Action · Fantasy
King Kong Escapes
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.
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Top 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
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Production
TOHO
Rankin/Bass Productions
Tokyo Laboratory
Universal PicturesReviews
John Chard
5/106/26/2019
It's very easy for us to understand. You see, as ridiculous as it may sound, Kong is a male and, uh, Miss Watson is... Well, see for yourselves, gentlemen. King Kong Escapes is directed by Ishirô Honda and written by Takeshi Kimura. It stars Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada and Hideyo Amamoto. Music is by Akira Ifukube and cinematography by Hajime Koizumi. King Kong Escapes' actual Japanese title is King Kong's Counterattack and it was a live action tie-in to the 1966 animated series simply called King Kong (AKA: The King Kong Show). Knowing this really helps to set you up for what to expect from King Kong Escapes, for it is in essence a live action cartoon! Pic on a plot basis is as you would expect all very silly. It features an evil genius who has invented
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