King Kong vs. Godzilla

Summary

King Kong vs. Godzilla is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,539 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• King Kong vs. Godzilla's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's instance of is recorded as conflation^[4].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla was directed by Ishirō Honda^[5].
• Shinichi Sekizawa wrote the screenplay for King Kong vs. Godzilla^[6].
• Willis H. O'Brien wrote the screenplay for King Kong vs. Godzilla^[7].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's composer is recorded as Akira Ifukube^[8].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is science fiction film^[9].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is fantasy film^[10].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is kaiju^[11].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is crossover fiction^[12].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is horror film^[13].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is action film^[14].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is speculative fiction film^[15].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is adventure film^[16].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is tokusatsu^[17].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla's genre is comedy film^[18].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla followed Godzilla Raids Again^[19].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla was followed by Mothra vs. Godzilla^[20].
• King Kong vs. Godzilla was followed by King Kong Escapes^[21].
• A cast member of King Kong vs. Godzilla was Mie Hama^[22].
• A cast member of King Kong vs. Godzilla was Kenji Sahara^[23].
• A cast member of King Kong vs. Godzilla was Haruo Nakajima^[24].
• A cast member of King Kong vs. Godzilla was Ichirō Arishima^[25].
• A cast member of King Kong vs. Godzilla was Shoichi Hirose^[26].
• A cast member of King Kong vs. Godzilla was Akihiko Hirata^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1983^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: e98db797-29aa-40a0-a12d-24caf5b343d3^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tomoyuki Tanaka^[32] and John Beck^[33]. King Kong vs. Godzilla was directed by Ishirō Honda^[5]. Screenwriters include Shinichi Sekizawa^[6] and Willis H. O'Brien^[7]. Cast members include Mie Hama^[22], Kenji Sahara^[23], Haruo Nakajima^[24], Ichirō Arishima^[25], Shoichi Hirose^[26], and Akihiko Hirata^[27].

Publication

Publication dates include August 11, 1962^[34] and June 26, 1963^[35]. Original languages include Japanese^[36] and English^[37]. Genres include science fiction film^[9], fantasy film^[10], kaiju^[11], crossover fiction^[12], horror film^[13], and action film^[14]. King Kong vs. Godzilla was distributed by video on demand^[38].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Godzilla^[39] and King Kong^[40].

Reception

Reviews include 5.1/10^[41], 52%^[42], and 40/100^[43].

Adaptations and Inspiration

King Kong vs. Godzilla followed Godzilla Raids Again^[19]. Successors include Mothra vs. Godzilla^[20] and King Kong Escapes^[21].

Why It Matters

King Kong vs. Godzilla ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,539 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]