King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)★ 5.7/10

Approved · JP,US · 97 min · June 3, 1963

Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Sci-Fi

Written by: Shin'ichi Sekizawa, John Beck, Willis H. O'Brien, Edgar Wallace

A UN reporter covers the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation, while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own.

Original title

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Storyline

(Re-edited US Version) Eric Carter, a reporter for the United Nations, reports on a submarine which collides with an iceberg and frees Godzilla. The news of this soon leads to Mr. Tako, the chairman of a pharmaceutical company, to seek a monster of his own to generate publicity. He sends out an expedition to Farou Island where they discover the god of the island in the form of King Kong. The giant ape is capture and returned to Japan, upon which it escapes and heads off on a collision course straight towards Godzilla. The two rivals soon clash in a giant climatic battle.

Rating

5.7 / 10 · 12,263

Companies

Toho, John Beck, RKO General Pictures, Universal International Studios, The Hundred Years Corporation, Universal Pictures, Rank Film Distributors, Filmauro Home Video, Empire Universal Films, Apollo-Film GmbH, Avis-Filmverleih, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE), Distribución y Producción Películas Para Menores S.A. (DISCIMIPSA), National Film Development Corporation, Regent Film Distributors, AGM Home Video, ARD TV, Atlas Video, Filmjuwelen, GoodTimes Home Video, HGV Video Productions, Intergroove Media, K & C Video, Llamentol, Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting, Star Entertainment, The Criterion Collection, Topanga Canyon Films, Westcoast Motion Pictures

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