
King Kong Escapes
61.90%|July 22, 1967|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.
Featured Crew
Ishirō Honda
Director
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Cast

Akira Takarada
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Mie Hama
Madame Piranha

Rhodes Reason
Commander Carl Nelson

Linda Miller
Lieutenant Susan Watson

Hideyo Amamoto
Dr. Who