King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962 97 min ★ 6.9 Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action

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.

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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

Details

Director

Ishirō Honda

Screenplay

Shinichi Sekizawa

Tagline

"Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!"

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Revenue

$12,550,000

Production

TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory

Reviews

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insanenerd101

October 28, 2016

★ 7/10

What is there to say about an early monster movie where two of the worlds biggest monsters come together and beat each other up in clunky looking rubber suits? Alright, well it may not be up to the high tech standards of film we're so use to today, King Kong vs. Godzilla is credited as being one of the first "versus" films to start the now very popular trend of bringing franchises together. What a...

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nuttyhuddy

September 6, 2023

★ 10/10

The original clash of the Titans you think the first crossover with these two would take a long time, but no it happened in 1962 and was both monsters third movie but their first in color the characters in this movie are actually pretty entertaining. Definitely better than the characters in raids again. Mr Tako definitely being the stand out in the movie Godzilla’s design looks pretty good alt...