iceberg, giant monster, dinosaur, alternate version, kaiju. Directed by Thomas Montgomery, it stars Michael Keith, Harry Holcombe, James Yagi. 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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