King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

キングコング対ゴジラ

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

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.

Date of release
1962-08-11
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (359)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action
Director
Ishirō Honda

Casting

  • Tadao Takashima — Osamu Sakurai
  • Kenji Sahara — Kazuo Fujita
  • Yū Fujiki — Kinzaburo Furue
  • Ichirō Arishima — Director Tako
  • Jun Tazaki — General of the JSDF Eastern Army
  • Akihiko Hirata — Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
  • Mie Hama — Fumiko Sakurai
  • Akiko Wakabayashi — Tamiye
  • Akemi Negishi — Chikiro's Mother
  • Yoshio Kosugi — Chief of Faro Island
  • Yoshibumi Tajima — Captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2
  • Ikio Sawamura — Witch Doctor

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