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 Showa era
surface form: Shōwa era
featuresCharacter Godzilla
King Kong
filmingTechnique tokusatsu
followedBy "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964)
surface form: 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 universe
surface form: Godzilla franchise

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

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

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King Kong franchise notableWork King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film)
Godzilla appearsIn King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film)
this entity surface form: "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962)
King Kong notableWork King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film)