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Cast
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Akira Takarada | As: Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura |
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Mie Hama | As: Madame Piranha |
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Rhodes Reason | As: Commander Carl Nelson |
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Linda Miller | As: Lieutenant Susan Watson |
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Hideyo Amamoto | As: Dr. Who |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!! |
| Certification: | G |
Details
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Language: English, 日本語
Release Date: 22 July 1967
Country: JP, US
Runtime: 104m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions, Tokyo Laboratory
Revenue: $2,800,000
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Cast
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Akira Takarada |
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura |
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Mie Hama |
Madame Piranha |
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Rhodes Reason |
Commander Carl Nelson |
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Linda Miller |
Lieutenant Susan Watson |
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Hideyo Amamoto |
Dr. Who |
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Yoshifumi Tajima |
Henchman |
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Sachio Sakai |
Henchman |
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Ryuji Kita |
SDF General |
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Ikio Sawamura |
Native |
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Nadao Kirino |
Henchman |
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Shōichi Hirose |
Henchman |
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Kazuo Suzuki |
Henchman |
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Tôru Ibuki |
Henchman |
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Naoya Kusakawa |
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Susumu Kurobe |
Henchman |
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Haruo Nakajima |
King Kong |
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Yû Sekita |
Mechani-Kong/Gorosaurus |
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Kei Taguchi |
(voice) |
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Akiko Santo |
(voice) |
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Osman Yusuf |
Submariner (uncredited) |
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Tadashi Okabe |
Soldier (uncredited) |
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Seishirō Kuno |
Soldier (uncredited) |
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi |
General (uncredited) |
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Andrew Hughes |
Reporter (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Ishirō Honda |
Director |
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Ken Sano |
First Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Takeshi Kimura |
Screenplay |
Production Crew
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Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Executive Producer |
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Yasuaki Sakamoto |
Production Manager |
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Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
Executive Producer |
Edited By
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Ryôhei Fujii |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Teizô Toshimitsu |
Costume Design |
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Eizo Kaimai |
Costume Design |
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Kanju Yagi |
Costume Design |
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Yasuei Yagi |
Costume Design |
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Nobuyuki Yasumaru |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Akira Ifukube |
Original Music Composer |
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Shoichi Yoshizawa |
Sound Recordist |
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Hisashi Shimonaga |
Sound Mixer |
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Sadamasa Nishimoto |
Sound Effects |
Visual Effects
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Eiji Tsuburaya |
Visual Effects |
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Teruyoshi Nakano |
Visual Effects |
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Teruyoshi Nakano |
Visual Effects Director |
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Motoyoshi Tomioka |
VFX Director of Photography |
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Yôichi Manoda |
VFX Director of Photography |
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Yoshiyuki Tokumasa |
Visual Effects |
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Yoshiyuki Tokumasa |
Visual Effects Camera |
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Kuichirô Kishida |
VFX Lighting Artist |
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Hiroshi Mukoyama |
Visual Effects |
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Hiroshi Mukoyama |
Visual Effects Compositor |
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Eiji Tsuburaya |
Visual Effects Director |
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Sadao Iizuka |
Visual Effects |
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Koichi Kawakita |
Visual Effects |
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Koichi Kawakita |
Visual Effects Camera |
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Takashi Nakao |
Visual Effects Camera |
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Fuchimu Shimakura |
Matte Painter |
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Teizô Toshimitsu |
Modeling |
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Eizo Kaimai |
Modeling |
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Kanju Yagi |
Modeling |
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Yasuei Yagi |
Modeling |
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Nobuyuki Yasumaru |
Modeling |
Camera
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Hajime Koizumi |
Director of Photography |
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Takashi Nakao |
Still Photographer |
Lighting
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Toshio Takashima |
Lighting Technician |
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Kuichirô Kishida |
Lighting Technician |
Art Department
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Takeo Kita |
Production Design |
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Fuchimu Shimakura |
Background Designer |
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Teizô Toshimitsu |
Sculptor |
Other Crew
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Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
Technical Advisor |
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Eiji Tsuburaya |
Special Effects |
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Teruyoshi Nakano |
Special Effects |
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Teruyoshi Nakano |
Special Effects Assistant |
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Motoyoshi Tomioka |
Special Effects |
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Yôichi Manoda |
Special Effects |
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Yasuyuki Inoue |
Visual Effects Art Director |
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Fumio Takashiro |
Special Effects |
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Jiro Shirasaki |
Special Effects Assistant |
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Jiro Shirasaki |
Visual Effects Art Director |
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Haruo Nakajima |
Stunts |
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Yû Sekita |
Stunts |
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