King Kong Escapes
1967/07/22 (US) | Action, Fantasy, Horror
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.
Ishirō Honda
Director
Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Lead 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
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 2,800,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- TOHO
- Rankin/Bass Productions
- Tokyo Laboratory
Crews
Ryôhei Fujii
Editor
Takeo Kita
Production Design
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Technical Advisor