King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962 · directed by Ishirō Honda

Rating

60/100

Hit

no

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), directed by Ishirō Honda, rates 60/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Tadao Takashima
• Kenji Sahara
• Yū Fujiki
• Ichirō Arishima
• Jun Tazaki
• Akihiko Hirata
• Mie Hama
• Akiko Wakabayashi
• Akemi Negishi
• Yoshio Kosugi

Crew

• Hajime Koizumi — Director of Photography
• Reiko Kaneko — Editor
• Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer
• Shinichi Sekizawa — Screenplay

More from Ishirō Honda

1. Godzilla (1954) — 80/100 · hit
2. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) — 77/100
3. Destroy All Monsters (1968) — 73/100
4. Mothra (1961) — 73/100
5. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — 71/100
6. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — 68/100

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