King Kong Escapes

1967 monster (kaiju) film
Movie film Q127430
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King Kong Escapes

Summary

King Kong Escapes is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • King Kong Escapes's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • King Kong Escapes was directed by Ishirō Honda[4].
  • Takeshi Kimura wrote the screenplay for King Kong Escapes[5].
  • King Kong Escapes's composer is recorded as Akira Ifukube[6].
  • King Kong Escapes's genre is science fiction film[7].
  • King Kong Escapes's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • King Kong Escapes's genre is kaiju[9].
  • King Kong Escapes's genre is horror film[10].
  • King Kong Escapes's genre is speculative fiction film[11].
  • King Kong Escapes was followed by Destroy All Monsters[12].
  • A cast member of King Kong Escapes was Akira Takarada[13].
  • A cast member of King Kong Escapes was Mie Hama[14].
  • A cast member of King Kong Escapes was Haruo Nakajima[15].
  • A cast member of King Kong Escapes was Rhodes Reason[16].
  • A cast member of King Kong Escapes was Hideyo Amamoto[17].
  • A cast member of King Kong Escapes was Shoichi Hirose[18].
  • A cast member of King Kong Escapes was Ryūji Kita[19].
  • King Kong Escapes was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[20].
  • King Kong Escapes was produced by Arthur Rankin Jr.[21].
  • King Kong Escapes's production company is recorded as Toho[22].
  • King Kong Escapes's production company is recorded as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment[23].
  • King Kong Escapes's director of photography is recorded as Hajime Koizumi[24].
  • The original language of King Kong Escapes was Japanese[25].
  • The original language of King Kong Escapes was English[26].
  • King Kong Escapes was distributed by video on demand[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tomoyuki Tanaka[20] and Arthur Rankin Jr.[21]. King Kong Escapes was directed by Ishirō Honda[4]. Takeshi Kimura wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Akira Takarada[13], Mie Hama[14], Haruo Nakajima[15], Rhodes Reason[16], Hideyo Amamoto[17], and Shoichi Hirose[18].

Publication

Publication dates include July 22, 1967[28], June 19, 1968[29], and May 8, 1972[30]. Original languages include Japanese[25] and English[26]. Genres include science fiction film[7], fantasy film[8], kaiju[9], horror film[10], and speculative fiction film[11]. King Kong Escapes was distributed by video on demand[27].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include King Kong[31] and world domination[32].

Reception

Reviews include 5.1/10[33] and 63%[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

King Kong Escapes was followed by Destroy All Monsters[12].

Why It Matters

King Kong Escapes has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 24d ago · TalkTuahLunchly · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 25d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1967-07-22T00:00:00Z, +1968-06-19T00:00:00Z, +1972-05-08T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Takeshi Kimura
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+104'}
    Mpa film rating G
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