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King Kong vs. Godzilla
“Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!”
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
Directed by Ishirō Honda
69
User score
350 votes
Status
Released
Released
August 11, 1962
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
Japanese, English
Top cast
Tadao Takashima
Osamu Sakurai
Kenji Sahara
Kazuo Fujita
Yū Fujiki
Kinzaburo Furue
Ichirō Arishima
Director Tako
Jun Tazaki
General of the JSDF Eastern Army
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Mie Hama
Fumiko Sakurai
Akiko Wakabayashi
Tamiye
Akemi Negishi
Chikiro's Mother
Yoshio Kosugi
Chief of Faro Island
Yoshibumi Tajima
Captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2
Ikio Sawamura
Witch Doctor
Someshō Matsumoto
Dr. Onuki
Kō Mishima
Official
Sachio Sakai
Obayashi
Tatsuo Matsumura
Dr. Makino
Senkichi Ōmura
TTV Translator Konno
Senshô Matsumoto
Prime Minister
Ren Yamamoto
Commander of Operation Burial
Haruya Katō
Obayashi's assistant
