King Kong vs. Godzilla

Nan
1h 36m
1963
6.572 /10 (265)

The Terrifying Battle Between The Mightiest Monsters of All Time!

Overview

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.

Country : United States of America, Japan
Languages : English
Released Date: 1963-06-26

Top Billed Cast

Michael Keith

Eric Carter

Harry Holcombe

Dr. Arnold Johnson

James Yagi

Yutaka Omura

Tadao Takashima

Osamu Sakurai

Kenji Sahara

Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)

Ichirō Arishima

Mr. Tako (as Ichiro Arishima)

George Takei

Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)

Les Tremayne

Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Byron Morrow

Newscaster (uncredited)

Mie Hama

Fumiko Sakurai (uncredited)

Akiko Wakabayashi

Tamiye (uncredited)

Akemi Negishi

Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

Kinzaburo Furue (uncredited)

Jun Tazaki

General Masami Shinzo (uncredited)

Yoshio Kosugi

Faro Island Chief (uncredited)

Similar Movies

poster
Ultraman: Rising
2024-06-14 8.193

Ultraman: Rising

A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary hero. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Ghostbusters
1984-06-08 7.496

Ghostbusters

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural p ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation
2019-12-21 6.6

Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation

12 years ago, the Daybreak Town Accident changed the world and brought forth a new prosperity towards artificial intelligence. But what if that were to all change? Sougo Tokiwa gave up his conquest f ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Some Like It Hot
1959-03-19 8.092

Some Like It Hot

Two musicians witness a mob hit and need to quickly find a way out of Chicago. Their only opportunity comes in the form of joining an all-girl band as they prepare to leave on a tour. The two disguise ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
King Kong
1933-03-15 7.6

King Kong

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
King Kong
2005-12-12 6.9

King Kong

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with t ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
2005-01-27 4.324

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love

Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War
2014-01-18 6.1

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War

Both TyrannoRanger and AbaRed are attacking the Kyoryugers because of mind control by Space War God Boldos. Boldos uses the feelings of revenge from enemies defeated by heroes who uses the power of d ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
My Pet Dinosaur
2017-04-22 5.4

My Pet Dinosaur

When a young boy named Jake accidentally makes a new friend in an experiment gone wrong a troubled town is plunged into chaos. But with the creature rapidly evolving every day, Jake finds it increasin ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Jurassic Park
1993-06-11 8

Jurassic Park

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experien ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997-05-23 6.559

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret l ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Jurassic Park III
2001-07-18 6.168

Jurassic Park III

In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose a ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996-08-23 4.902

The Island of Dr. Moreau

A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have found a way to combine human and animal DNA—with hor ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Mortal Kombat
1995-08-18 5.869

Mortal Kombat

For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiv ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Evolution
2001-06-08 6.1

Evolution

A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann Wil ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
1967-04-22 5.685

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961-07-12 5.6

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955-08-05 7.228

Journey to the Beginning of Time

Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
JK Slayer
2012-04-11 10

JK Slayer

Mikoto was once a warrior God who rebelled against the Lord of Hell. He banished Mikoto, inserting her soul into the body of a high school student, condemning her to live among humans exterminating de ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure
2022-11-15 6.3

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure

After a big storm, food is scarce — and hungry dinos are everywhere. It's up to you to help the Camp Fam survive in this thrilling interactive special. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

Check These Out

poster
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964-04-29 7.022

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
The Skywalker Legacy
2020-03-18 7.7

The Skywalker Legacy

The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Death Bell 2
2010-07-28 5.7

Death Bell 2

A class of students stays at school for a camp in an elite study group to finesse theirs and the school's grades. Upon the first night, the swimming coach is found murdered. As the students try to fig ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964-03-18 6.934

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
The H-Man
1958-06-24 5.7

The H-Man

When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
2021-11-03 9.091

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

A short sequel to Godzilla Appears at Godzilla Fest, released on G-Fest 2021 and dedicated to the 50th anniversary of original Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971). ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964-12-20 6.983

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Stung
2015-07-03 5.317

Stung

A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
964 Pinocchio
1991-09-14 5.878

964 Pinocchio

A memory-wiped and defective cyborg sex slave is tossed onto the streets and taken in by a homeless woman while his corporate creators hunt him down. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Godzilla Raids Again
1955-04-24 5.984

Godzilla Raids Again

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to l ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
1978-06-30 6.116

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself caught up in a plot by several clans to steal famous martial arts artifacts being transported by an escor ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11 6.9

King Kong vs. Godzilla

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 ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
King Kong
1976-09-08 6.3

King Kong

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Stray Dog
1949-10-17 7.531

Stray Dog

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for th ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Godzilla 1985
1985-08-23 6.811

Godzilla 1985

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965-12-19 6.765

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing God ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Los tres huastecos
1948-08-05 8.2

Los tres huastecos

This is the story of three brothers - a priest, a soldier, and an outlaw - that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies. They cross their paths again when the soldier and the ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974-03-21 6.998

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his a ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
2018-11-09 6.513

Godzilla: The Planet Eater

With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimens ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
poster
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
2010-11-11 7.139

Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans

Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole t ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy