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.
Title | King Kong Escapes |
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Year | 1967 |
Genre | Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction |
Country | Japan, United States of America |
Studio | TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions, Tokyo Laboratory |
Cast | Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoshifumi Tajima |
Crew | Ishirō Honda (Director), Akira Ifukube (Original Music Composer), Hajime Koizumi (Director of Photography), Ryôhei Fujii (Editor), Takeo Kita (Production Design), Eiji Tsuburaya (Visual Effects) |
Release | Jul 22, 1967 |
Runtime | 104 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.20 / 10 by 104 users |
Popularity | 14 |