King Kong Escapes
MovieTitle | キングコングの逆襲 |
User score | 6.2 |
Release date | Jul 22, 1967 |
Genre | Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction |
Director | Ishirō Honda |
Production country | Japan, United States of America |
Production companies | TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions, Tokyo Laboratory |
Revenue | $2,800,000 |
Run time | 104 min. |
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.