King Kong Escapes

(Kingu Kongu no gyakushû)

Basics

A film directed by Ishirô Honda
1967 | 104 minutes | Colour | Mono | 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

A  Colossal  Battle  Between  Two  King  Kongs!  It's King Kong to the
rescue when a giant robot threatens to destroy Tokyo  in  the  gripping
King  Kong  Escapes!  The  action begins when the conniving Dr. Who
builds a robot Kong in order to retrieve a highly radioactive element for his mysterious benefactor, Madame X.  When  the  robot  proves  less than  reliable,  the  devious  duo scheme to kidnap the real Kong from his remote island home of Mondo. Interfering with their  plans  are  the heroic  trio  of  U.S.  Cmdr.  Carl  Nelson, Lt. Jiro Nomura, and Kong's current crush, Lt. Susan   Miller.   It's   up   to   them   to   outwit   the greedyape-nappers   in   this   sci-fi   adventure   that   takes Kong to unprecedented heights of excitement.

Main Cast

Rhodes Reason
Mie Hama
Linda Miller
Akira Takarada
Eisei Amamoto
Yoshifumi Tajima
Sachio Sakai
Susumu Kurobe
Nadao Kirino
Tôru Ibuki
Kazuo Suzuki
Ryûji Kita
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Ikio Sawamura
Tadashi Okabe
Commander Carl Nelson
Madame Piranha (Madame X)
Lieutenant Susan Watson
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Dr. Who
Henchman
Henchman
Henchman
Henchman
Henchman
Henchman
SDF General
General
Mondo Islander
Soldier

Production Companies

Rankin/Bass Productions
Toho Company

Distributors

Universal Pictures (USA)

Release Dates

🇯🇵 July 22, 1967
🇺🇸 June 19, 1968

Also Known As

King Kong Strikes Again (int)
King Kong's Counterattack (int)
The Revenge of King Kong (und)