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Theater Program for King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)

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Gallery 1988 has released King Kong vs. Godzilla, Freddy vs. Jason, and Alien vs. Predator artwork by Andy Stattmiller. Priced at $30, each 11x14 print is limited to 25.

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Concept art for King Kong vs Godzilla!

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A visit from Ghidorah. 🐲🥇🦖

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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) キングコング対ゴジラ Toho Co., Ltd Dir. Ishirō Honda

Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla

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[fitsofgloom]

Floating Through The Cityscape

Cold Algorithmic Shape

Giant Monsters Remain

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[livingjoke]

The Godzilla movies are amazing to me because the first one is this cautionary tale about the dangers of nuclear war that came out during a time when Japan was still reeling from the atomic bomb drops and that was followed by a second movie that tried to match the first film's energy by being a direct continuation while also introducing another monster for Godzilla to face off against

Then they said "fuck it let's make him fight a big monkey"

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Now showing on my Spooktober Filmfest and DuranDuranTulsa's Plenty Scary Movie 🎥... King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #scifi #monstermovies #creaturefeature #godzilla #kingkong #kingkongvsgodzilla #60s #vintage #vhs #spooktober #halloween #october #durandurantulsa #plentyscarymovie #8sThePlace #ktul #durandurantulsasplentyscarymovie

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Some dinosaur and ape fighting

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[thebrikbox]

Godzilla vs. King Kong, 1962

I laughed out loud watching this movie. It wasn’t the monsters that tickled my side, but the actors. You must appreciate the movie for what it is and not be offended. This was the first production with the two kings as opponents and it was entertaining. Ishiro Honda’s vision came to life by his creative imagination and a brilliant cast.

Behind the Scenes

Tomoyuki Tanaka approached Ishirō Honda with an idea to make another Godzilla movie, this time with King Kong as a nemesis. Honda put a lot of thought into it and wanted this movie to be a satire of Japanese programs. Television networks and sponsors engaged in wild publicity stunts to secure high ratings.

"People were making a big deal out of ratings, but my own view of TV shows was that they did not take the viewer seriously, that they took the audience for granted...so I decided to show that through my movie, the reason I showed the monster battle through the prism of a ratings war was to depict the reality of the times.” - Ishiro Honda

Honda teamed up with Shinichi Sekizawa when creating a fictional pharmaceutical company in the script. Shinichi’s experience working on television shows gave valuable insight to what Honda wanted when telling his story. The idea that a pharmaceutical company is supposed to make medicine wouldn’t be enough for the owner who wanted fame and more money, so to get a giant monster to glorify his company for the wrong reasons shows how ridiculous networks are as well as the viewing audience.

Toho studios wanted the monsters to be funny, from Kong’s demeanor to the battles. This concept would appeal to a wider and younger audience. During filming, the special effects crew were frustrated because monster battles are supposed to portray power, not include comedic antics. Honda was not happy at all about making monsters silly.

“I don't think a monster should ever be a comical character," and "The public is more entertained when the great King Kong strikes fear into the hearts of the little characters.” - Ishiro Honda

Shoichi Hirose played Kong and Haruo Nakajima played Godzilla. Tonaka was insistent to make the monsters funny, so he allowed the actors to design a fighting style that would be funny and appealing to the audience. Professional wrestling was becoming a popular sport in Japan; Hirose and Nakajima would use fighting techniques based off the sport to Tonoka’s liking.

After monster suits received approval, four octopi were used for filming on Faro Island because of limited funding, a suit couldn’t be made.

Tonaka was all hands in for the movie. After Honda’s script was approved, it was time to film.

The Story

The President of Pacific Pharmaceutical, Mr. Tako, sponsors a lot of television programs and the ratings he hoped to have isn’t doing much to boost the image of his company. He wants something grand that makes him stand out from other businesses with better ratings.

Mr. Tako hears about a monster discovered on Faro Island and he wants it to boost his ratings, so he sends two of his men, Osamu Sakurai and Kinsaburo Furue, to the island to retrieve it. During their journey there, and unbeknownst to them in another distant location, a U.S. nuclear powered submarine hits an iceberg. The impact of the collision and exposes Godzilla who’d been trapped inside and he destroys the sub.

Sukurai and Furue arrive at the island and with them they have a former native who helps as a translator. The visitors meet the village chief and and offer gifts. While there, a giant octopus comes to shore and begins attacking the village. Kong appears. He fights the octopus and saves the people. The natives offer Kong red berry juice and perform a ritual dance as he drinks. The combination of juice and dance make Kong fall asleep.

Now that Kong is unconscious, Sukurai and Furue transport the giant on a raft back to Japan. Waiting for them is Mr. Tako, and he’s thrilled when he sees Kong, however, the JSDF prohibits them from bringing the monster onto shore.

Godzilla reaches Japanese shores and begins destroying everything in sight. Kong abruptly awakens and runs to meet Godzilla and the two giants engage in an enormous battle.

Godzilla shoots an atomic blast at Kong and he retreats because Godzilla was stronger than he anticipated. Meanwhile, JSDF digs a deep pit and arms it with explosions and poison gas hoping it will be enough to end the tyrant’s rage, but it’s ineffective. The next defense tactic is a barrier of extreme high voltage wires and it does work. Kong reappears and uses the electric barrier to strengthen him.

Kong enters Tokyo and sees Sakurai’s sister, Fumiko, and he takes her to the top of the country’s National Diet Building. Sakurai and Furue informs the JSDF about the red juice from Faro Island and it’s medicinal effects. The JSDF immediately takes action and showers Kong with the juice knocking him unconscious. Furue is rescued and the mighty ape is transported to Mt. Fuji via balloons, where Godzilla is. The purpose is to have the monsters battle with Kong defending Japan from Godzilla.

It seems the effects of the berry has made Kong weak. Godzilla’s strength is overbearing. Godzilla sets fire to Kong, and it looks like the great ape is defeated until a thunder cloud appears and strikes Kong with lighting. He’s rejuvenated and he bounces up. The mighty two exchange blows and they tumble into Sagami Bay, but everyone watching them from afar hold breaths because they are underwater with only bubbles stirring.

Then suddenly, Kong emerges as the victor. Everyone cheers and shouts gratitude to him. Kong swims out to sea returning home to Faro Island.

Release

King Kong vs. Godzilla was released in Japan August 11, 1962. This movie recorded the highest attendance of all Godzilla films to date.

An American version was made by John Beck who then sold the film to Universal-International and premiered in New York City June 26, 1963.

American critics were harsh, then and now. Unfortunately, the critics never took into account the era, the special effects techniques, the effort it took to create a masterpiece. If these were considered and the movie viewed with an open mind, they would’ve appreciated it more.

Cast and Crew

Starring: Tadao Takashima, Kenzie Sahara, Yu Fujiki, and Ichiro Arashima

Directed by Ishiro Honda

Written by Shinichi Sekizawa

Special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya

Movie Grade: 0.0 to 4.0

Score: 3.9

Photo references: Getty Images

Quotes reference: Toho Kingdom

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"Maybe you should eat more vegetables and less people."

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