King Kong Escapes
“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.
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Studio
TOHO
Language
ja
Status
Released
How King Kong Escapes performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$2.8M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$372K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Akira Takarada
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Madame Piranha
Mie Hama
Madame Piranha
Commander Carl Nelson
Rhodes Reason
Commander Carl Nelson
Lieutenant Susan Watson
Linda Miller
Lieutenant Susan Watson
Dr. Who
Hideyo Amamoto
Dr. Who
Henchman
Yoshibumi Tajima
Henchman
Henchman
Sachio Sakai
Henchman
SDF General
Ryuji Kita
SDF General
Native
Ikio Sawamura
Native
Henchman
Nadao Kirino
Henchman
Henchman
Shōichi Hirose
Henchman
Henchman
Kazuo Suzuki
Henchman
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