The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
Directed by Ishirō Honda
island
japan
helicopter
octopus
mutant
giant monster
giant lizard
sequel
jungle
tokyo, japan
dinosaur
gojira
kaiju
giant ape
giant octopus
lost world
godzilla
mount fuji, japan
king kong
tokusatsu
Rank
#24 in 1962·#6155 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
Cast
Tadao Takashima
Osamu Sakurai
Kenji Sahara
Kazuo Fujita
Yū Fujiki
Kinzaburo Furue
Ichirō Arishima
Director Tako
Jun Tazaki
General Masami Shinzo
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Shigezawa
Mie Hama
Fumiko Sakurai
Akiko Wakabayashi
Tamiye
Akemi Negishi
Chikiro's Mother
Yoshio Kosugi
Farou Island Chief
Yoshibumi Tajima
Yukichi Yamamoto captain of the Shinsei-Maru No. 2
Ikio Sawamura
Witch Doctor
Crew
Ishirō Honda
Director
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Designer
Eizo Kaimai
Costume Designer
Keizô Murase
Costume Designer
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
George Worthing Yates
Original Story
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
127 reviews
bisho
6.0★ · 05/03/26
Chud Kong vs Goatzilla
Chud Kong vs Goatzilla
Optimus Prime
6.0★ · 03/29/26
Godzillas not supposed to be still standing
Godzillas not supposed to be still standing
Robbie deBrucky
5.0★ · 03/23/26
An hour and 20 minutes of a bad movie but at least the last 18 minutes have a pretty cool fight in it. Should be much better though.
An hour and 20 minutes of a bad movie but at least the last 18 minutes have a pretty cool fight in it. Should be much better though.
cupunculus
6.0★ · 02/28/26
Kong is a stanky stank.
Kong is a stanky stank.
Wayne
6.0★ · 01/14/26
Extremely silly with some good satire and I had more fun with this one than I thought I would.
Extremely silly with some good satire and I had more fun with this one than I thought I would.
