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King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

"The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!"

An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.

Crew
Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Hajime Koizumi

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

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Ryôhei Fujii

Editor

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Takeo Kita

Production Design

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Technical Advisor

Takeshi Kimura

Takeshi Kimura

Screenplay

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

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Shoichi Yoshizawa

Sound Recordist

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Toshio Takashima

Lighting Technician

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Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound Mixer

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Ken Sano

First Assistant Director

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Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sound Effects

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Yasuaki Sakamoto

Production Manager

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects Assistant

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects Director

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

VFX Director of Photography

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

VFX Director of Photography

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Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Visual Effects

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Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Visual Effects Camera

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Kuichiro Kishida

Kuichiro Kishida

Lighting Technician

Kuichiro Kishida

Kuichiro Kishida

VFX Lighting Artist

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Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects

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Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Compositor

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Fumio Takashiro

Special Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Visual Effects

Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Visual Effects Camera

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Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer

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Takashi Nakao

Visual Effects Camera

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Executive Producer

Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Special Effects Assistant

Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Visual Effects Art Director

Fuchimu Shimakura

Fuchimu Shimakura

Background Designer

Fuchimu Shimakura

Fuchimu Shimakura

Matte Painter

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Design

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Sculptor

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Costume Design

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Modeling

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Kanju Yagi

Modeling

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Kanju Yagi

Costume Design

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Yasuei Yagi

Modeling

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Yasuei Yagi

Costume Design

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Costume Design

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Modeling

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Stunts

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Hiroshi Sekita

Stunts

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Saburo Doi

Visual Effects

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

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