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Akira Takarada
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Movie1967104 minReleasedUS G
King Kong Escapes
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
ActionFantasyHorrorScience Fiction
Crew
Key crew roles and departments.
Ishirō Honda
Director
Directing
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Sound
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Camera
RF
Ryôhei Fujii
Editor
Editing
TK
Takeo Kita
Production Design
Art
SD
Saburo Doi
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Technical Advisor
Crew
Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Writing
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Executive Producer
Production
SY
Shoichi Yoshizawa
Sound Recordist
Sound
Kuichiro Kishida
Lighting Technician
Lighting
HS
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Mixer
Sound
