King Kong Escapes
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
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.
- Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
- Studio: TOHO, Rankin/Bass Productions, Tokyo Laboratory
- Keyword: japan, giant monster, mad scientist, giant robot, tokyo, japan, dinosaur, united nations, tropical island, kaiju, foreign agent, tokyo tower, king kong, tokusatsu, coproduction
- Cast: Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoshifumi Tajima