King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Starring:
- Michael Keith, James Yagi, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ishiro Honda, Thomas Montgomery, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of King Kong vs. Godzilla
This preposterous battle between the huge ape King Kong and the fire-breathing dinosaur Gojira marked the beginning of Toho Studios aiming their monster films at children rather than general audiences. Director Ishiro Honda stages the battle scenes atop Mt. Fuji for laughs, as the two lovable beasts play ball with a large boulder and generally behave like professional wrestlers horsing around for the camera. Persistent rumors claim that there exist two different endings to this film, with Godzilla winning in the Japanese version and Kong prevailing in the American print. These rumors are incorrect, as Kong wins in both versions. Gojira survived to battle Mothra the following year in Mosura Tai Gojira, while the Asian Kong returned in King Kong No Gyakushu (1967). ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 91 mins
Complete Cast of King Kong vs. Godzilla
- Michael Keith - Eric Carter
- Tadao Takashima - O. Sakurai
- Yu Fujiki - Kinsaburo Farue, man with corns
- Ichiro Arishima - Mr. Tako
- Akiko Wakabayashi - Tamiye
- Harry Holcombe - Dr. Arnold Johnson
- Tatsuo Matsumara - Dr. Markino
- Les Tremayne - Narrator
- Katsumi Tezuka - Gojira
- Jun Tazaki - Masami Shinzo
- Haruo Nakajima - Gojira
- James Yagi - Yataka Omura
- Mie Hama - Fumiko Sakurai
- Kenji Sahara - Kazoo Fujito
- Akihiko Hirata - Premier Shigezawa
- Senkichi Omura - Konno
- Yoshio Kosugi - Farou Island Chief
- Ikio Sawamura - Witch Doctor
- Yoshibumi Tajima - Man Aboard Ship (Japanese version only)
- Ishiro Honda
- Sachio Sakai
- Akemi Negishi - Dancing Girl
- Director(s):
- Thomas Montgomery, Ishiro Honda
- Writer(s):
- Shinichi Sekizawa, Paul Mason, Bruce Howard
- Producer(s):
- John Beck, Tomoyuki Tanaka
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