King Kong vs. Godzilla
54
Balasaur Score
Rough
1963 · Movie · 1h 36m · NR
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A Balasaur Score of 54 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 52%, Metacritic 40/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Number 2 of 2 in its series by score.
Synopsis
When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes52%
Metacritic40/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
282 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul MasonWriter
- Thomas MontgomeryDirector
- Ishirō HondaDirector
- Bruce HowardWriter
- Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
Cast
- Michael KeithEric Carter
- Harry HolcombeDr. Arnold Johnson
- James YagiYutaka Omura
- Tadao TakashimaOsamu Sakurai
- Kenji SaharaKazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)
- Ichirō ArishimaMr. Tako (as Ichiro Arishima)
- George TakeiOsamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
- Les TremayneMr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Byron MorrowNewscaster (uncredited)
- Mie HamaFumiko Sakurai (uncredited)
- Akiko WakabayashiTamiye (uncredited)
- Akemi NegishiChikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
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Themes
islandiceberggiant monsterdinosauralternate versionkaijugiant apegiant octopusgodzillamount fuji, japanking kongtokusatsu