King Kong Escapes (1967)
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.
Released: Jul 22, 1967
Runtime: 104 minutes
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Stars: Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoshifumi Tajima
Crew: Ryôhei Fujii (Editor), Takeshi Kimura (Writer), Arthur Rankin, Jr. (Producer), Takeo Kita (Production Design), Tomoyuki Tanaka (Producer), Ishirō Honda (Director)