King Kong Escapes (1967)
Original title: キングコングの逆襲
King Kong Escapes is a 1967 Japanese-language action movie directed by Ishirō Honda, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Akira Takarada, Mie Hama and Rhodes Reason.
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.
Cast
- Akira Takarada as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
- Mie Hama as Madame Piranha
- Rhodes Reason as Commander Carl Nelson
- Linda Miller as Lieutenant Susan Watson
- Hideyo Amamoto as Dr. Who
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Henchman
- Sachio Sakai as Henchman
- Ryuji Kita as SDF General
- Ikio Sawamura as Native
- Nadao Kirino as Henchman
- Shōichi Hirose as Henchman
- Kazuo Suzuki as Henchman