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King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

The Terrifying Battle Between The Mightiest Monsters of All Time!

Part of Americanized Godzilla Collection

1963•1h 36m•6.5/10
ActionScience FictionComedyAdventureFantasy

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6.5/10(271)

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.

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Production

Universal International Pictures, Ryder Sound Services, Inc., TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Michael Keith

Michael Keith

Eric Carter

Harry Holcombe

Harry Holcombe

Dr. Arnold Johnson

James Yagi

James Yagi

Yutaka Omura

Tadao Takashima

Tadao Takashima

Osamu Sakurai

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)

Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima

Mr. Tako (as Ichiro Arishima)

George Takei

George Takei

Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Byron Morrow

Byron Morrow

Newscaster (uncredited)

Mie Hama

Mie Hama

Fumiko Sakurai (uncredited)

Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko Wakabayashi

Tamiye (uncredited)

Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Kinzaburo Furue (uncredited)

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

General Masami Shinzo (uncredited)

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Faro Island Chief (uncredited)

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Witch Doctor (uncredited)

Kenzō Tabu

Kenzō Tabu

Dreary Newscaster (uncredited)

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Dr. Akira Makino (uncredited)

Victor Millan

Victor Millan

Rodrigo Infanta (uncredited)

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