King Kong Escapes (キングコングの逆襲) 57 years old
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
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.
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King Kong Escapes Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hideyo Amamoto He was 41, 77 years old when he died | as Dr. Who |
| Mie Hama She was 24, now 81 years old | as Madame Piranha |
| Ikio Sawamura He was 62, 70 years old when he died | as Native |
| Akira Takarada He was 34, now 90 years old | as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura |
| Osman Yusuf He was 48, 62 years old when he died | as Submariner |
| Ryuji Kita He was 63, 67 years old when he died | as SDF General |
| Tôru Ibuki | as Henchman |
| Yoshifumi Tajima He was 49, 91 years old when he died | as Henchman |
| Sachio Sakai He was 42, 72 years old when he died | as Henchman |
| Nadao Kirino | as Henchman |
| Linda Miller She was 24, now 82 years old | as Lieutenant Susan Watson |
| Haruo Nakajima He was 38, 88 years old when he died | as King Kong |
| Kazuo Suzuki He was 17, now 73 years old | as Henchman |
| Tadashi Okabe He was 45, now 101 years old | as Soldier |
| Rhodes Reason He was 38, 84 years old when he died | as Commander Carl Nelson |
| Shoichi Hirose He was 49, now 106 years old | as Henchman |
| Seishirô Kuno | as Soldier |
| Susumu Kurobe He was 28, now 85 years old | as Henchman |
| Andrew Hughes (actor) He was 59, 88 years old when he died | as Reporter |
King Kong Escapes Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Eiji Tsuburaya as Special Effects. He was 67 (68) years old when He died | Crew |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka as Producer. He was 58 (86) years old when He died | Production |
| Hajime Koizumi as Director of Photography. He was 42 (now 98) years old | Camera |
| Takeshi Kimura as Writer. He was 57 (76) years old when He died | Writing |
| Ryôhei Fujii as Editor. | Editing |
| Takeo Kita as Production Design. He was 61 (72) years old when He died | Art |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. as Producer. He was 43 (now 100) years old | Production |
| Ishirō Honda as Director. He was 57 (81) years old when He died | Directing |
| Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 53 (91) years old when He died | Sound |
King Kong Escapes (57 years)
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
- Release day: Saturday, July 22, 1967
- Runtime: 104 minutes