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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) canonical | 2 |
| "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
1962 film
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Japanese film ⓘ crossover film ⓘ kaiju film ⓘ monster film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Godzilla character created by Toho
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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
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surface form:
Shōwa era
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| featuresCharacter |
Godzilla
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King Kong ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | tokusatsu ⓘ |
| followedBy |
"Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964)
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surface form:
Mothra vs. Godzilla
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| genre |
action
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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
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first widescreen Godzilla film ⓘ |
| notableScene | final battle at Mount Fuji ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Godzilla universe
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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
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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 vs. Godzilla" (1962)