Movie
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!
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.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
King Kong vs. Godzilla was released November 1, 1962. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Tadao TakashimaOsamu Sakurai
Kenji SaharaKazuo Fujita
Yū FujikiKinzaburo Furue
Ichirō ArishimaDirector Tako
Jun TazakiGeneral of the JSDF Eastern Army
Akihiko HirataDr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Mie HamaFumiko Sakurai
Akiko WakabayashiTamiyeCredits
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Written by
- Shinichi Sekizawa
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- キングコング対ゴジラ
- Collection
- Godzilla (Showa) Collection
- Box office
- $12.6M
Production
TOHOJapan
Tokyo LaboratoryJapan