Kingu Kongu tai Gojira
Tags: satire

Plot synopsis:
Japanese/English Version:The Marketing Director (MD) of the Pacific Pharmaceutical company is not pleased with the science show they they are funding because the ratings stink. They need a change.Meanwhile: An American nuclear submarine, the Seahawk, is patrolling the Arctic when it discovers an iceberg that has a greenish glow emanating from it. The captain decides to submerge in order to discover the reason for the phenomenon. The Seahawk discovers there is some 'thing' inside the iceberg but becomes trapped in the iceberg field.The MD engages two explorers to search an island in the Pacific where rumours of a monster exists.The two explorers and an assistant reach the Pacific island which is in the Solomon Island chain but are soon captured by the local natives and taken to their village. The native Chief at first bans them from the island, but by offering him some trinkets, they manage to convince him to allow them to stay for a while longer. A thunderstorm begins and the natives begin a musical ritual to appease their god.In the Arctic, a helicopter continues its search for the Seahawk and eventually sights the yellow marker left by the submarine. Without sighting the sub they see Gojira (Godzilla) emerge from the iceberg. The falling pieces from the iceberg sink the sub in the process. Gojira (Godzilla) swims and wades to the Japanese shore under fire from an army base and being somewhat annoyed, destroys it.The MD is really upset about all the publicity regarding Gojira (Godzilla), with none about his monster, which has still not been found. He contacts the ship to discover how the search is progressing.The natives guide the explorers through the jungle finding what they were looking for; the only problem is that they are too frightened to remain, and return to the village. One of the explorers is hurt and a small boy is sent to fetch some medicine. While he's in the hut gathering the potion, a giant octopus approaches. The boy's mother is looking for him and enters the hut as the octopus attacks the village and they find themselves trapped within. The villagers attack the octopus, and the mother and child manage to escape. At that moment King Kong arrives and battles the giant octopus, sending the creature back to the sea. Feeling thirsty, he drinks the medicine the villagers have created for the explorer and falls asleep. The explorers build a raft and they capture King Kong to bring him back to Japan.Gojira (Godzilla), moving through the Japanese country, begins to cause havoc, destroying a train and many villages on the way. One woman barely manages to escape.Meanwhile at sea, King Kong, still strapped on the raft, begins to awaken before the ship can arrive. His struggles to free himself, and having the raft towed causes the ship to toss every which way. They have no choice but to blow up the raft, thus freeing Kong.The army builds a large pit for trapping Gojira (Godzilla).Kong Kong arrives in Japan and destroys a few villages in the process.King Kong and Gojira (Godzilla) eventuallly meet but when Gojira causes Kong's chest hair to burn, Kong decides the meeting is over and heads off in a different direction.When the trap is ready the army maneuvers Gojira (Godzilla) into it, but it fails to hold him. They release a million volts of electricity which manages to control Gojira (Godzilla). But Kong is unaffected by the electricity and passes through the high power cables without problem.King Kong stops a train and captures a woman (shades of Fay Wray) and takes her to a tall building, showing off his strength. The army is about to attack but is stopped by the woman's brother. They devise a plan to re-capture King Kong by making him sleep as the island natives did. The plan works and the woman is saved. Next they attach helium balloons to the ape intending to take him away toward Mount Fuji.However, once again King Kong wakes but this time he is flying instead of floating and when he looks around notices he is above Gojira (Godzilla). The ropes are cut and King Kong lands on him and a fight begins. At first Gojira (Godzilla) has the upper hand with his fiery breath and strength. But when a storm begins over them, King Kong becomes strong and the fight becomes fairer.Eventually, both King Kong and Gojira (Godzilla) fall into the ocean but only King Kong is seen swimming away. Hopefully this would be the last of Gojira (Godzilla).(Wow, did you notice the size of the mobile phones???)

Review: The King Kong suit is hopelessly phony to look at though.The American version is a travesty that serves merely as filler until the big finale, with a reporter who really makes you long for Raymond Burr's reporter man Steve Martin.
Director Ishiro Honda, who first brought The Big G to the screen in the brilliant 1954 film GOJIRA (re-edited in the US as Godzilla King of the Monsters) decided to scrap the heavy messages and themes of the original film when he made King Kong vs.
It's one of the most enjoyable giant monster movies Toho Studios ever made, and it's certainly one of the best Godzilla films of all.
It can be silly, it can be jokey, and it's also a hell of a lot of fun.I have seen both the U.S. Version and the Japanese Version, and I'll have to confess that while this review will be based on the proper Asian edition, I also have a nostalgic fondness for the American Cut, which actually benefits from some added jokes ("When you and the monster meet, be sure to tell him all about your corn problems!") and the exciting Universal stock music which compliments much of the action.Godzilla was still a bad guy at this point in time, and I'm among the group who considers his costume here my personal favorite (it was very much like the Aurora model kit, or maybe it was the other way around).
Before Freddy VS Jason, before Aliens VS Predator, even before the clash of the titans that is Puppet Master VS Demonic Toys (but after Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man, obviously), there was King Kong VS Godzilla.Before I proceed with this review, I should point out that the version I have seen is the American one, which is dubbed and had several scenes added featuring a United Nations news broadcast.
It is still enjoyable as a giant monster movie, though.This movie originally began life as a stop-motion feature entitled KIng Kong VS Frankenstein, and was conceived by Willis O'Brien as a sequel to the 1933 Kong, gradually turning into a Godzilla movie after Toho studios got involved.
While fans of O'Brien's still-impressive stop-motion work on the original King Kong may be irked by the idea of the big ape being played by a Japanese guy in a suit, I personally think Kong looks pretty cool (it's certainly more impressive than the suit Toho used for their second Kong film, King Kong Escapes).There are some inconsistencies, most notably the fact that King Kong and Godzilla were radically different sizes in their respective films, but Toho got around this by the simple expedient of ignoring it.
One point that bugs me a little is the fact that, although this is the third Godzilla film, and the second to feature King Kong, there seems to be no connection to the previous movies.
When the two monsters appear, the human characters act as though they have no prior knowledge of them, which seems odd when you take into account Godzilla had twice previously tried to destroy Tokyo, and King Kong did make kind of a mess of New York.
King Kong VS Frankenstein was intended as a sequel to the original, but this idea was obviously dropped from the movie it became.The climactic fight between the two monsters is great fun, sort of a giant sized version of a WWE match, only with more believable physiques and personalities.
King Kong VS Godzilla is an enjoyable example of this type of movie; if you're new to the kaiju ega genre, it's an excellent starting point.
King Kong versus Godzilla is truly the battle of the ages, between the two most famous monsters.
His presence adds continuity to the film since he was the real hero of the original Godzilla, King of the Monsters.
So, if you like the 'King Kong' and 'Godzilla' series, then I recommend this movie to YOU!.
King Kong, the legendary giant gorilla from the US versus Godzilla, Japan's own monster legend.
Kong gets in a lot of good action, fighting a giant Octopus, smashing through electrical cords, and of course going against Godzilla.
I always liked Godzilla better than King Kong but Kong is a great monster also.Godzilla is great in this film.
They've got the same quality feel to them, and the same incredible special effects - and here, "incredible" is meant literally.Some of the highlights of this movie for me: the toy plane a little boy sees hanging in a toystore and makes him stop because he badly wants it, is the same plane that flew in formation attacking Godzilla.
This being a Japanese production, the natives are played by Japanese, painted black and given curly wigs...So if you enjoy laughing at the ridiculous details in movies, love to see fights between people wearing halloween suits trying to make it look like the real thing, with some mediocre fireworks in between, you have to see this movie.
If you're looking for a credible classic, such as the original King Kong movie, or high-tech special effects and stunning visuals, this is not the one for you ;).
This is probably one of my favorite Godzilla Films this is where he really shines in this movie.Same goes for King Kong.Right now I'm going to review the Japanese version since I saw it a couple of days ago.It starts off with Mr. Tako who hates the fact he has a boring television show and is upset that he has the lowest rating in Japan.so he tries to find a way to boost up the rating.he hears about a professor that there's a monster on an island and Tako falls in love with the idea.so he sends his employees Sakurai and Furue to the to see if there really is a monster.Meanwhile in the Arctic ocean a submarine find a glowing iceberg and approaches it.Back in Japan Mr. Tako is throwing a going away party for Sakurai and Furue and tells them if they don't bring nothing they are fired.Back to the artier ocean The Submarine is close to the iceberg but it's then destroyed bursting into flames.soon enough a helicopter goes to check the site and find out not only the submarine is destroyed but that Godzilla is here.The return of Godzilla is all over Japan and Military defenses have thoughts about using the atom bomb on Godzilla.soon enough Godzilla Destroyes a military base and is all over the newspapers and television.Tako is furious that Godzilla is taking up all the media and wants a monster quickly.meanwhile Sakurai and Furue land on the island and are capture by natives but demand to find the monster.soon enough Godzilla heads to northern japan where Sakurai's sister Fumiko is looking for her boyfriend Fujita.Godzilla attack a train but Fumiko is saved by Fujita who is looking for her.back on the island Sakurai and Furue fight a giant octopus and is defeated by no other than King Kong soon enough after the fight King Kong drink a juice that will put you to sleep.after that King Kong is on a raft heading to Japan Tako is happy to the fact that King Kong is now more popular than Godzilla.soon King Kong is free from his raft heads to japan and fights Godzilla so who will win this fight King Kong Or Godzilla?
there a scene where Tako is talks to a guy and bets that King Kong will beat Godzilla and is about to fight this guy.there's scenes where he's on the ship and tries to pursed the other not to kill King Kong and hits the TNT Denantor.Tadao Takashima who plays Sakurai gives a solid performance but when around Furue it's funny when he's angry and yelling at him.Kenji Sahara who plays Fujita is given yet another Dead-Pan Role and gives a bland performance except when Fumiko is prated by Kong.Akihiko Hirata who plays the Dead-pan Scientist role and also gives a bland performance but not his fault really the acting is not all that bad but for those whose hasn't the Japanese version hurry up and go see it..
King Kong vs Godzilla was and still is one of the best Japanese monster movie ever.
He totally wants you to get the whole idea of the monster battle between King Kong and Godzilla.
Some movies like these never show good interaction.Except for my favorite scene being the battle between King Kong and Godzilla another was when the musical natives put King Kong to sleep.
We see our big lizard friend broken free of his icy tomb and head off towards Tokyo once more.But at the same time King Kong just happens to be headed there as well and a conflict between the two seems inevitable, but how much of Japan will be left afterwards?Now on paper this should have been a grand epic, the two biggest movie monsters facing off.
It's so bad and so unbelievable it forces the entire movie into the comedy genre, underlined further by the comedic fight scenes.The image of King Kong and the balloons will stick with me forever!With Godzilla flapping his arms around randomly like a bird and King Kong bouncing from walking like a gorrilla to upright as if consistency didn't exist in the 60's the whole thing is the very definition of silly.Don't get me wrong the film has its moments but this US/Japan collaboration fails on too many fronts and has a serious identity problem.Not the worst movie of the franchise but perhaps the silliest.The Good:The basic coneptThe Bad:Far too comedic in placesStupidly well groomed native folkPlot is bafflingly stupidNo consistency with the creatures sizesThings I Learnt From This Movie:VS movies are destined to underwhelmUnbreakable wires will also allow balloons to carry unrealistic weights.
Meanwhile, a giant ape named King Kong(not connected to the two famous films from 1933) is captured by a pharmaceutical company, with plans to broadcast on television, but that is thwarted when Kong escapes to Japan as well, and the two biggest monsters in the world will do battle.
king Kong verses Godzilla is a hilarious clash between two monster icons,the Japanese with their;Godzilla(aka;gojira)and for Americans; king Kong.even if its an actor in a monkey suit,originally i heard that in the Japanese version Godzilla wins the battle.not so after i've seen every Godzilla movie i notice the big g always returns.
and he did in the next sequel;Godzilla verses the thing(mothra) since universal had released the American version,they used the music from their monster films,like the wolfman,the creature,etc;early on Kong battles a giant octopus(they filmed a real octopus and also used a rubber stand in )Godzilla of course after surviving being buried in ice cubes from the previous,Godzilla raids again(aka;gigantis, the fire monster)an entertaining monster movie from the sixties.a classic from the abundant toho studios and the home of classic monsters,universal.7 out of 10..
Even though this is one of my favorite Godzilla films, its too bad that the original version without the added American scenes has never been released in this country and in all likelihood never will.
Yes, this film like GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS, this film has footage of American actors and scenes bing shot into the movie.
(The kangaroo kick was later used by Gorosaurus in KING KONG ESCAPES (read my comment on that film) and brought up to a new level for the big G in GODZILLA VS MEGALON.) Originally they wanted Toho to invite Darlyne O'Brien (Willis O'Brien's wife) to the Japanese premiere of the film, but she kindly refused, because her husband was heartbroken when he found out about this movie on the newspaper, VARIETY.
Originally he wanted the film to be a stop-motion American film called KING KONG VS FRANKENSTEIN, where the monster was made up of animal parts, and after many rejections, he sent the script to producer John Beck and he sent it to Toho where they are doing FRANKENSTEIN VS GODZILLA.
That single joke is not enough to sustain an entire film!The original "Gojira" and "King Kong" are classic monster movies - probably the two best of their kind, in fact - so it's a real shame that they've been taped together so clumsily here.
Better entries in the series include the original Gojira (best seen in Japanese), Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (avoid the American DVD, the translation stinks), Godzilla vs.
I always just loved watching this film as a kid and I think I still do get a kick out of it.Godzilla is once again attacking the city, now obviously since Japan has pretty much tried everything to get rid of him, and they keep on failing, they call upon a bigger giant to help fight him off.
The showdown between King Kong and Godzilla takes place near Mount Fuji.This is it - the battle between the two most famous movie monsters of all time.
"King Kong Vs Godzilla" became the most successful Godzilla movie ever in Japan and the only one that was even more successful than the original eight years before.
I like how they threw in the giant Octopus (some Godzilla fans have dubbed it "Oodaku") to give that sense that Faro Island (the Japanese version of skull island I suppose) is much like it's American counterpart, with prehistoric or unknown creatures living with Kong side by side.
Godzilla is far from what I would call a great film (quelle surprise), with a preposterous storyline, dreadful performances, and woeful special effects (crappy men-in-suit monsters and lots of miniature model-work, none of which is very convincing).
It does, however, mark the only time to date that cinema's mightiest ape and its greatest mutated lizard have gone head to head, which makes it a must for monster movies fans, no matter how manky the creature suits are.In addition its legendary monster smack-down (which includes the unforgettable sight of Godzilla getting a tree shoved down his throat), this silly Japanese/US co-production also offers plenty of (unintentional?) laughs, including Japanese extras blacked up to play natives (who perform a prolonged dance routine to pad out the running time), Kong getting sloshed on berry juice, a giant octopus latching itself onto Kong's head, and the great ape taking a hot air balloon flight..
But I liked it, of course it's not the best movie ever (it's pretty far from it), it's a lot worse than the original King Kong (1933) and the original Godzila (1954), but I thought the movie was even fun, with good scenes, a good passage of history and good characters.
But for now, we can settle with King Kong and Godzilla hammering it out with Tokyo as their arena.This is the best of the Toho series, with the two most famous of all the giant monsters battling for domination.
Certainly not as gritty or thought-provoking as either King Kong or the first Godzilla, this film is still a great deal of fun.
King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) *** (out of 4)Do we really need a "story" in a film with a title like this?
I also don't think the goal of this film was to match the original GOJIRA or KING KONG movies.
Having Godzilla's storyline pick up from the iceberg after the movie Raids was I thought very necessary and the scenes when the main characters visit the savage island where King Kong lives might be the best in the movie.
A pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released Godzilla.I am still new to the world of Godzilla, but this film is something a little bit strange.
King Kong Vs Godzilla was the third Godzilla film and the first in colour.Gone was the serious intent of the first films.Instead we have a deliberately humourous and silly romp which set the tone for many of the Godzilla films to follow.And,despite it's reputation as a bad film,it's great fun.Atleast,in it's original Japanese version.As with most of it's successors,the first 20 or so minutes set up the characters,than the monsters begin to take over the film.This one is almost nonstop action from about a quarter of the way in,with the monsters almost constantly causing peril,climaxing in a battle between the two which really has to be seen to be believed,as Godzilla and King Kong behave like WWF wrestlers,it's not the best monster fight but may be the funniest.Yes,it's ridiculous,but it's supposed to be.Akira Ifikube's score pumps up the exitement,but sadly the effects are often quite poor,especially the gorilla suit which is simply atrocious.This and the imitations of a few scenes from the original King Kong sometimes horrify people,but as a all-action,light-hearted romp the film pretty much succeeds.Sadly most people in the west have probably only seen the 'Americanised' version,which is a mess.For some reason it was decided to cut much of the intentional humour including some surprising satire,add scenes of American reporters with a dinosaur book,add footage from previous Toho film The Mysterians,replace most of the Ifikube's score with inferior stock music,and so on.The US version is quite fun in it's silly way,but the Japanese version is far,far superior.and deserves a release in the west..
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) is a great action film!.
I think it was the first Kong film I had seen other than clips from the original in a documentary about movie monsters.
I was always a huge Godzilla/King Kong fan and can't really decide which one I like better.
(1956), I am totally not surprised.Nevertheless, when you have those scenes without dialogue- the much-anticipated action scenes you expect with both King Kong and Godzilla films- this movie doesn't disappoint.
The question was who would be his competitor?Being fans and insipid to make Godzilla because of the original King Kong, Toho thought that the idea of bringing the two monsters together would make big money not just in Japan and America, but around the world.
Allot of scenes from the movie are memorable like Kong's encounters with Godzilla and a giant Octopus.