King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film)

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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) is a Japanese kaiju crossover movie that pits the iconic giant ape King Kong against the legendary monster Godzilla in a battle orchestrated by a profit-seeking corporation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1962 film ⓘ
Japanese film ⓘ
crossover film ⓘ
kaiju film ⓘ
monster film ⓘ
basedOn Godzilla character created by Toho ⓘ
King Kong character created by Merian C. Cooper ⓘ
boxOfficePerformance commercially successful ⓘ
cinematographyBy Hajime Koizumi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
director Ishirō Honda ⓘ
distributedInUnitedStatesBy Universal-International ⓘ
distributor Toho ⓘ
editedBy Reiko Kaneko ⓘ
eraOfGodzillaSeries Shōwa era ⓘ
linked to: Showa era
featuresCharacter Godzilla ⓘ
King Kong ⓘ
filmingTechnique tokusatsu ⓘ
followedBy Mothra vs. Godzilla ⓘ
genre action ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasDifferentCut American re-edited version ⓘ
leadHumanCharacter Mr. Tako ⓘ
mainAntagonist Godzilla ⓘ
mainProtagonistMonster King Kong ⓘ
musicBy Akira Ifukube ⓘ
notableFor first film to feature Godzilla in color ⓘ
first widescreen Godzilla film ⓘ
notableScene final battle at Mount Fuji ⓘ
originalLanguage Japanese ⓘ
partOfSeries Godzilla franchise ⓘ
linked to: Godzilla universe

King Kong franchise ⓘ
plotSummary A Japanese pharmaceutical company brings King Kong to Japan to boost ratings, leading to a battle with Godzilla. ⓘ
portrayedByInSuit Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla ⓘ
linked to: Godzilla

Shoichi Hirose as King Kong ⓘ
positionInSeries third Godzilla film ⓘ
precededBy Godzilla Raids Again ⓘ
producer Tomoyuki Tanaka ⓘ
productionCompany Toho ⓘ
productionType suitmation ⓘ
ratingInJapan G ⓘ
releaseDateInJapan 1962-08-11 ⓘ
releaseYear 1962 ⓘ
runtime 97 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa ⓘ
setting Japan ⓘ
specialEffectsDirector Eiji Tsuburaya ⓘ
storyBy Shinichi Sekizawa ⓘ

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King Kong franchise → notableWork → King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) ⓘ
Godzilla → appearsIn → "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962) ⓘ
linked to: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film)
King Kong → notableWork → King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) ⓘ