King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
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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Cast

Michael Keith Michael Keith As: Eric Carter
Harry Holcombe Harry Holcombe As: Dr. Arnold Johnson
James Yagi James Yagi As: Yutaka Omura
Tadao Takashima Tadao Takashima As: Osamu Sakurai
Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara As: Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The Terrifying Battle Between The Mightiest Monsters of All Time!
Certification: 18

Details

Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

Language: English

Release Date: 26 June 1963

Country: US, JP

Runtime: 96m

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Company Credits

Company: Universal International Pictures, Ryder Sound Services, Inc., TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory

Budget: $12,000

Revenue: $2,700,000

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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)

Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko Wakabayashi

Tamiye (uncredited)

Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Kinzaburo Furue (uncredited)

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

General Masami Shinzo (uncredited)

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Faro Island Chief (uncredited)

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Witch Doctor (uncredited)

Kenzō Tabu

Kenzō Tabu

Dreary Newscaster (uncredited)

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Dr. Akira Makino (uncredited)

Victor Millan

Victor Millan

Rodrigo Infanta (uncredited)

Douglas Fein

Douglas Fein

Commander Roberts (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Godzilla (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

King Kong (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Godzilla in iceberg (uncredited)

Paul Mason

Paul Mason

Misc. Characters (voice) (uncredited)

Bruce Howard

Bruce Howard

Misc. Characters (voice) (uncredited)

Directed By

Koji Kajita

Koji Kajita

First Assistant Director

Koji Hashimoto

Koji Hashimoto

Assistant Director

Seiji Tani

Seiji Tani

Assistant Director

Thomas Montgomery

Thomas Montgomery

Director

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Shigeru Nakamura

Shigeru Nakamura

Production Manager

John Beck

John Beck

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Edited By

Peter Zinner

Peter Zinner

Supervising Film Editor

Reiko Kaneko

Reiko Kaneko

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Costume Designer

Kanju Yagi

Kanju Yagi

Costume Designer

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Designer

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Costume Designer

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Costume Designer

Sound

Visual Effects

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Yukio Manoda

Yukio Manoda

Visual Effects Camera

Yukio Manoda

Yukio Manoda

Visual Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

VFX Director of Photography

Takao Saiwai

Takao Saiwai

Visual Effects

Takashi Narita

Takashi Narita

Visual Effects Production Manager

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

VFX Director of Photography

Kuichirô Kishida

Kuichirô Kishida

VFX Lighting Artist

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Visual Effects Camera

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Modeling

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Kanju Yagi

Kanju Yagi

Modeling

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Modeling

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Visual Effects Camera

Fuchimu Shimakura

Fuchimu Shimakura

Matte Painter

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Compositor

Taka Yuki

Taka Yuki

Visual Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Visual Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Visual Effects Director

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects Director

Camera

Hajime Koizumi

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer

Lighting

Toshio Takashima

Toshio Takashima

Lighting Technician

Kuichirô Kishida

Kuichirô Kishida

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Takeo Kita

Takeo Kita

Production Design

Teruaki Abe

Teruaki Abe

Production Design

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Sculptor

Kyuzo Yamamoto

Kyuzo Yamamoto

Property Master

Fuchimu Shimakura

Fuchimu Shimakura

Background Designer

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Sculptor

Other Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects

Kenji Aoki

Kenji Aoki

Choreographer

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Special Effects

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Art Director

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Special Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Special Effects Assistant

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Special Effects Assistant

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Special Effects

Toshiro Aoki

Toshiro Aoki

Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Visual Effects Art Director

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Special Effects Assistant

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects

Toshiro Aoki

Toshiro Aoki

Visual Effects Art Director

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects Assistant

Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Special Effects Assistant

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Special Effects Assistant

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Visual Effects Art Director

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects Assistant

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Special Effects

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Stunts

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Stunts

Tôru Suzuki

Tôru Suzuki

Special Effects

Tôru Suzuki

Tôru Suzuki

Special Effects Assistant

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