King Kong vs. Godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ) 61 years old

Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Japanese-Release Version. Tako, advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, is frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program and seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff off to Faro Island, capturing King Kong to exploit for marketing. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Tako looking to capitalize off of the ultimate wrestling match.

Credits

King Kong vs. Godzilla Cast

Name Character
Ichirō Arishima He was 46, 70 years old when he died as Mr. Tako
Akihiko Hirata He was 35, 56 years old when he died as Dr. Shigezawa
Mie Hama She was 19, now 80 years old as Fumiko Sakurai
Ikio Sawamura He was 57, 70 years old when he died as Witch Doctor
Harry Holcombe He was 56, 80 years old when he died as Dr. Johnson (US version)
Osman Yusuf He was 43, 62 years old when he died as Submariner
Yû Fujiki He was 32, 74 years old when he died as Kinsaburo Furue
Akiko Wakabayashi She was 21, now 82 years old as Tamiye
Akemi Negishi She was 29, 73 years old when she died as Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl)
Yoshifumi Tajima He was 44, 91 years old when he died as Captain of Fujita's ship
Sachio Sakai He was 37, 72 years old when he died as Obayashi (Mr. Tako's assistant)
Takuzô Kumagai as Police Executive
James Yagi as Yutaka Omura (US version)
Kenji Sahara He was 31, now 91 years old as Kazuo Fujita
Jun Tazaki He was 49, 72 years old when he died as General Masami Shinzo
Tatsuo Matsumura He was 48, 90 years old when he died as Dr. Makino
Nadao Kirino as General's Aide
Yoshio Kosugi He was 59, 64 years old when he died as Farou Island Chief
Ko Mishima He was 35, now 96 years old as Official
Tadao Takashima He was 32, 88 years old when he died as Osamu Sakurai
Senshô Matsumoto as Prime Minister
Shin Ôtomo He was 43, now 104 years old as Captain of Vessel
Harold Conway He was 51, 84 years old when he died as Scientist in Seahawk
Ren Yamamoto He was 34, 8 years old when he died as Commander of Operation Burial
Senkichi Ômura He was 40, 69 years old when he died as TTV Translator Konno
Kenzô Tabu as Dreary Newscaster
Shoichi Hirose He was 44, now 105 years old as King Kong
Haruo Nakajima He was 33, 88 years old when he died as Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla Crew

Name Department
Eiji Tsuburaya as Special Effects. He was 61 (68) years old when He died Crew
Tomoyuki Tanaka as Producer. He was 53 (86) years old when He died Production
Shinichi Sekizawa as Screenplay. He was 42 (71) years old when He died Writing
Hajime Koizumi as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 97) years old Camera
Takeo Kita as Production Design. He was 56 (72) years old when He died Art
Ishirō Honda as Director. He was 52 (81) years old when He died Directing
Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (91) years old when He died Sound
King Kong vs. Godzilla poster
King Kong vs. Godzilla (61 years)

Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!

  • Release day: Saturday, August 11, 1962
  • Runtime: 97 minutes
  • Revenue: 12550000.00