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King Kong Escapes (1967)
Directed by Ishirō Honda
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Overview
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.
Rated G | Length 104 minutes
Actors
Akira Takarada | Mie Hama | Rhodes Reason | Linda Miller | Hideyo Amamoto | Yoshifumi Tajima | Sachio Sakai | Ryuji Kita | Ikio Sawamura | Nadao Kirino | Shôichi Hirose | Kazuo Suzuki | Tôru Ibuki | Naoya Kusakawa | Susumu Kurobe | Haruo Nakajima | Yû Sekita | Kei Taguchi | Akiko Santo | Osman Yusuf | Tadashi Okabe | Seishirô Kuno | Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Andrew Hughes
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/24/2020 | Computer | Broadcast | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| 07/06/2007 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Fun but a bit of a missed opportunity to really have Mecha Kong and King Kong really throw down on a serious miniatures set ala Godzilla. I love the Mecha Kong design and owned a chogokin of him at one point! I have no recollection of watching this as part of G-Fest strangely enough, so it was like a first time watch.
I thought I recognized Mie Hama who plays Madame X in this and sure enough she was Kissy Suzuki in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE which came out the same year.
Also featuring the great Hideyo Amamoto who’s been in a ton of stuff but I instantly recognized him from his appearances in the KAMEN RIDER TV show. He also played the witch in THE LOST WORLD OF SINBAD!
4 years ago
Hideyo Amamoto is in so many Toho films and I love him every time he pops up! I did not know he was in Kamen Rider! I will have to watch those eps now.