Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
116 audience votes
Key crew
- Ishirō HondaDirector
- Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
- Takeshi KimuraScreenplay
Cast
- Akira TakaradaLt. Commander Jiro Nomura
- Mie HamaMadame Piranha
- Rhodes ReasonCommander Carl Nelson
- Linda MillerLieutenant Susan Watson
- Hideyo AmamotoDr. Who
- Yoshibumi TajimaHenchman
- Sachio SakaiHenchman
- Ryuji KitaSDF General
- Ikio SawamuraNative
- Nadao KirinoHenchman
- Shōichi HiroseHenchman
- Kazuo SuzukiHenchman
Stills
Themes
japangiant monstermad scientistgiant robottokyo, japandinosaurunited nationstropical islandkaijuforeign agenttokyo towerking kong