King Kong Escapes

1h 44min

Action

Fantasy

Horror

Science Fiction

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.

Production Companies

TOHO

Rankin/Bass Productions

Tokyo Laboratory

Cast

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Mie Hama

Mie Hama

Madame Piranha
Rhodes Reason

Rhodes Reason

Commander Carl Nelson
Linda Miller

Linda Miller

Lieutenant Susan Watson
Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Henchman
Ryuji Kita

Ryuji Kita

SDF General
Nadao Kirino

Nadao Kirino

Henchman
Kazuo Suzuki

Kazuo Suzuki

Henchman
Tōru Ibuki

Tōru Ibuki

Henchman
Hiroshi Sekita

Hiroshi Sekita

Mechani-Kong/Gorosaurus
Osman Yusuf

Osman Yusuf

Submariner (uncredited)
Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

Soldier (uncredited)
Seishirō Kuno

Seishirō Kuno

Soldier (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

General (uncredited)
Andrew Hughes

Andrew Hughes

Reporter (uncredited)

Release date

22nd Jul 1967

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, 日本語