Country
United States
Date
Jun 03, 1963
Certification
NR
The Terrifying Battle Between The Mightiest Monsters of All Time!
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Les Tremayne | Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Byron Morrow | Newscaster (uncredited) |
| Mie Hama | Fumiko Sakurai (uncredited) |
| Akiko Wakabayashi | Tamiye (uncredited) |
| Akemi Negishi | Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited) |
| Akihiko Hirata | Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited) |
| Yū Fujiki | Kinzaburo Furue (uncredited) |
| Jun Tazaki | General Masami Shinzo (uncredited) |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Faro Island Chief (uncredited) |
| Ikio Sawamura | Witch Doctor (uncredited) |
| Kenzō Tabu | Dreary Newscaster (uncredited) |
| Tatsuo Matsumura | Dr. Akira Makino (uncredited) |
| Victor Millan | Rodrigo Infanta (uncredited) |
| Douglas Fein | Commander Roberts (uncredited) |
| Haruo Nakajima | Godzilla (uncredited) |
| Shōichi Hirose | King Kong (uncredited) |
| Katsumi Tezuka | Godzilla in iceberg (uncredited) |
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| Paul Mason | Misc. Characters (voice) (uncredited) |
| Bruce Howard | Misc. Characters (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionScience FictionComedyAdventureFantasy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | King Kong vs. Godzilla |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America, Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Universal International Pictures, Ryder Sound Services, Inc., TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory |
| Data di uscita | 26 giugno 1963 |
| Producer | John Beck, Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | George Worthing Yates, Willis H. O'Brien, Paul Mason, Bruce Howard, Shinichi Sekizawa |
| Editors | Reiko Kaneko, Peter Zinner |
| Cinematography | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
| Asst. Directors | Koji Kajita, Koji Hashimoto, Seiji Tani, Thomas Montgomery, Ishirō Honda |
| Lighting | Toshio Takashima, Kuichiro Kishida |
| Camera Operators | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1963
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Certification
NR
Country
Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Note
Exact date unknown
Country
Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1963
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 01, 1963
Certification
18
Note
The Rank Organisation release. Double feature with "The Raiders" (1963).
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Country
Mexico
Date
Dec 25, 1969
Country
Italy
Date
Jan 01, 1973
Note
The Hundred Years Corp. S.R.L. release titled "Il trionfo di King Kong", produced/distributed by Gioele Centanni.
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 23, 1974
Certification
12
Note
Apollo-Film GmbH/Avis-Filmverleih release titled "Die Rückkehr des King Kong". Shortened to 82-minutes. Dub recorded by FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH, Munich.
Country
Belgium
Date
Jan 01, 1976
Note
Titanus Films release titled "King Kong Contre Godzilla" / "King Kong Tegen Godzilla". Exact date unknown.
Country
France
Date
Jul 14, 1976
Note
Sofradis Film release titled "King Kong Contre Godzilla".
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 21, 1976
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 26, 1978
Note
Juvensa Film release titled "King Kong Contra Godzilla".
Physical media
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 11, 2005
Certification
PG
Note
https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/king-kong-vs-godzilla-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yodm4mzk
Country
United States
Date
Nov 29, 2005
Note
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 31, 2013
Note
Anolis Entertainment DVD steelbook titled "Die Rückkehr des King Kong". Includes subtitled JP/US cuts & dubbed W. German cut.
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