Film record

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Original title: キングコング対ゴジラ

1962Feature film98 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Genres
comedy film · horror film · science fiction film · fantasy film · action film · adventure film · speculative fiction film · crossover fiction · kaiju · tokusatsu

Credits

Direction

Ishirō Honda — Directing

Music

Akira Ifukube — Music composition

Cast

Mie Hama — Acting
Kenji Sahara — Acting
Haruo Nakajima — Acting
Ichirō Arishima — Acting
Shoichi Hirose — Acting
Akihiko Hirata — Acting
Jun Tazaki — Acting
Akiko Wakabayashi — Acting
Tadao Takashima — Acting
Yū Fujiki — Acting
Akemi Negishi — Acting
Tatsuo Matsumura — Acting

Production

Tomoyuki Tanaka — Production

Writing

Shinichi Sekizawa — Screenwriting
Willis H. O'Brien — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Tōhō

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
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Production

Tōhō

International
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Releases by territory

Japan · Original release
11 Aug 1962Checked 30 Sep 2026
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