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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 9 times)
Viewing Notes
The sci-fi / horror series that was once at The Portage has moved over to Des Plaines Theatre. I skipped the last one but wanted to hit this one since it had a couple of movies I wanted to see on the big screen (even if they were shot off DVD). This was the first of the two and one I’ve seen on the big screen before (6 years ago at G-Fest) and it’s one of my favorite Honda films. Really it’s a better movie on the big screen and with a crowd.
I adore both the leading ladies Linda Miller and Mie Hama. Akira Takarada is also here and he’s great. I think Hideyo Amamoto as Dr. Who is pretty fantastic. This is such a weird movie b/c it features one of the worst big screen King Kong renderings along side one of the best in Mecha-Kong. Clearly not one of Honda’s best films but one I’m more nostalgic for and truly love.
Now if I could find the Japanese version and possible a Blu I’d be set.
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