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a remake of king kong vs. godzilla titled godzilla vs. kong was eventually announced by the american studio legendary pictures with a tentative release date of 2020 .
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because of the massive success of king kong vs. godzilla, toho wanted to bring kong back for a rematch. however, while that film never happened, in 1967 toho produced this king kong solo film as a spinoff of the popular king kong animated series that aired on television in the late 1960s. king kong escapes features kong fighting a robot imitator, mechani - kong. it was far less successful than king kong vs. godzilla, even though the kong suit was much better !
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claim: the japanese and american versions of the 1962 film king kong vs. godzilla had different endings: godzilla won in the japanese version, while king kong emerged victorious in the american edition .
return of godzilla, terror of mechagodzilla, and mothra vs godzilla come to mind .
toho much later considered another film featuring king kong and godzilla doing battle, godzilla vs. king kong, which was planned to be the third entry in the heisei series of godzilla films. however, due to legal complications involving the rights to king kong, the idea was scrapped and replaced with godzilla vs. king ghidorah. eventually, legendary pictures acquired the rights to both monsters, and plans to release a film called godzilla vs. kong in 2020 .
universal pictures trade ad touting the box office success of king kong vs godzilla. © 1962 toho co. , ltd .
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king kong vs godzilla publicity still using photos of the monsters from their previous films. © 1962 toho co. , ltd .
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the scene where king kong and godzilla first meet is in a different time spot .
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allen perkins: prior to working on king kong vs. godzilla had you ever seen or heard of either of the eponymous characters ?
in november 1962, king kong vs. godzilla played at the nippon theater in honolulu, hawaii, in japanese with english subtitles .
godzilla and king kong battle on mt fuji. © 1962 toho co. , ltd .
ultimately, toho found themselves unable to acquire the rights to use king kong in the film, and decided to revive godzilla' s most popular opponent, king ghidorah, for the film godzilla vs. king ghidorah instead. toho later considered several projects pitting godzilla against mechani - kong, kong' s mechanical doppelganger from king kong escapes, but found that even using kong' s likeness would be difficult .
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the americanized version of king kong vs godzilla was shown in several different countries around the world. © 1962 toho co. , ltd .
its great to see king kong vs godzilla get its blu - ray release, but come on universal where are the bonus features? .
sightings: the genus iii edition of trivial pursuit asks “who won the japanese version of king kong vs. godzilla? ” and claims “godzilla” as the correct answer .
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godzilla vs. kong, directed by adam wingard, will be released on may 22, 2020 .
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let' s face it: king kong and godzilla were always going to fight each other .
in the aftermath of the success of king kong vs. godzilla, toho immediately began production on a sequel, simply known by the working title continuation: king kong vs. godzilla. shinichi sekizawa even completed a screenplay for the film, but it was ultimately scrapped. toho would revisit the idea of a giant version of frankenstein' s monster that was featured in willis o' brien' s original treatment, this time planning to pit the creature against godzilla in a film called frankenstein vs. godzilla, which itself was replaced by the films mothra vs. godzilla and frankenstein vs. baragon. toho would later reacquire the rights to king kong from rankin / bass productions, which resulted in the 1967 film king kong escapes, though it was not a sequel to king kong vs. godzilla .
i’ve only come to toho’s kong diptych within the past couple years — and saw them out of order because i was shown king kong escapes during a bad - movie marathon before i decided to go back and tackle king kong vs. godzilla .
“the guest” director adam wingard has been tapped to take the reigns of “ godzilla vs. kong. ”
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i saw that new king kong vs godzilla movie the other day .
oh really? who won ?
godzilla. kong died of cancer .
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following the mediocre box office performance of godzilla vs. biollante in 1989, toho planned to try and make their next godzilla film as profitable as possible. for this reason, they chose to remake their most successful film, king kong vs. godzilla, under the title godzilla vs. king kong. details of the plot are mostly unknown, however according to an interview with designer shinji nishikawa, king kong would have fallen in love with a human scientist, who would later convert him into a cyborg, an idea loosely repackaged and used in godzilla vs. king ghidorah. [ 1 ]
in the early heisei era, toho attempted to produce a remake of king kong vs. godzilla, under the title godzilla vs. king kong, but encountered difficulties when turner entertainment, by then the owners of the original king kong film, prevented toho from using the character. toho would attempt to circumvent this by considering several projects pitting godzilla against kong' s mechanical doppelganger mechani - kong, but none of them materialized. in 2015, the american studio legendary pictures announced production of a new film for 2020 pitting kong against godzilla, under the title godzilla vs. kong, as part of its monsterverse series of films .
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two legendary movie monsters fight in a black and white still from king kong vs godzilla. © 1962 toho co. , ltd. © 1963 universal studios
king kong vs godzilla blu - ray packaging. photo courtesy of universal studios home entertainment. © 1962 toho co. , ltd. © 1963 universal studios
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gorosaurus chomps kong in king kong escapes. © 1967 toho co. , ltd. © 1968 universal studios
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just a year after their epic showdown on mount fuji, king kong and godzilla do battle once again .
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the godzilla vs king kong 2020 news isn’t really surprising. in september, legendary moved kong: skull island from universal to warner bros. , laying out the groundwork for a shared cinematic monster universe. at the time, word was kong: skull island would kick off a three - film cycle culminating with a godzilla vs king kong movie, and that still seems to be the plan .
king kong vs. godzilla (1962). japanese monster movie. director - ishiro honda. moria - the science - fiction, horror and fantasy film review .
taking advantage of the growing interest for warner bros and legendary’s godzilla remake, universal studios home entertainment will release their two toho king kong films — king kong vs godzilla and king kong escapes — on blu - ray on april 1st, 2014. the blu - rays will include the americanized, english dubbed versions of both movies, remastered in high definition .
adam wingard, above, will direct the upcoming
godzilla vs. kong
film for warner bros. (lionsgate )
shortly after reading this book i checked out my first classic godzilla film on vhs, godzilla vs. the sea monster .
godzilla: king of the monsters, shooting for a march 22, 2019 release, will pit godzilla against legacy series characters mothra, rodan and king ghidorah .
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following the huge financial success of king kong vs. godzilla in 1962, toho immediately began production of the next godzilla film. hoping to repeat the success of the previous film, toho initially decided to produce a direct sequel pitting king kong against godzilla once again. shinichi sekizawa wrote a screenplay for the film, which had the simple working title of continuation: king kong vs. godzilla, and submitted it in 1963. however, the film was quickly scrapped, and the specifics of the screenplay are not known. [ 1 ] the idea was replaced with a film pitting godzilla against a giant version of frankenstein' s monster, titled frankenstein vs. godzilla, which was itself split into two different films, mothra vs. godzilla and frankenstein vs. baragon .
whether it’s just an easter egg or an essential part of the plot, the upcoming godzilla: king of the monsters and godzilla vs. kong are consciously working themselves into the fabric of the complete series .
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king kong appears in edo: the toho kong years .
woods, paul a. king kong cometh! london: plexus publishing limited, 2005. 118 - 124 .
kong is punched by mechani - kong from the rankin / bass king kong cartoon show. © 1967 toho co. , ltd. © 1968 universal studios
the gigantic kong meets the unstoppable godzilla. the world watches to see which one becomes the king of all monsters .
pretty dated but got this for a 9 year old grandson to show him where godzilla and king kong came from .
king kong. dir. merian c. cooper. rko radio pictures. 1933 .
legendary, with warners, continues to build out their monster universe centered on classic silver screen creatures godzilla and king kong .
this is where i started to learn about the classic godzilla movies. the movies that were featured in the book included the original godzilla, king kong vs. godzilla, ghidorah the three headed monster and destroy all monsters just to name a few. this book even talked about dual - ending myth in king kong vs. godzilla. where in the american version of the film kong win and in the japanese version godzilla wins. i had believed this myth for a long time until i saw cinemassacre’s godzillathon .
king kong lives is a 1986 american monster movie produced by deg studios. directed by john guillermin and featuring special effects by carlo rambaldi, the film starred linda hamilton and brian kerwin. the film was a belated sequel to king kong. in most international markets the film was released as
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dwan stammers staggering backwards away from kong .
as previously announced, kong: skull island will open march 10, 2017, and godzilla 2 on june 8, 2018. godzilla vs king kong is slated for an as - yet - undetermined date in 2020. although godzilla and king kong are currently the marquee stars of this shared universe, they won’t be alone. other creatures like rodan, mothra, and king ghidorah are also expected to join in on the fun .
the scene isn’t directly linking to kong vs. godzilla, rather setting up sequel godzilla: king of monsters, and for audiences not tracking the monarch connections gives explicit confirmation that we’re dealing with a very unique shared universe .
king kong vs. godzilla was directed by ishiro honda, who returned after his absence during the production of godzilla raids again, produced by tomoyuki tanaka and john beck, and written by shinichi sekizawa, willis o' brien, george worthing yates. the film' s plot centers around godzilla' s return, and his confrontation with king kong .
a hungover king kong is towed towards japan. © 1962 toho co. , ltd .
due to the involvement of rko, who licensed the mysterians (1957) for us distribution, the american version of king kong vs. godzilla features stock footage segments from the 1957 movie .
a pharmaceutical company captures king kong and brings him to japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released godzilla .
a sequel to this film, mothra vs. godzilla, was released on april 29, 1964 .
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in 1991, the film was to be
remade
as godzilla vs. king kong as part of the heisei series. turner entertainment, who claimed to be the owners of the original film, asked for too much money for kong' s use, to which toho attempted to create godzilla vs. mechani - kong. this was halted however, as turner tried to sue toho for
mechani - kong being too similar to kong .
in the end, the film was scrapped and replaced with godzilla vs. king ghidorah. luckily, on october 14, 2015, the idea of a
remake
was brought back by legendary pictures, and is currently planned to be made under the name godzilla vs. kong. [ 6 ]
king kong vs. godzilla is very popular among kaiju fans and hailed as a classic. its plot, acting, special effects, and musical aspects are often regarded as some of the finest in the showa series of godzilla films .
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allen perkins: working as a writer of an english version of a japanese giant monster movie is certainly an odd credit. how did you become attached to the americanization of king kong vs. godzilla ?
the scene where kong and godzilla first meet is in a different time spot .
godzilla vs. mechagodzilla (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ gojira tai mekagojira ?), originally known in the united states as godzilla vs. bionic monster and subsequently godzilla vs. cosmic monster, is a 1974 tokusatsu kaiju film. this was the 14th of the toho studio' s godzilla series (set after godzilla vs megalon), it was directed by jun fukuda with special effects by teruyoshi nakano and the original score composed by masaru sato. it is the fifth film to feature anguirus and the first film to feature mechagodzilla and king caesar .
paul mason: i remember king kong vs. godzilla fondly because bruce and i really kind of did everything to get it together. and it was fun; we had a lot of fun with it .
in existence  one for japanese audiences in which godzilla wins, and one for american audiences in which king kong wins  although this is untrue  kong wins in both versions .
i’ve heard that there is a reboot / remake / revisit of king kong vs. godzilla in the works, from the team behind gareth edwards’ 2014 godzilla. i’m not quite sure what to make of that—cautious optimism, i suppose? as i’ve written about before, as good as edwards’ version was, it was not silly. and the thing that made the 1962 king kong vs. godzilla such a groundbreaking blockbuster iconic hit was its steadfast refusal to take itself, or anything else, seriously. and for all y’all who like your godzilla dark and brooding and grim, just bear in mind that the somber version of godzilla isn’t what launched the franchise. we have godzilla movies today for one reason only: because there was king kong vs. godzilla, and it was bonkers .
this cultural dichotomy becomes especially interesting when the film king kong vs. godzilla is taken into account. first released in japan in august 1962 as kingu kongu tai gojira (it was released in the u. s. almost a year later) with gojira director ishiro honda at the helm, king kong vs. godzilla was the first and last time the two iconic monsters would meet on the big screen. the film was initially conceived by king kong stop - motion animator willis o’brien in the form of a second kong sequel – the first sequel, son of kong, was released nine months after the original (morton 120). the film’s concept was altered several times before becoming king kong vs. godzilla, with the initial idea involving kong battling an overgrown frankenstein’s monster. over time, the battle concept remained the same, but kong’s opponent did not: frankenstein’s monster gave way to a beast composed of animal parts, which then was changed into a being called prometheus. finally, the idea fell into the hands of toho studios in the early 1960s, and king kong vs. godzilla was born .
warner bros. and legendary are teaming up on a 2020 movie “ godzilla vs. kong, ” representing the official unification of the two monster franchises .
a
godzilla vs. kong
movie is set for release sometime in 2020, with birmingham' s adam wingard directing. (warner bros. )
the two iconic monsters first faced off in 1962’s “king kong vs. godzilla, ” a japanese production that ends with both falling into the sea; only kong surfaces, though it’s implied that gojira isn’t exactly down for the count. little is currently known about “godzilla vs. kong, ” which stars ziyi zhang and is set to be released in 2020, but you can read wingard’s full interview here .
also available in a double feature 2 - pack (separate keep cases) with king kong escapes .
stop the presses: yes, you heard that right! just two years after a satellite cable broadcast of the 1962 monster mash, king kong vs. godzilla, boasting it as the
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no godzilla (or king kong) movie collection is complete without it. this is really campy, but also funny and fun to watch .
the godzilla vs kong announcement was made today by legendary ceo, thomas tull, and kevin tsujihara, chairman and ceo, warner bros. 2017 will see the release od kong: skull island with godzilla 2 following in 2018. then, godzilla vs kong, will hit theaters in 2020. while legendary maintains its new home at universal pictures, the godzilla films remain in partnership with warner bros. , who will now also distribute kong as a part of this franchise. production on kong: skull island begins october 19th .
paul mason: yes. i had seen king kong; i thought it was great. and i had heard of godzilla, although i had not seen any of the godzilla movies .
mothra vs. godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ mosura tai gojira ?) (also known as godzilla against mothra, godzilla vs. mothra, and godzilla vs. the thing) is a 1964 live - action special effects (tokusatsu) monster (kaiju) film directed by ishirō honda. it was the fourth film to be released in the godzilla series, produced by toho company ltd. it is the second film to feature mothra .
with kong: skull island generating strong reviews before its march 10 release, legendary entertainment and warner bros. already have their sights set on the big prize: the eventual godzilla vs. kong movie .
as the title suggests, the film will pit the two massive monsters against each other. it’s still unknown at this time whether the stars of either “godzilla: king of the monsters” or “skull island” will be reprising their roles in “godzilla vs. kong. ”
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allen perkins: do you like king kong vs. godzilla? do you consider it just another credit in your long filmography or does it mean something more to you? how do you feel about working on such a project ?
king kong vs. godzilla was re - released at the spring toho champion film festival on march 21, 1970 alongside the animated films star of the giants: major league ball, attack no. 1 and the kindly lion .
many articles celebrated that shin godzilla is the best ticket seller since the 60s, which is accurate. it is the most attended since godzilla vs mothra in 1964 .
although fans of both kong and godzilla argue to this day, toho has declared that king kong was meant to win. not only was king kong the star and hero of the film, but kong was much more popular than godzilla at this time, and was the obvious choice to win audiences over. toho confirmed kong' s victory in the press materials that they released when the film came out in 1962 that clearly says
a spectacular duel is arranged on the summit of mt. fuji, and king kong is victorious .
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legendary and warner bros. pictures have announced a few new dates for what’s being dubbed the kaijuniverse, the shared cinematic universe between godzilla and king kong .
spring 1972 (march 12th) godzilla vs. gigan mirror man return of ultraman: jiro rides a monster - - -
the director has closed a deal to helm godzilla vs. kong, legendary entertainment and warner bros. ’ teaming of two of the big screen’s most popular movie monsters .
in the mid - 1950s, a giant movie monster took japan by storm - - gojira, or as it is known in the united states, godzilla. it was no surprise that toho, the studio behind godzilla, struck a deal with rko to use king kong in this crossover film (at the time, rko was already seeking a studio for a proposed
king kong meets frankenstein
movie that never went into production). unlike the original kong movies, king kong vs. godzilla features an actor in a king kong costume, and the suit in this film is of low - quality. still, the movie was a huge success for toho and remains the godzilla film that has sold the most tickets in japan—over 11 million !
so much treasure had already been extracted from the gold mine that was king kong vs. godzilla, but one conspicuous element had been left unexploited: kong himself. but toho’s hands were tied, so long as the rights to the ever - popular monster were not their own .
universal opened king kong vs godzilla in new york on june 26, 1963. the film quickly proved a box office success at theaters across the united states, and then worldwide. it is now regarded as a cult favorite and stands as one of the most famous monster movies ever made. to celebrate that legacy, bay area film events will present a special 50th anniversary theatrical screening of king kong vs godzilla this upcoming saturday, june 16th in san leandro, ca .
the oxygen destroyer will appear in the sequel to 2014’s godzilla, godzilla: king of the monsters. first introduced in the original 1954 gojira, the oxygen destroyer was invented by dr. daisuke serizawa to kill godzilla. it worked, reducing godzilla to bone, but dr. serizawa died detonating the device. the tech would return in godzilla vs. destoroyah and play a minor role in toho’s godzilla series continuity .
i prefer the “silly” stuff over the “serious” minded tone that rampant nowadays. perhaps its the atmospherics or nostalgia or hand crafted aspect of old fashion monster movies. i took this stuff seriously as a kid; “bat - man” with adam west godzilla vs king kong, king kong 1976, also moonraker and ocyopussy. its served straight up and neat as is neat - o! wow did you see that? that’s awesome! i think godzilla punched king kong out of the water. he swam away because he was scarred by godzilla under the water .
mystery! colossal frankenstein vs. giant devilfish! ©toho co. , ltd .
did you know that fifty years ago, king kong battled godzilla in japanese theaters? come enjoy a read on the history and legacy of this cinematic crossover .
king kong escapes is a stinker to end all stinkers. i’m ashamed to admit how excited i was to see it as a kid. i’ve heard that 1986′s king kong lives may be worse, but i’ve never seen it .
spring 1973 (march 17th) godzilla vs. megalon prominent youth! panda! go panda! : the rainy day circus -
the studios announced in late 2015 that all future “king kong” and “godzilla” movies would be developed by legendary and distributed by warner bros. , starting with “skull island. ” legendary currently holds a distribution deal with universal, but in order to re - team godzilla and king kong, the studio returned the rights to wb .
warner bros. has announced it is moving gareth edwards ‘ “godzilla 2” from june 8, 2018 to march 22, 2019. the studio has also dated its creature feature “godzilla vs. kong” for may 29, 2020 .
while the cartoon was in production, rankin / bass approached toho about co - producing a feature film based on the show. the result was king kong escapes, a live - action movie in which kong battled two characters introduced in the cartoon series; the evil scientist dr. who and his robot creation, mechani - kong. as with the deal made with john beck for king kong vs godzilla, the agreement for king kong escapes permanently gave toho all rights in japan and asia while rankin / bass would own the film in north america. rankin / bass dubbed the film in english and sold their rights to universal, who released king kong escapes on june 19, 1968 .
after being frozen in an iceberg godzilla is freed when a submarine hits into it and then starts to return to toyko to cause havoc again. meanwhile a company is planning on capturing king kong for a publicity stunt so a group head to kong' s island. while in japan godzilla is attacked by tanks but with his fire breath he destroys them all and continues moving on. in kong' s island the group befriend the natives and plan to capture kong, a giant sqiud comes along and attacks them until king kong shows up and beats the sqiud by throwing rocks at it. kong then picks up a drink made of berries and drinks it then goes to sleep, the natives dance as the group get ready to take king kong to the boat. in japan godzilla attacks a train making everyone get out and escape into a group of cars ready to go. on the boat mr. tako arrives to see his new publicity stunt and it' s not long before king kong breaks from the raft and escapes. king kong heads for japan and meets with godzilla who is too strong for him at the moment so he leaves. the army then plan to stop godzilla by laying out a defence trap but godzilla easily walks on. soon they capture king kong and drop him by godzilla and a huge battle of the monsters begin. king kong vs godzilla is a classic monster movie that doesn' t disappoint. check this one out. 10 / 10
queen kong 1976 british comedy film spoofing king kong. the film was never released theatrically in the uk, due to legal action by dino de laurentiis, producer of the 1976 king kong remake. it got limited release in italy and germany. the film has since resurfaced on dvd .
it’s going to be interesting to see how this and the currently filming godzilla: king of the monsters comes together .
for me, thanksgiving and godzilla go hand in hand as much as turkey and stuffing do. back when i was a small child, superstation wtbs consistently aired godzilla movies—sometimes in double features or marathons—on thanksgiving day. i have very vivid memories of seeing king kong vs. godzilla for the first time on thanksgiving, at my grandparents’ house in charlotte .
interestingly, at this point in both characters’ respective filmographies, king kong was far more popular in japan than godzilla (hollings 118). when the original king kong was released in japanese theaters, the film became so popular that two unauthorized remakes cropped up: wasei kingu kongu in 1933 and edo ni arawareta kingu kongu in 1938 (morton 123). roughly translated as japanese king kong and king kong appears in edo respectively, each film featured an actor in a ape suit portraying kong, a much cheaper alternative to the expensive stop - motion technique used in the original film and son of kong. unfortunately, these intriguing japanese kong flicks are considered lost films, and aside from a poster for king kong appears in edo and a few photo stills, there remains very little evidence that the movies existed at all. nevertheless, the notion that these remakes were produced hints at how far back in history that the relationship between japan and king kong goes. taking this connection into account, it is easy to see why toho portrayed kong, not godzilla, as the hero in kk vs. g .
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freddy vs. jason. dir. ronny yu. new line cinema. 2003 .
frankenstein vs. godzilla ,
scripted by shinichi sekizawa (mothra) contained elements that would be employed in frankenstein vs. baragon, but ended with godzilla being washed out to sea in a huge flood, while frankenstein is consumed by the collapsing earth around him. with sekizawa off to penning king kong vs. godzilla, the frankenstein project ended up in the hands of kimura. the president of united productions of america, henry g. saperstein, after purchasing mothra vs. godzilla (1964) and successfully licensing it to american international pictures as godzilla vs. the thing, became interested in the giant frankenstein scenario. saperstein tapped reuben bercovitch (hell in the pacific) and jerry sohl (the twilight zone) to flesh out a synopsis that could be turned into a screenplay .
the hollywood reporter writes that wingard, a go - to horror director on projects like
blair witch
and this year' s
death note ,
will direct the announced godzilla vs. king kong movie for warner bros. and legendary pictures, following up 2014' s
godzilla
and 2017' s
kong: skull island .
toho released king kong vs godzilla in japan on august 11, 1962. shortly thereafter, john beck began offering the film to us studios. in april 1963, he sold his rights to the movie to universal. with toho controlling all rights in asia, universal had no use for a japanese language film so they had beck create an edited, english dubbed version of king kong vs godzilla before delivering the film to the studio. john beck completed the assignment and universal released the film june 26, 1963 .
a submarine witnesses godzilla as it revives from having been frozen inside an iceberg. godzilla then heads for tokyo, razing all in its way. at the same time, an expedition to faro island in search of a narcotic berry encounters king kong. they are able to drug kong and tow him back to japan. as nothing else seems able to stop godzillas rampage, it appears that the last recourse may be pitting king kong against him .
rather than being initiated by toho, development of king kong vs godzilla began as “king kong vs frankenstein”, a proposed sequel to the original king kong by that film’s fx director, willis o’brien. with the permission of rko pictures (the studio that made kong), producer john beck revised and shopped o’brien’s concept to studios in the united states and abroad, including toho. the japanese studio was enthusiastic at the prospect of making a king kong movie, and also saw the project as the perfect vehicle to bring their own godzilla back to the big screen. licensing the king kong character rights from rko, toho made a deal with john beck that split ownership of the film… toho would own the rights in japan, asia and select other territories, while beck would own the rights in north america and select other countries. the agreement was made in perpetuity, meaning that both parties would permanently own their shares of the film rights .
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the story and screenplay look like a low budget picture from 50' s. king kong vs. godzilla is a voluntary, sometimes involuntary comedy, with classic special effects of monsters japanese, it' s rare cult is a' so bad that it' s almost good': boring, but entertaining; surprising, but forgettable, bringing too continuation mistakes. could you think that lost 105 minutes and later have some pride of say that you finally saw king kong vs. godzilla. an odd movie experience .
de laurentiis' company made a direct sequel to 1976' s king kong, king kong lives, ten years later, in which kong has been in a coma for a decade after falling from the world trade center. he is revived via a blood transfusion from a giant female ape called lady kong, and the pair escape and wreck havoc against the military. unlike the previous film, king kong lives was a box office bomb and received extremely negative reviews from critics .
i came to king kong vs godzilla, having seen most of the other godzilla films from the 60′s before it, a bit later. also, having finally seen the japanese version with akira ifukube score, rather than the dreadful american canned score, the movie looks better. it is best enjoyed as a satire of advertising and the mass media. and yes, they never really solved the kong / godzilla size different. kong seems to vary by the scene .
only in a double feature (# 1) with
godzilla, king of the monsters! (1954 )
.
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godzilla vs. king ghidorah (ゴジラvsキングギドラ gojira tai kingu gidora ?), alternatively spelled godzilla vs. king ghidora, is the 18th installment in the godzilla series of films. this is the fifth film to feature king ghidorah and the first film to feature mecha - king ghidorah, (the second being godzilla vs. mechagodzilla ii). the movie was released theatrically in japan on december 14, 1991. it was directed by kazuki omori and produced by shogo tomiyama. the plot follows a group of time travelers from the 23rd century who go back in time to erase godzilla from history supposedly to erase a devastating future that the mutated dinosaur causes, but instead, they replace him with a three - headed dragon called king ghidorah and go on a personal campaign to destroy japan using the monster. koichi kawakita was awarded a japanese academy award for his special effects in the film.
king kong vs. godzilla ( キングコング対ゴジラ kingu kongu tai gojira ) is a 1962 japanese science-fiction kaiju film featuring king kong and godzilla , produced and distributed by toho . it is the third film in the godzilla franchise and showa series and the first of two japanese-produced films featuring king kong . it is also the first time both characters appeared on film in color and widescreen . the film is directed by ishirō honda with visual effects by eiji tsuburaya and stars tadao takashima , kenji sahara , and mie hama . produced as part of toho 's 30th anniversary celebration , this film remains the most attended of all the godzilla films to date . an american production team produced a heavily altered english version that used new scenes , sound and dubbing . the american production was released theatrically in the united states in the summer of 1963 by universal pictures . 
king kong vs. godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ kingu kongu tai gojira) is a 1962 japanese science-fiction kaiju film featuring king kong and godzilla, produced and distributed by toho. it is the third film in the godzilla franchise and showa series and the first of two japanese-produced films featuring king kong. it is also the first time both characters appeared on film in color and widescreen. the film is directed by ishirō honda with visual effects by eiji tsuburaya and stars tadao takashima, kenji sahara, and mie hama. produced as part of toho's 30th anniversary celebration, this film remains the most attended of all the godzilla films to date. an american production team produced a heavily altered english version that used new scenes, sound and dubbing. the american production was released theatrically in the united states in the summer of 1963 by universal pictures.
king kong vs. godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ kingu kongu tai gojira) is a 1962 japanese science-fiction kaiju film featuring king kong and godzilla, produced and distributed by toho. it is the third film in the godzilla franchise and showa series and the first of two japanese-produced films featuring king kong. it is also the first time both characters appeared on film in color and widescreen. the film is directed by ishirō honda with visual effects by eiji tsuburaya and stars tadao takashima, kenji sahara, and mie hama. produced as part of toho's 30th anniversary celebration, this film remains the most attended of all the godzilla films to date. an american production team produced a heavily altered english version that used new scenes, sound and dubbing. the american production was released theatrically in the united states in the summer of 1963 by universal pictures.