King Kong Escapes
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.

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Ryôhei Fujii

Editor

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

Shoichi Yoshizawa

Sound Recordist

Toshio Takashima

Lighting Technician

Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound Mixer

Ken Sano

First Assistant Director

Sadamasa Nishimoto

Sound Effects

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

VFX Director of Photography

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

VFX Director of Photography

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Visual Effects

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Visual Effects Camera

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Kuichirô Kishida

Lighting Technician

Kuichirô Kishida

VFX Lighting Artist

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Compositor

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

Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer

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

Background Designer

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

Kanju Yagi

Modeling

Kanju Yagi

Costume Design

Yasuei Yagi

Modeling

Yasuei Yagi

Costume Design

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Costume Design

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Modeling

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Stunts

Yû Sekita

Stunts