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Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (1962) 5.6
A pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released Godzilla. Director:Ishirô Honda |
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Cast
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Tadao Takashima | ... |
Osamu Sakurai
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Kenji Sahara | ... |
Kazuo Fujita
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Yû Fujiki | ... |
Kinsaburo Furue
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Ichirô Arishima | ... |
Mr. Tako
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Jun Tazaki | ... |
General Masami Shinzo
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Akihiko Hirata | ... |
Dr. Shigezawa
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Fumiko Sakurai
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Akiko Wakabayashi | ... |
Tamiye
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Akemi Negishi | ... |
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl)
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Senshô Matsumoto | ... |
Prime Minister
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Senkichi Ômura | ... |
TTV Translator Konno
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Sachio Sakai | ... |
Obayashi (Mr. Tako's assistant)
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Haruya Katô | ... |
Obayashi's assistant
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Nadao Kirino | ... |
General's Aide
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Kenzô Tabu | ... |
Dreary Newscaster
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Mr. Tako, the chairman of a pharmaceutical company, learns of roma tomato-sized berries that grow on Farou Island, are a miracle cure, and that the natives worship a god called Kingkong who has allegedly grown to giant size from eating the berries. What better way to promote the product, Tako figures, than to bring the creature back to Japan? So he leads an expedition with Sakurai and Furue to get the berries and the monster. Meanwhile, some American pilots discover the chunk of the glacier Godzilla was sealed in back in 1955. Sakurai's sister's boyfriend Kazuo is busy trying to sell an invisible but superstrong wire, which of course no one wants until Kong escapes... Written by Scott Hutchins <scottandrewh@home.com>
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Release Date:
26 June 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
King Kong vs. Godzilla See more »Company Credits
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Perspecta Stereo (Japan theatrical release)| Mono (Westrex Recording System) (US version)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Music by Akira Ifukube
Lyrics by Akira Ifukube
Performed by the Toho Studio Chorus
Published by Toho Music Publishing
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Godzilla's appearance greatly changed for his 1962 appearance in the first color movie: King Kong vs. Godzilla. King Kong vs. Godzilla was made more as a comedy film than having the "sense of terror" theme in the two previous movies. Because of that, Toho decided to make Godzilla less demeaning. While some American posters of the previous two black and white Godzilla movies showed Godzilla as green, the Kingoji suit revealed Godzilla's true color: charcoal gray. The previous two Godzilla suits were painted brown. On this suit, Godzilla's ears were taken away, and instead of having four toes on each foot, Godzilla had three. The center dorsal fins were englarged and the two side dorsal fins decreased in size. The body of Godzilla was bulkier than the last two suits. The head was made longer, and a slight frown was added to the side the mouth, a feature that would be seen in some later suits. The pupils were enlarged, and the eyes sported a yellow-reddish color. The new features on Godzilla gave him an alligator-like appearance. See more »Goofs
When one of the octopus' tentacles grabs a native (stop-motion) and shakes him around, the native itself is a static doll that does not move (its 'skin' is also much darker than the skin of the human natives around it). See more »Quotes
Mr.Tako: You two are going to Farro Island and find me a genuine monster whether he exists or not!See more »
Crazy Credits
In the credits for the U.S. version, actor Kenji Sahara is listed as "Keji Sahaka." See more »Soundtracks
"A SI ANAROI"Music by Akira Ifukube
Lyrics by Akira Ifukube
Performed by the Toho Studio Chorus
Published by Toho Music Publishing
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Most of us saw the English language version of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA, which discarded alot of fun bits found only in the original Japanese language version of this near classic. In it's original Japanese, this is a fun movie about these rather boob-ish guys who work for a Tokyo advertising firm going to a desolate island. They encounter music loving natives who worship none other than King Kong. At the same time, Godzilla re-appears on the scene, threatening to destroy Tokyo. The film is made with wild energy, and goes with wild logic (how can you not love the scene where King Kong is knocked out with bongo music?!) Proof that director Inoshira Honda loved his audience and wanted to make them happy.