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King Kong Escapes

(1967)

July 22, 1967 1h 44m
62%
TMDB Score

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.

Ishirō Honda

Director

Top Billed Cast

AT

Akira Takarada

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

MH

Mie Hama

Madame Piranha

RR

Rhodes Reason

Commander Carl Nelson

LM

Linda Miller

Lieutenant Susan Watson

HA

Hideyo Amamoto

Dr. Who

YT

Yoshibumi Tajima

Henchman

SS

Sachio Sakai

Henchman

RK

Ryuji Kita

SDF General

IS

Ikio Sawamura

Native

NK

Nadao Kirino

Henchman