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1967·104 min·Dir. Ishirō Honda·★ 5.5
ActionFantasyHorrorScience Fiction
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962·1h 37m·★ 6.2·Ishirō Honda
4 shared themes: king kong, tokyo, japan, dinosaur...2 shared crewDir. Ishirō Honda
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Ishirō Honda
Themes: coproduction, dinosaur, tokusatsu2 shared crewDir. Ishirō Honda
Battle in Outer Space
1959·1h 30m·★ 5.6·Ishirō Honda
Themes: united nations, tokyo, japan, tokusatsu2 shared crewDir. Ishirō Honda
Mothra
1961·1h 41m·★ 6.6·Ishirō Honda
Themes: tokyo tower, tokyo, japan, tokusatsu2 shared crewDir. Ishirō Honda
Varan
1958·1h 27m·★ 5.3·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewBoth star Yoshibumi Tajima & Nadao KirinoDir. Ishirō Honda
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964·1h 29m·★ 6.5·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewBoth star Akira Takarada & Yoshibumi TajimaDir. Ishirō Honda
The Mysterians
1957·1h 29m·★ 6.1·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaThemes: giant robot, tokusatsu
Atragon
1963·1h 36m·★ 5.8·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewBoth star Yoshibumi Tajima & Hideyo AmamotoDir. Ishirō Honda
The War of the Gargantuas
1966·1h 28m·★ 6.1·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewBoth star Yoshibumi Tajima & Nadao KirinoDir. Ishirō Honda
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966·1h 27m·★ 5.6·Jun Fukuda
3 shared cast incl. Akira Takarada & Hideyo AmamotoThemes: tropical island, tokusatsuTMDB recommends
The H-Man
1958·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
Matango
1963·1h 29m·★ 6.4·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963·1h 36m·★ 5.7·Thomas Montgomery
Themes: king kong, dinosaur, tokusatsuDP: Hajime KoizumiFans also liked
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965·1h 30m·★ 5.5·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
Gorath
1962·1h 28m·★ 5.7·Ishirō Honda
2 shared crewDir. Ishirō HondaDP: Hajime Koizumi
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957·1h 32m·★ 7.0·Ishirō Honda
Themes: tokyo, japan, dinosaur, tokusatsuBoth star Akira Takarada & Sachio SakaiDir. Ishirō Honda
Godzilla
1954·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Ishirō Honda
Themes: tokyo, japan, dinosaur, tokusatsuBoth star Akira Takarada & Sachio SakaiDir. Ishirō Honda
Beast Man Snow Man
1955·1h 34m·★ 5.4·Ishirō Honda
Themes: king kong, tokusatsuBoth star Akira Takarada & Sachio SakaiDir. Ishirō Honda
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956·1h 21m·★ 6.3·Terry O. Morse
Themes: tokyo, japan, dinosaur, tokusatsuBoth star Akira Takarada & Sachio SakaiFans also liked
All Monsters Attack
1969·1h 10m·★ 3.9·Ishirō Honda
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How Good Is King Kong Escapes?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
5.9Mixed Reviews
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.2
★ IMDb5.5
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The Verdict
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