Synopsis
Original Japanese version. Tako, advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, is frustrated by the low viewership of their sponsored documentary show. Realizing that he needs a more sensationalist approach, Tako orders two of his men, Sakurai and Furue, on an expedition to Faro Island to investigate a legendary monster called King Kong and exploit it for advertising. Just as the expedition is underway, Godzilla emerges from an iceberg and sets his sights towards Japan. A media frenzy is generated that steals the publicity away from Tako's own monster. As Kong is captured and hauled back to Japan, people begin to wonder which monster is stronger and capable of beating the other. Tako realizes the marketability of King Kong facing off against Godzilla as the two monsters are pitted against each other in the biggest wrestling match of all time.
Cast
Akihiko Hirata·Akiko Wakabayashi·Tadao Takashima·Kenji Sahara·Jun Tazaki·Haruo Nakajima·Tatsuo Matsumura·Yū Fujiki·Mie Hama·Les Tremayne·Shoichi Hirose·Ichirō Arishima·Akemi Negishi·Harry Holcombe·Yû Fujiki
Film Credits
Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi, with production design by Teruaki Abe & Takeo Kita.
Screenplay
Willis H. O'Brien, Shinichi Sekizawa
Cinematography
Hajime Koizumi
Production Design
Teruaki Abe & Takeo Kita
Music
Akira Ifukube
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese, English
Runtime
97 min
IMDb
6.2/10 · 3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
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