While the release by dynasty pictures included the shortened german version as well as the us version with subtitles, the anolis set which is a part of the popular kaiju classics series includes these two versions plus the original japanese version. King kong escapes was released in japan on july 22, 1967 and released in the united states on june 19, 1968. In the usa it capitalised on the animation company rankinbass popular king kong television cartoon. King kong escapes japanese trailer video dailymotion. Peter jacksons forthcoming remake of the 1933 classic king kong has already created an enormous amount of prerelease publicity ranging from megamillions lottery tickets, to a plethora of toys and games, to a slew of dvds of vintage science fiction films featuring giant gorillas.
I never watched the show this movie is based on, so i have no clue how faithful it is to its source material, but the plot is pretty inventive, with elements of classic spy dramas intermingled with kaiju tropes. The monster ape fights his robot replica and falls for a woman linda miller from a commanders rhodes reason expedition. The united nations have just been informed that a giant gorilla, named king kong is living on the island of mondo. Counterattack of king kong 1967king kong escapes 1968 7221967 0 comments king kong escapes released in japan as counterattack of king kong kingu kongu no gyakushu, is a 1967 japaneseamerican sciencefiction kaiju film featuring king kong, coproduced by toho and rankinbass. Free king kong dvd cover 1976 r2 german ready to download and print. Destroy all monsters, kaiju soshingeki is a 1968 japanese kaiju film directed by ishiro honda and written by honda and takeshi kimura the latter under the pseudonym kaoru mabuchi.
King kong escapes was produced by rankinbass too tie in with their animated series the king kong show, which ran from1966 to1969, but as part of their licensing deal they had to deliver a new liveaction feature film as well, so they united themselves with toho productions allowing us once again to be treated to the sight of kong stomping tokyo into the dust. From the logic of using king kong to mine radioactive material to the mad scientist and his nagging sponsor, its just plains nuts. King kong escapes 1967 german theatrical trailer ntsc. Kingu kongu tai gojira is a 1962 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by toho, and the third installment in the godzilla series as well as the showa series. Who that built a robot kong in the north pole and was employed by a foreign country to find a rare element x to rule the world. She walked in on a conversation between her superior commander carl. This disc is a close proximity to its dvd counterpart with improved quality, displaying the american version of the film with a good video and audio presentation, while offering no extras at all. King kong escapes 1967 is a crazy movie, even by japanese kaiju strange beast movie standards. King kong escapes brokeback mountain king kong escapes candy king kong escapes. Nov 15, 2016 before its all over, king kong and mechanikong battle it out atop tokyo tower. King kong is brought in by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot mechakong is unable. Jul 06, 2017 kingkong, frankensteins sohn 1967 ganzer film deutsch.
Godzilla, and didnt care for kong escapes, because one time it was on scifi and my dad recorded it, and we still have it today, on tape. King kong is brought in by an evil genius to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot mechani kong is unable to do the task. Who wants to use the big ape to dig out element x an ore that a thousand times more powerful than any nuclear weapon. In this film, king kong rescues an expedition from a dinosaur. This leads to the machine and the real kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to level japan.
King kong escapes 1968 the monster ape fights his robot replica and falls for a woman linda miller from a commanders rhodes reason expedition. King kong escapes aka king kongs counterattack is a 1967 film coproduced by toho co. King kong escapes okay, really i just tried to buy king kong vs. The film was released to japanese theaters on august 11, 1962, and to american theaters on june 26th, 1963. Kingkong, frankensteins sohn 1967 ganzer film deutsch. King kong escapes 1967 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. A loose adaptation of the king kong show cartoon series, it was the last time toho was able to use the king kong character. In addition, the giant ape must prevent a mad scientist from. King kong escapes though hardly the classic that is the original, king kong escapes is still a pretty fun movie.
Its pretty silly in a way that im sure will appeal to monster movie fans but sits in a pretty neutral place for me. King of skull island is an illustrated novel labeled as an authorized sequel to king kong and was published in 2004 by dh press, a subsidiary of dark horse comics. The film, which was produced and distributed by toho studios, is the ninth film in the godzilla franchise, and features up to eleven monster characters, including godzilla, mothra, rodan. In japan, it worked as a followup to the enormously popular 1962 giant monster or kaiju feature king kong vs godzilla. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Skull island japanese language trailer tom hiddleston, brie larson, samuel l. Theatrical trailer for constantin films 1970 release of king kong frankensteins sohn.
Lee delves into kong s second or fourth japanese adventure and defiantly his strangest yet. Actress linda millers lines were dubbed over in both the japanese and englishlanguage versions of king kong escapes. The cast includes rhodes reason, mie hama and linda miller. Godzilla 1962king kong escapes 1967 2pack director. However, tohos license ran out after this film and, thus, toho was unable to make anymore kong films. A pharmaceutical company captures king kong and brings him to japan, where he escapes. Heres the english dubbed version of king kong escapes, ripped from the universal bd.
This is really only for if you watched the original king kong movie and thought, you know what this needs. Counterattack of king kong 1967king kong escapes 1968. It was released as a part of tohos 30th anniversary celebration. King kong escapes 1967 german theatrical trailer ntsc, 480p.
Susan watson is erroneously called linda watson in the codex entry for gorosaurus in godzilla defense force, combining her name with that of her actress, linda miller history showa series king kong escapes. Who who is not to be confused with the british television series or its main character to try to replicate the giant ape king kong. Really good movie, just not as good as king kong vs. Susan watson is the first of kong s human captives in a film to actually sympathize with kong and somewhat return his feelings. Godzilla and while it is a sequel of sorts to it, it really is more of a standalone film. Two king kongs fight to the death king kong is brought in by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot mechakong is unable to do the task. The film is a loose adaptation of the rankinbass productions saturday morning cartoon series the king kong show and was the second and final tohoproduced film featuring king kong. This is the rare television trailer for the 1968 monster movie king kong escapes. King kong escapes is the second and last of the toho king kong films. However, events rapidly spiral out of control when kong escapes, resulting in a citydestroying showdown between king kong and mechanikong in central tokyo. This plot point would be carried over in the 1976 and 2005 remakes of king kong. King kong escapes actual japanese title is king kong s counterattack and it was a live action tiein to the 1966 animated series simply called king kong aka.
King kong escapes 1967 japanese version english subtitles dvd. When the robot kong fails in its mission, the scientists decide to capture the real thing to finish the task. The japaneseamerican coproduction king kong escapes was released on the 19th of june, 1968 made by japans toho and the uss rankinbass, and directed by ishiro honda, the film featured special effects created by eiji tsuburaya. King kong escapes is insane, bizarre, and most importantly, a helluva a lot of fun and is such an extremely vivid chapter in the life of king kong, im beginning to regret not using this film as the wrapup for monkey see monkey doodoo. On september 29th, 2003, toho submitted a renewal registration for the movie, using the title king kong escapes and a close proximation of its romaji title, king kong no gyakushu. It came out after the success of 1963s king kong vs godzilla.
King kong escapes 1967 was a hit for toho and was reportedly popular in america as well. This film was a live action tiein to the animated tv series king kong 1966, which was also produced by rankinbass productions, and not a sequel to king kong vs. Jul 14, 2016 theatrical trailer for constantin films 1970 release of king kong frankensteins sohn. But with the help of rankinbass, toho made one solo film. King kong strikes again, king kongs counterattack, kingu kongu no gyakushu, the revenge of king kong. Spain 24 november 1969 barcelona west germany 20 march 1970. Godzilla 1962 also produced by toho and directed by ishiro honda as is often suggested. King kong escapes actual japanese title is king kongs counterattack and it was a live action tiein to the 1966 animated series simply called king kong aka. King kong escapes sadly suffers from being a cartoony spy movie homage with a. King kong escapes was released in 1967 during the heyday of japanese kaiju films. King kong escapes king kong escapes brokeback mountain. King kong strikes again, king kong s counterattack, kingu kongu no gyakushu, the revenge of king kong. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. King kong was such an inspiration for tohos godzilla that they wanted to make a series of movies involving the giant ape.
King kong escapes, released in japan as king kongs counterattack is a 1967. Rent king kong escapes 1968 on dvd and bluray netflix. King kong is brought in by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot mechakong is unable to do the task. King kong escapes aka king kong s counterattack is a 1967 film coproduced by toho co. Susan was a nurse aboard a united nations vessel traveling in the indian and pacific oceans near indonesia.
Universal pictures submitted the movie to the us office on august 21st, 1968 under the registration number lp00000374. Godzilla, king kong escapes had an unusual genesis. The official fan page for king kong escapes star linda jo miller. Who to dig for element x in a mine when the robot mechanikong is unable to do the task. The film was released in germany as kingkong, frankensteins sohn king kong.
This leads to the machine and the real kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop tokyo tower. It no doubt aided in the later japanese collaborations with rankinbass with the films the last dinosaur 1977, the bermuda depths 1978 and the ivory ape 1980. King kong escapes on bluray 025192231629 from universal. King kong escapes, released in japan and the usa in 1967, was a coproduction between the two countries. Staring akira takarada, rhodes reason, mie hama and linda miller. Released to capitalize on the theatrical debut of godzilla 2014, king kong escapes gets its first bluray release in any market. Mekanikongu is a remotecontrolled robot double of king kong introduced in the 1966 animated television series the king kong show and featured again in the 1967 film king kong escapes. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i.
The film opened in the united states in june 1968 on a double feature with the don knotts comedy. For one, there is no mention of the previous movie and godzilla isnt anywhere to be found. This leads to the machine and the real kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to. King kong escapes ends the exact same way as king kong vs godzilla, with kong swimming out to sea to fight another day. Apr 29, 2018 this is the rare television trailer for the 1968 monster movie king kong escapes. German poster for king kong escapes german polish poster for king kong. This film is notable for the king kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in. This disc is a close proximity to its dvd counterpart with improved quality, displaying the american version of the film with a good video and audio presentation, while offering no. King kongs gegenangriff ist ein japanischer kaijufilm des.
In the mid1960s, american animation company rankinbass, best known for their many holiday specials rudolph the rednosed reindeer, frosty the snowman, etc. Rent king kong escapes 1968 starring rhodes reason and mie hama on dvd and bluray. He then falls in love with one of the american women in the expedition. King kong escapes released in japan as counterattack of king kong kingu kongu no gyakushu, is a 1967 japaneseamerican sciencefiction kaiju film featuring king kong, coproduced by toho and rankinbass. Mar 14, 2017 king kong escapes, released in japan and the usa in 1967, was a coproduction between the two countries. Aug 31, 2011 king kong escapes ends the exact same way as king kong vs godzilla, with kong swimming out to sea to fight another day.
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