King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
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.
Director:
Ishirō Honda
Writer:
Shinichi Sekizawa
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Tadao Takashima as Osamu Sakurai |
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Kenji Sahara as Kazuo Fujita |
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Yū Fujiki as Kinzaburo Furue |
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Ichirō Arishima as Director Tako |
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Jun Tazaki as General of the JSDF Eastern Army |
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Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa |
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Mie Hama as Fumiko Sakurai |
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Akiko Wakabayashi as Tamiye |
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Akemi Negishi as Chikiro's Mother |
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Yoshio Kosugi as Chief of Faro Island |
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Yoshibumi Tajima as Captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2 |
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Ikio Sawamura as Witch Doctor |
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Someshō Matsumoto as Dr. Onuki |
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Kō Mishima as Official |
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Sachio Sakai as Obayashi |
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Tatsuo Matsumura as Dr. Makino |
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Senkichi Ōmura as TTV Translator Konno |
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Senshô Matsumoto as Prime Minister |
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Ren Yamamoto as Commander of Operation Burial |
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Haruya Katō as Obayashi's assistant |
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Shin Ōtomo as Captain of Vessel |
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Nadao Kirino as General's Aide |
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi as General's Aide #2 |
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Kenzō Tabu as Dreary Newscaster |
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Takuzō Kumagai as Police Executive |
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Hideo Shibuya as Member of Press Corp |
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Douglas Fein as Captain of the Seahawk |
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Harold Conway as Scientist in Seahawk |
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Osman Yusuf as Submariner |
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Shōichi Hirose as King Kong |
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Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla |
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Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla (iceberg scene) |
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Clifford Harrington as Al (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Camera | Hajime Koizumi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Reiko Kaneko | Editor |
| Art | Teruaki Abe | Production Design |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
| Crew | Kenji Aoki | Choreographer |
| Sound | Sadamasa Nishimoto | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Sadamasa Arikawa | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Writing | George Worthing Yates | Original Story |
| Directing | Koji Kajita | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Koji Hashimoto | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Seiji Tani | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Koichi Kawakita | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Koichi Kawakita | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Sadamasa Arikawa | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Motoyoshi Tomioka | VFX Director of Photography |
| Crew | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Director |
| Crew | Koichi Kawakita | Special Effects Assistant |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Shigeru Nakamura | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Takao Saiwai | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yukio Manoda | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yukio Manoda | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Akira Watanabe | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Kuichiro Kishida | VFX Lighting Artist |
| Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Takashi Narita | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Crew | Masakatsu Asai | Special Effects |
| Crew | Masakatsu Asai | Special Effects Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teizô Toshimitsu | Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Teizô Toshimitsu | Modeling |
| Art | Teizô Toshimitsu | Sculptor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kanju Yagi | Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Kanju Yagi | Modeling |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yasuei Yagi | Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yasuei Yagi | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Eizo Kaimai | Modeling |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eizo Kaimai | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Jiro Shirasaki | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Yasuyuki Inoue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Yoshio Irie | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Toshiro Aoki | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Toshiro Aoki | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Yasuyuki Inoue | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Yoshio Irie | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Jiro Shirasaki | Special Effects Assistant |
| Art | Kyuzo Yamamoto | Property Master |
| Visual Effects | Sadao Iizuka | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yôichi Manoda | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Yôichi Manoda | Special Effects |
| Crew | Yôichi Manoda | Special Effects Assistant |
| Camera | Takashi Nakao | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Fuchimu Shimakura | Matte Painter |
| Art | Fuchimu Shimakura | Background Designer |
| Sound | Sei Ikeno | Music |
| Sound | Hachiro Matsui | Music |
| Writing | Shinichi Sekizawa | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Toshio Takashima | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Masao Fujiyoshi | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Willis H. O'Brien | Original Story |
| Visual Effects | Masakatsu Asai | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Masakatsu Asai | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Teruyoshi Nakano | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Teruyoshi Nakano | Visual Effects Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keizô Murase | Costume Designer |
| Art | Keizô Murase | Sculptor |
| Crew | Koichi Takano | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Taka Yuki | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Tôru Suzuki | Special Effects |
| Crew | Tôru Suzuki | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Kazuo Sagawa | Special Effects |
| Crew | Kazuo Sagawa | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Kazuo Sagawa | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Sompote Sands | Special Effects |
| Crew | Sompote Sands | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Sompote Sands | Intern |
| Crew | Fumio Nakadai | Special Effects |
| Camera | Kazukiyo Tanaka | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Fumiyoshi Hara | Assistant Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Fumiyoshi Hara | VFX Lighting Artist |
| Crew | Kiyoko Ishii | Visual Effects Editor |
