Il trionfo di King Kong

Titolo originale: キングコング対ゴジラ
Regia: Ishirō Honda |
Anno: 1962
Origine: Japan |
Generi: Fantascienza Commedia Avventura Fantasy Azione
Tag: 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 |
Cast: Tadao Takashima | Kenji Sahara | Yū Fujiki | Ichirō Arishima | Jun Tazaki | Akihiko Hirata | Mie Hama | Akiko Wakabayashi | Akemi Negishi | Yoshio Kosugi | Yoshibumi Tajima | Ikio Sawamura | Someshō Matsumoto | Kō Mishima | Sachio Sakai | Tatsuo Matsumura | Senkichi Ōmura | Senshô Matsumoto | Ren Yamamoto | Haruya Katō | Shin Ōtomo | Nadao Kirino | Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Kenzō Tabu | Takuzō Kumagai | Hideo Shibuya | Douglas Fein | Harold Conway | Osman Yusuf | Shōichi Hirose | Haruo Nakajima | Katsumi Tezuka | Clifford Harrington |

Mr. Tako, presidente di un'industria farmaceutica giapponese, viene a sapere dell'esistenza di una sorta di grossa bacca che cresce sull'isola di Farou e che avrebbe effetti curativi miracolosi. Non solo: pare anche che i nativi adorino un enorme scimmione chiamato King Kong, che nella mente perversa di Tako appare già come il testimonial ideale per i suoi prodotti. Trasferito a Tokyo, King Kong dovrà vedersela col mostro Godzilla, riportato accidentalmente in vita da un cataclisma...

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When the Japanese Film industry began to decline due to competition from television in the late [...] D
The hair on the King Kong suit was actually expensive yak hair, which the hair fibers being han [...] D
The scene in which Kenji Sahara's character of Fujita drives off to save his girlfriend was mos [...] D
As of 2021, Mie Hama remains the only woman to be grabbed by King Kong in any of his films that [...] D
This was the second Godzilla film to receive a full 4K restoration, which was sourced from a ne [...] D
Although Toho declared King Kong the winner, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka would attempt to retcon t [...] D
The castle featured in the film's climax is Atami Castle which, unlike other castles in Japan, [...] D
Last Toho film to depict extras in fully dark makeup similar to black face but not the last fil [...] D
This film introduced Godzilla's standardized high-pitched roar (which was actually a mix of two [...] D
This is the first Godzilla film to use Toho's "Big Pool", originally built for the studio under [...] D
As Honda and composer Akira Ifukube sat down to listen to the score, Ifukube noting that the Fa [...] D
At 45 Meters, The 1962 King Kong was the tallest iteration of the character until 2021 when the [...] D
Masaaki Tezuka, director of Gojira X Mekagojira (2002), remembers this as the first Godzilla fi [...] D
Tadao Takashima and Yû Fujiki would loosely base their characters on Hollywood "Road" films. [...] D
Tsuburaya embraced the comedic tone Toho wanted for the film and made a conscious effort to app [...] D
This was the first Godzilla movie where Eiji Tsuburaya, director of special effects, allowed th [...] D
Second Toho film after Mothra to feature primitive natives. D
Screenplay writer Shinichi Sekizawa revealed that Kong won the final battle in a unproduced scr [...] D
Kenji Sahara shared an anecdote about the scene in which his character yelled at Kong to releas [...] D
Honda credited screenwriter Sekizawa's familiarity of the TV industry for the topical insight f [...] D
The film's cast had already been involved in comedies popular with Japanese audiences at the ti [...] D
Kenji Aoki of the Nichigeki Dancing Team served as the choreographer for the Faro Island Dance [...] D
Director Honda was injured while shooting on location around Mount Fuji. He had to be rushed to [...] D
There were four live octopi used, as well as a prop and stop motion model. Tsuburaya's crew had [...] D
While the original Japanese film is very different from the American version, the official winn [...] D
First King Kong Film where King Kong Does not die at the end. D
King Kong's face in this film was modeled after the Japanese macaque. D
The scenes of Faro Island were originally meant to be shot on location in Sri Lanka. However, t [...] D
Shûsuke Kaneko, director of the Heisei Gamera trilogy and Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidorâ: D [...] D
To promote the film, Toho released "interviews" with King Kong and Godzilla in which the monste [...] D
As a fan of both characters Guillermo del Toro has stated his thoughts over who emerges victori [...] D
Akemi Negishi's first and only appearance in any form of Tokusatsu media. D
Although Kenji Aoki was credited as the Choreographer, Ishiro Honda would direct the Faro Islan [...] D
When Godzilla emerges from the iceberg, he was actuated portrayed by Katsumi Tezuka. D
This was the first Godzilla film Teruyoshi Nakano, who would handle special effect duties in th [...] D
When Kazunori Itô was developing the screenplay for Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen (1995), [...] D
Haruo Hirano's first and only film role. He would continue acting on television from time to ti [...] D
Before the film received an official western release and proper subtitle translation, bootleg v [...] D
A behind the scenes photograph of special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya standing in-between K [...] D
During filming of the scene where King Kong falls asleep on Faro Island, Shoichi Hirose recalle [...] D
The nation Godzilla attacks after emerging from the iceberg is never named. Some have speculate [...] D
While Godzilla had already become a household name by this point, it had been a full seven year [...] D
After production was complete suit actors Haruo Nakajima and Shôichi Hirose were each given [...] D
Other then Akemi Negishi, Yoshio Koisugi, Ikio Sawamura, Haruo Hirano and Haruo Nakajima, the i [...] D
A rule imposed by RKO on Toho was that their Kong could not resemble the original. However, the [...] D
Toho released the film alongside Watashi to watashi (1962), a comedy which also stared Ichir� [...] D
Godzilla suit actor Haruo Nakajima practiced Judo which he used to choreograph the battle. Wres [...] D
Yoshio Koisugi's first Godzilla Film. Ironically he would portray the chieftain of a native tri [...] D
Right before production on the film began, a pro-wrestling match was held between wrestler Riki [...] D
The song that plays on the radio given as a gift to the Faro Island natives is called "A Tale I [...] D
This was the first Godzilla film where the monster's appearance was toned down to make him less [...] D
The staff mentioned that is was incredibly difficult coming up with a Kong design that pleased [...] D
For their work in Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidorâ: Daikaijû sôkôgeki (2001) actors Shi [...] D
The film was made as part of Toho's 30th anniversary, being one of five big budget banner relea [...] D
After a 3 year break from Tokusatsu, Akira Ifukube would return to compose what many call one o [...] D
The miniature of the freighter that transports King Kong from Faro Island to Japan, was 10 mete [...] D
This film was released outside of Japan in a heavily reedited version, Il trionfo di King Kong [...] D
While the tone was overall more comedic, Honda didn't direct his actors differently than before [...] D
Among the miniatures is a sign for Bireley Orange, which frequently pops up in Toho's film of t [...] D
With over 12,550,000 tickets sold, this remains the highest attended Godzilla film in Japan. It [...] D
To prepare his actors to portray their monstrous characters, Eiji Tsuburaya had them take visit [...] D
Due the film's enormous success at the box office, Toho initially planed to produce an immediat [...] D
When King Kong flips Godzilla over his shoulder, Kong suit actor Shôichi Hirose did so with [...] D
King Kong's suit actor Shôichi Hirose had to be sewn in every time he entered the suit. When [...] D
The Atami castle miniature was 2 meters tall and built outside the studio next to the giant Toh [...] D
This was the first King Kong and Godzilla movie to be recorded in stereo sound (in this case, 4 [...] D
The rival pharmaceutical companies are named after Japan's pro baseball Pacific and Central lea [...] D
Director Ishirô Honda wasn't enthusiastic about King Kong fighting Godzilla, calling it a st [...] D
The film first originated as a project proposed by Willis H. O'Brien originally called King Kon [...] D

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