King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
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Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
![Michael Keith](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Keith
Eric Carter
![Harry Holcombe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/213545-harry-holcombe.webp)
Harry Holcombe
Dr. Arnold Johnson
![James Yagi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/213547-james-yagi.webp)
James Yagi
Yutaka Omura
![Tadao Takashima](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10833-tadao-takashima.webp)
Tadao Takashima
Osamu Sakurai
![Kenji Sahara](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10834-kenji-sahara.webp)
Kenji Sahara
Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)
![Ichirō Arishima](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10836-ichiro-arishima.webp)
Ichirō Arishima
Mr. Tako (as Ichiro Arishima)
![George Takei](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6680-george-takei.webp)
George Takei
Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
![Les Tremayne](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/35983-les-tremayne.webp)
Les Tremayne
Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
![Byron Morrow](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55152-byron-morrow.webp)
Byron Morrow
Newscaster (uncredited)
![Mie Hama](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10839-mie-hama.webp)
Mie Hama
Fumiko Sakurai (uncredited)
![Akiko Wakabayashi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10840-akiko-wakabayashi.webp)
Akiko Wakabayashi
Tamiye (uncredited)
![Akemi Negishi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10841-akemi-negishi.webp)
Akemi Negishi
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
![Akihiko Hirata](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10838-akihiko-hirata.webp)
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
![Yū Fujiki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10835-yu-fujiki.webp)
Yū Fujiki
Kinzaburo Furue (uncredited)
![Jun Tazaki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10837-jun-tazaki.webp)
Jun Tazaki
General Masami Shinzo (uncredited)
![Yoshio Kosugi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10842-yoshio-kosugi.webp)
Yoshio Kosugi
Faro Island Chief (uncredited)
![Ikio Sawamura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10844-ikio-sawamura.webp)
Ikio Sawamura
Witch Doctor (uncredited)
![Edgar Wallace](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/167994-edgar-wallace.webp)
Edgar Wallace
Writer
![Kenzō Tabu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/198525-kenzo-tabu.webp)
Kenzō Tabu
Dreary Newscaster (uncredited)
![Tatsuo Matsumura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10846-tatsuo-matsumura.webp)
Tatsuo Matsumura
Dr. Akira Makino (uncredited)
![Victor Millan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32200-victor-millan.webp)
Victor Millan
Rodrigo Infanta (uncredited)
![Douglas Fein](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Douglas Fein
Commander Roberts (uncredited)
![Haruo Nakajima](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10854-haruo-nakajima.webp)
Haruo Nakajima
Godzilla (uncredited) / Stunts
![Shōichi Hirose](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10853-shoichi-hirose.webp)
Shōichi Hirose
King Kong (uncredited) / Stunts
![Katsumi Tezuka](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10855-katsumi-tezuka.webp)
Katsumi Tezuka
Godzilla in iceberg (uncredited)
![Paul Mason](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Paul Mason
Misc. Characters (voice) (uncredited) / Writer
![Bruce Howard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bruce Howard
Misc. Characters (voice) (uncredited) / Writer
![Peter Zinner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Peter Zinner
Music Supervisor / Supervising Film Editor / Music Editor
![William L. Stevenson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William L. Stevenson
Sound Effects / Sound Effects Editor
![Toshio Takashima](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Toshio Takashima
Lighting Technician
![Hiroshi Mukoyama](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects / Visual Effects Compositor
![Kenji Aoki](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kenji Aoki
Choreographer
![Sadamasa Arikawa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1142369-sadamasa-arikawa.webp)
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects / VFX Director of Photography
![Teruaki Abe](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Teruaki Abe
Production Design
![Hajime Koizumi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1142039-hajime-koizumi.webp)
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
![Eiji Tsuburaya](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76218-eiji-tsuburaya.webp)
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects / Visual Effects / Visual Effects Director
![George Worthing Yates](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/348493-george-worthing-yates.webp)
George Worthing Yates
Original Story
![Takeo Kita](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Takeo Kita
Production Design
![Koichi Kawakita](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/196536-koichi-kawakita.webp)
Koichi Kawakita
Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Camera / Special Effects
![Akira Watanabe](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director
![Motoyoshi Tomioka](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3295404-motoyoshi-tomioka.webp)
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects / VFX Director of Photography
![Yukio Manoda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Yukio Manoda
Visual Effects Camera / Visual Effects
![Herman Stein](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Herman Stein
Music
![Masakatsu Asai](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3545662-masakatsu-asai.webp)
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects / Visual Effects Director
![Koji Kajita](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/665305-koji-kajita.webp)
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
![Henry Mancini](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/104873-henry-mancini.webp)
Henry Mancini
Music
![Takashi Narita](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Takashi Narita
Visual Effects Production Manager
![Koji Hashimoto](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/433710-koji-hashimoto.webp)
Koji Hashimoto
Assistant Director
![Sadamasa Nishimoto](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sadamasa Nishimoto
Sound Effects
![Shigeru Nakamura](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shigeru Nakamura
Production Manager
![Takao Saiwai](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Takao Saiwai
Visual Effects
![Herschel Burke Gilbert](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music
![Kuichirô Kishida](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1141268-kuichiro-kishida.webp)
Kuichirô Kishida
VFX Lighting Artist / Lighting Technician
![Willis H. O'Brien](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/722301-willis-h-o-brien.webp)
Willis H. O'Brien
Original Story
![Seiji Tani](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Seiji Tani
Assistant Director
![Yasuyuki Inoue](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/507729-yasuyuki-inoue.webp)
Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Art Director / Special Effects Assistant
![Eizo Kaimai](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3719694-eizo-kaimai.webp)
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling / Costume Designer
![Toshiro Aoki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3295385-toshiro-aoki.webp)
Toshiro Aoki
Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Art Director
![Yoshio Irie](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Yoshio Irie
Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Art Director
![Yasuei Yagi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Yasuei Yagi
Modeling / Costume Designer
![Yôichi Manoda](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1300077-yoichi-manoda.webp)
Yôichi Manoda
Special Effects / Visual Effects Camera / Special Effects Assistant
![Teizô Toshimitsu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1142435-teizo-toshimitsu.webp)
Teizô Toshimitsu
Modeling / Costume Designer / Sculptor
![Kyuzo Yamamoto](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kyuzo Yamamoto
Property Master
![Kanju Yagi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kanju Yagi
Costume Designer / Modeling
![Takashi Nakao](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Takashi Nakao
Still Photographer
![Jiro Shirasaki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3719703-jiro-shirasaki.webp)
Jiro Shirasaki
Visual Effects Art Director / Special Effects Assistant
![Sadao Iizuka](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1356244-sadao-iizuka.webp)
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
![Teruyoshi Nakano](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/193122-teruyoshi-nakano.webp)
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects / Visual Effects Director
![Fuchimu Shimakura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3707511-fuchimu-shimakura.webp)
Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter / Background Designer
![John Beck](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/272433-john-beck.webp)
John Beck
Producer
![Thomas Montgomery](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Thomas Montgomery
Director
![Paul Sawtell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Paul Sawtell
Music
![Heinz Roemheld](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Heinz Roemheld
Music
![Hans J. Salter](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hans J. Salter
Music
![Keizô Murase](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1147139-keizo-murase.webp)
Keizô Murase
Sculptor / Costume Designer
![Ishirō Honda](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10856-ishiro-honda.webp)
Ishirō Honda
Director
![Shinichi Sekizawa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/161738-shinichi-sekizawa.webp)
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
![Reiko Kaneko](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Reiko Kaneko
Editor
![Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/172608-tomoyuki-tanaka.webp)
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
![Bert Shefter](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bert Shefter
Music
![Akira Ifukube](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/722765-akira-ifukube.webp)
Akira Ifukube
Music
![Hachiro Matsui](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hachiro Matsui
Music
![Hisashi Shimonaga](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Mixer
![Masao Fujiyoshi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Masao Fujiyoshi
Sound Recordist
![Koichi Takano](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Koichi Takano
Special Effects
![Taka Yuki](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Taka Yuki
Visual Effects
![Tôru Suzuki](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tôru Suzuki
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant
Media.
![King Kong vs. Godzilla](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/381218-king-kong-vs-godzilla.webp)
![King Kong vs. Godzilla](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/381218-king-kong-vs-godzilla.webp)
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Details.
Release DateJune 26, 1963
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Budget$12,000
Box Office$2,700,000
Filming LocationsJapan
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
King Kong vs. Godzilla (Japanese: キングコング対ゴジラ, Hepburn: Kingu Kongu tai Gojira) is a 1962 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the third film in both the Godzilla and King Kong franchises, as well as the first Toho-produced film featuring King Kong. It is also the first time that each character appeared on film in color and widescreen. The film stars Shoichi Hirose as King Kong and Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla with Shoichi Hirose, Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yū Fujiki, Ichirō Arishima, and Mie Hama playing other prominent roles. In the film, Godzilla is reawakened by an American submarine and a pharmaceutical company captures King Kong for promotional uses, culminating in a battle on Mount Fuji.
The project began with a story outline devised by King Kong stop motion animator Willis O'Brien around 1960, in which Kong battles a giant Frankenstein's monster; O'Brien gave the outline to producer John Beck for development. Behind O'Brien's back and without his knowledge, Beck gave the project to Toho to produce the film, replacing the giant Frankenstein's monster with Godzilla and scrapping O'Brien's original story.
King Kong vs. Godzilla was released theatrically in Japan on August 11, 1962, and grossed ¥352 million, making it the second-highest-grossing Japanese film in history upon its release. The film remains the most attended Godzilla film in Japan to date, and is credited with encouraging Toho to prioritize the continuation of the Godzilla series after seven years of dormancy. A heavily re-edited "Americanized" version of the film was released theatrically in the United States by Universal International Inc. on June 26, 1963.
The film was followed by Mothra vs. Godzilla, released on April 29, 1964.
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