---
title: 'King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ishirō Honda'
released: '1962-08-11'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-kong-vs-godzilla-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13364334/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

1962 · 98 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Horror, Adventure · United States, Japan

Original title: キングコング対ゴジラ

## Synopsis

King Kong vs. Godzilla  is a 1962 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the third film in both the Godzilla and King Kong franchises, as well as the first Toho-produced film featuring King Kong. It is also the first time that each character appeared on film in color and widescreen. The film stars Shoichi Hirose as King Kong and Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla with Shoichi Hirose, Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yū Fujiki, Ichirō Arishima, and Mie Hama playing other prominent roles. In the film, Godzilla is reawakened by an American submarine and a pharmaceutical company captures King Kong for promotional uses, culminating in a battle on Mount Fuji.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ishirō Honda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ishiro-honda)
- **Screenplay:** [Shinichi Sekizawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinichi-sekizawa), [Willis H. O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-h-o-brien)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)
- **Producer:** [Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoyuki-tanaka), [John Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-beck)

## Cast

- [Akihiko Hirata](https://cinepixo.com/people/akihiko-hirata)
- [Haruo Nakajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruo-nakajima)
- [Ichirō Arishima](https://cinepixo.com/people/ichiro-arishima)
- [Akemi Negishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/akemi-negishi)
- [Kenji Sahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-sahara)
- [Tatsuo Matsumura](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuo-matsumura)
- [Harry Holcombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-holcombe)
- [Shoichi Hirose](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoichi-hirose)
- [Mie Hama](https://cinepixo.com/people/mie-hama)
- [Akiko Wakabayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/akiko-wakabayashi)
- [Jun Tazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-tazaki)
- [Les Tremayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/les-tremayne)
- [Yū Fujiki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yu-fujiki)
- [Tadao Takashima](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadao-takashima)

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