King Kong Escapes (1967)

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.

Released: Jul 22, 1967

Runtime: 104 minutes

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Stars: Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoshifumi Tajima

Crew: Ishirō Honda (Director), Akira Ifukube (Original Music Composer), Hajime Koizumi (Director of Photography), Ryôhei Fujii (Editor), Takeo Kita (Production Design), Eiji Tsuburaya (Visual Effects)