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King Kong vs. Godzilla
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King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963 Directed by Thomas Montgomery , Ishirō Honda

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.

Countries Japan , USA
Production Countries Japan , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $12,000
Revenue $2,700,000
Release Date 26 June 1963
96 mins
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)
Crew
Directors
Thomas Montgomery
Thomas Montgomery
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Writers
Paul Mason
Paul Mason
Bruce Howard
Bruce Howard
Shinichi Sekizawa
Shinichi Sekizawa
Producers
John Beck
John Beck
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Cinematography
Hajime Koizumi
Hajime Koizumi
Editor
Reiko Kaneko
Reiko Kaneko
Production Design
Takeo Kita
Takeo Kita
Teruaki Abe
Teruaki Abe
Sound
William L. Stevenson
William L. Stevenson
Sadamasa Nishimoto
Sadamasa Nishimoto
Peter Zinner
Peter Zinner
Hisashi Shimonaga
Hisashi Shimonaga
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Yukio Manoda
Yukio Manoda
Takao Saiwai
Takao Saiwai
Sadao Iizuka
Sadao Iizuka
Taka Yuki
Taka Yuki
Masakatsu Asai
Masakatsu Asai
Teruyoshi Nakano
Teruyoshi Nakano
Kuichirô Kishida
Kuichirô Kishida
Yasuei Yagi
Yasuei Yagi
Teizô Toshimitsu
Teizô Toshimitsu
Kanju Yagi
Kanju Yagi
Eizo Kaimai
Eizo Kaimai
Sadamasa Arikawa
Sadamasa Arikawa
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Original Writers
George Worthing Yates
George Worthing Yates
Willis H. O'Brien
Willis H. O'Brien
Costume Design
Yasuei Yagi
Yasuei Yagi
Kanju Yagi
Kanju Yagi
Teizô Toshimitsu
Teizô Toshimitsu
Eizo Kaimai
Eizo Kaimai
Keizô Murase
Keizô Murase
Music
Herman Stein
Herman Stein
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld
Paul Sawtell
Paul Sawtell
Hans J. Salter
Hans J. Salter
Bert Shefter
Bert Shefter
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Hachiro Matsui
Hachiro Matsui
Peter Zinner
Peter Zinner
Stunts
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose
Lighting
Toshio Takashima
Toshio Takashima
Kuichirô Kishida
Kuichirô Kishida
Assistant Directors
Koji Hashimoto
Koji Hashimoto
Seiji Tani
Seiji Tani
Koji Kajita
Koji Kajita
Additional Photography
Takashi Nakao
Takashi Nakao
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