Country
United States
Date
Nov 01, 1962
Note
Nippon Theater, Honolulu, Hawaii. JP audio w/EN subs. Exact date unknown.
Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Akiko Wakabayashi | Tamiye |
| Akemi Negishi | Chikiro's Mother |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Farou Island Chief |
| Yoshibumi Tajima | Yukichi Yamamoto 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 |
| Shin Ōtomo | Captain of Vessel |
| Nadao Kirino | General's Aide |
| Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | General's Aide #2 |
| Kenzō Tabu | Dreary Newscaster |
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| Takuzō Kumagai | Police Executive |
| Hideo Shibuya | Member of Press Corp |
| Douglas Fein | Captain of Seahawk |
| Harold Conway | Scientist in Seahawk |
| Osman Yusuf | Submariner |
| Shōichi Hirose | King Kong |
| Haruo Nakajima | Godzilla |
| Katsumi Tezuka | Godzilla in Iceberg |
| Clifford Harrington |
Genres
Science FictionComedyAdventureFantasyAction
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | キングコング対ゴジラ |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語, English |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan, United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory |
| Data di uscita | 11 agosto 1962 |
| Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | George Worthing Yates, Shinichi Sekizawa, Willis H. O'Brien |
| Editors | Reiko Kaneko |
| Cinematography | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
| Asst. Directors | Koji Kajita, Seiji Tani, Koji Hashimoto, Ishirō Honda |
| Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida, Toshio Takashima |
| Camera Operators | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Aug 11, 1962
Country
Taiwan
Date
Nov 09, 1962
Note
Release titled "金剛鬥恐龍"
Country
Singapore
Date
Apr 27, 1963
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 21, 1976
Physical media
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 21, 2001
Note
"DVD Toho" DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 31, 2013
Certification
12
Note
Anolis Entertainment DVD steelbook titled "Die Rückkehr des King Kong". Includes JP & DE audio for original cut, DE subs for W. German & US theatrical versions.
Country
United States
Date
Oct 29, 2019
Certification
NR
Note
The Criterion Collection Blu-ray set titled "Godzilla, the Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975". Packaged with US theatrical version.
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