King Kong Escapes
105 reviews
Action/Fantasy
1h 44m
1967
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...
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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.
- DirectorIshirō Honda
- Release22 July 1967
- Genre
- Duration1h 44m
- Budget?
- Revenue$2,800,000
- Rate105 reviews
- Productions
TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions, Tokyo Laboratory
Cast

Akira Takarada
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Mie Hama
Madame Piranha

Rhodes Reason
Commander Carl Nelson

Linda Miller
Lieutenant Susan Watson

Hideyo Amamoto
Dr. Who

Yoshibumi Tajima
Henchman

Sachio Sakai
Henchman

Ryuji Kita
SDF General

Ikio Sawamura
Native

Nadao Kirino
Henchman

Shōichi Hirose
Henchman

Kazuo Suzuki
Henchman

Tōru Ibuki
Henchman

Naoya Kusakawa

Susumu Kurobe
Henchman

Haruo Nakajima
King Kong

Kei Taguchi
(voice)

Akiko Santo
(voice)

Osman Yusuf
Submariner (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe
Soldier (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
General (uncredited)
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