King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!

1967•1h 44m•6.2/10

ActionFantasyHorrorScience Fiction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(109)

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.

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Production

TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions, Tokyo Laboratory

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Mie Hama

Mie Hama

Madame Piranha

Rhodes Reason

Rhodes Reason

Commander Carl Nelson

Linda Miller

Linda Miller

Lieutenant Susan Watson

Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Dr. Who

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Henchman

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Henchman

Ryuji Kita

SDF General

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Native

Nadao Kirino

Nadao Kirino

Henchman

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Henchman

Kazuo Suzuki

Kazuo Suzuki

Henchman

Tōru Ibuki

Tōru Ibuki

Henchman

Naoya Kusakawa

Naoya Kusakawa

Susumu Kurobe

Susumu Kurobe

Henchman

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

King Kong

Hiroshi Sekita

Mechani-Kong/Gorosaurus

Kei Taguchi

Kei Taguchi

(voice)

Akiko Santo

Akiko Santo

(voice)

Osman Yusuf

Osman Yusuf

Submariner (uncredited)

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