King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
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Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
- Released: 1962-08-11
- Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action
- Runtime: 1h 37m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 362 votes
Directed by Ishirō Honda.
Top cast
- Tadao Takashima as Osamu Sakurai
- Kenji Sahara as Kazuo Fujita
- Yū Fujiki as Kinzaburo Furue
- Ichirō Arishima as Director Tako
- Jun Tazaki as General of the JSDF Eastern Army
- Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
- Mie Hama as Fumiko Sakurai
- Akiko Wakabayashi as Tamiye
- Akemi Negishi as Chikiro's Mother
- Yoshio Kosugi as Chief of Faro Island
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