Godzilla won in the japanese version, while king kong emerged victorious in. I have tried vhs tapes and dvds only to end up with terrible blurry pseudoimages. When both king kong and godzilla crash into the ocean during the films climax there is a big difference in the power of the earthquake that occurs between the u. In 1962, godzillas creator, director ishiro honda, pit his iconic creation against cinemas other great beast in king kong vs godzilla. King kong vs godzilla 1962 round 2 japanese original ver. Originally released in 1962, tohos 30th anniversary, king kong vs. The quality of the track is generally good, with no pops or crackles.
The jsdf launches capsules full of the faro island berry juice in gas form, which puts kong to sleep, and are able to rescue fumiko. Get the imdb app view full site help site index imdbpro imdb tv box office mojo imdb developer. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Heres the original 1962 japanese cut of tohos king kong vs. Therefore, fellow fans, the unfortunate truth is you will never see the japanese version of king kong vs godzilla for sale in the usa at least legitimately.
Godzilla is a 1962 japanese kaiju monster film directed by ishiro honda, with. At this point, the cheese factor is pretty high, but the film retains a certain power due in large part to the respect given to both icons. The iceberg collapses, unleashing godzilla who, in the japanese version, had been trapped. The endings of the usa and japanese versions are basically the same. Kingu kongu tai gojira is a 1962 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by toho, and the third installment in the godzilla series as well as the showa series. A region free bootleg of the japanese dvd with fan. The film was released to japanese theaters on august 11, 1962, and to american theaters on june 26th, 1963. Where can i watch the japanese version of king kong vs.
Skapa en bok ladda ner som pdf utskriftsvanlig version. Godzilla and king kong have already squared off before on the big screen, in the 1962 japanese production king kong vs. Japanese king kong is a lost 1933 tokusatsu kaiju shortfilm created by shochiku company ltd. Godzilla is a 1962 japanese science fiction film that focuses on two of the worlds most terrifying, giant monsters both in the same movie. The japanese version of the film had a satirical tone, while the american version excised it in favor of a more conventional approach. It was released as a part of tohos 30th anniversary celebration. It is also the first time that both characters appeared on. There are eight currentlyreleased liveaction king kong films, one currently in development, and three animated films. No subtitles, but will work on north american region a bluray players. A pharmaceutical company captures king kong and brings him to japan, where he escapes. But as obi wan kenobi tells yoda in the empire strikes. Godzilla was ultimately disappointing for what it sets out to be pitting.
One of tohos most successful movies of all time, king kong vs. He is captured and brought to japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles godzilla. Heres an hd version of the original japanese cut of mothra vs. Godzilla was the most commercially successful film in the franchise until the release of shin godzilla in 2016. Dvd against the 2019 criterion bluray of the original 1962 japanese cut of king kong vs. The shots of the japanese countryside with the fall colors is reminisant of ghidrah. Who that built a robot kong in the north pole and was employed by a foreign country to find a rare element x to rule the world. Godzillas ending inspired an infamous urban legend. Godzilla features stock footage segments from the 1957 movie. List of king kong movies wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. This film was made as a celebration to the producing companys thirtieth anniversary. The dubbing is expectedly bad and the performances from the japanese actors are.
This set contains actual accurate subtitles as opposed to the commonfound inaccurate subtitles found in bootlegs both online and in print. Godzilla looks better than godzilla raids again suit. King kong vs godzilla, dvd widescreen japanese version. Godzilla is sadly given a fairly lackluster release here from the company itself. This can quite possibly be the best godzilla movie since 1964s godzilla vs. The two mightiest monsters of all time battle in the thrilling adventure classic, king kong vs. Kong the animated series official channel 2,676,444 views 20. Just watch the scenes where kong bats his eye lids like some raging queen.
One of the most surprising elements of this film is that is has the look of one of the earlier godzilla films. When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal king kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus. Although, i was disappointed that the main title theme, which is stock music from universals library, wasnt as rich in depth as i was hoping, but thats one of the confinements of the mono format. The iceberg collapses, unleashing godzilla who, in the japanese version, had been. A newspaper and television station funded by a pharmaceutical company want a sensation, which happens to be the discovery of king kong on an island. Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the third film in the godzilla franchise, and the first of two tohoproduced films featuring king kong. Directed by ishiro honda edited by reiko kaneko, peter zinner. They characters are entertaining and the monster fights are cheesy and enjoyable. Its commonly believed that the original 1954 japanese version of godzilla, gojira, was the catalyst for the japanese monster movie trend.
This is a list of all king kong movies in order of release date. It came out after the success of 1963s king kong vs godzilla. While most of the other movies from the first godzilla era were released in. King kong escapes was released in 1967 during the heyday of japanese kaiju films. Kong has been pushed eight months from march, 2020 to november 11, 2020, warner bros. In the original japanese ending, supposedly, godzilla won. Director ishiro honda injured himself during the location shooting around mount fuji. For many years, i strived to see the original japanese version of king kong versus godzilla.
A pharmaceutical company captures king kong and brings him to japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released godzilla. Starring michael keith, harry holcombe, james yagi, tadao takashima and keji sahaka. This is an improvement from the 2nd films of the franchises too. The file is buffering because its a full hd rip from a bluray with no compression, and unlike. In the japanese version there really is no earthquake but a slight tremor caused.
The original 1962 japanese cut of king kong vs godzilla from the japanese bluray release provided with english subtitles both on a burnin file as well as a raw file and an srt. Godzilla, and the american version of the film was released by universal. While most of the other movies from the first godzilla era were released in their original version with english subtitles in the course of years, king kong vs godzilla was for years was only released in its us version in both the uk and the usa. When he first saw it he thought it was a remake because of the 1985 godzilla suit and the 1976 king kong suit on the cover, but found out that it was the same movie as before.
A pharmaceutical company captures king kong and brings him to japan, where he escapes from captivity and with a recently released godzilla, they toss around a. The japanese version was only available in japanese language and without subtitles. The endings of the usa and japanese versions are basically the same, despite the. Fearsome monsters godzilla and king kong square off in an epic battle for the ages, while humanity looks to wipe out both of the creatures and take back the planet once and for all. The motion picture screen beckons you to adventure that thrills the emotions with shock and terror after a 7 year hiatus, godzilla returned to the screen to take on king kong in the 3rd film in the godzilla franchise. Det har sagts att king kong spelad av en man i en drakt i stallet for med stop motion som i. Due to the involvement of rko, who licensed the mysterians 1957 for us distribution, the american version of king kong vs. When both king kong and godzilla crash into the ocean during the films. Kong have been clear that their intention isnt to simply remake that version of the story. Perhaps this was just the result of a company still generally new to the dvd format, but for whatever reason the video quality here is disappointingly poor, while a good audio and extra presentation have a hard time overcoming this. Whether or not the japanese version ever becomes available in america remains to be seen, but hey, see whatever version you can get just to see kong. No subtitles, and will only work on japanese region 2 or region free dvd players. Youll have to purchase the japanese version directly from japan, and then play it in an all regionregion free bluray player. The japanese and american versions of the 1962 film king kong vs.
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