King Kong contra Godzilla

Island antics meet corporate espionage with a side of Kaiju. A shady pharma firm lures King Kong for a billboard only to unleash him on a village and a decidedly miffed giant octopus. The resulting brawl delivers exactly the spectacle its creators claimed to despise.

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Ishirō Honda directed King Kong contra Godzilla in 1963. See Ishirō Honda's full filmography, where to start with Ishirō Honda, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ishirō Honda.

King Kong contra Godzilla was released in 1963 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 96 minutes.