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King Kong vs. Godzilla

Japan

NR
1962-08-11(JP)
▪
Science Fiction,
Comedy,
Adventure,
Fantasy,
Action
▪ 1h-37m

69^%

User
Score

Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!

Overview

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
Ishirō HondaDirector
Hajime KoizumiDirector of Photography
Tomoyuki TanakaProducer
Takeo KitaProduction Design
Teruaki AbeProduction Design

Top Billed Cast

Tadao Takashima

Osamu Sakurai

Kenji Sahara

Kazuo Fujita

Yū Fujiki

Kinzaburo Furue

Ichirō Arishima

Director Tako

Jun Tazaki

General Masami Shinzo

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Shigezawa

Mie Hama

Fumiko Sakurai

Akiko Wakabayashi

Tamiye

Akemi Negishi

Chikiro's Mother

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A review by insanenerd101

7.0

Written by insanenerd101 on 2021-06-23

What is there to say about an early monster movie where two of the worlds biggest monsters come together and beat each other up in clunky looking rubber suits? Alright, well it may not be up to the high tech standards of film we're so use to today, King Kong vs. Godzilla is credited as being one of the first "versus" f...

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