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.
Unfortunately the movie King Kong Escapes is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
Camera | Hajime Koizumi | Director of Photography |
Editing | Ryôhei Fujii | Editor |
Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects |
Crew | Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Technical Advisor |
Writing | Takeshi Kimura | Screenplay |
Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
Sound | Shoichi Yoshizawa | Sound Recordist |
Lighting | Toshio Takashima | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Mixer |
Directing | Ken Sano | First Assistant Director |
Sound | Sadamasa Nishimoto | Sound Effects |
Production | Yasuaki Sakamoto | Production Manager |
Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects |
Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects Assistant |
Visual Effects | Teruyoshi Nakano | Visual Effects |
Visual Effects | Teruyoshi Nakano | Visual Effects Director |
Visual Effects | Motoyoshi Tomioka | VFX Director of Photography |
Crew | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects |
Crew | Yôichi Manoda | Special Effects |
Visual Effects | Yôichi Manoda | VFX Director of Photography |
Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Tokumasa | Visual Effects |
Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Tokumasa | Visual Effects Camera |
Crew | Yasuyuki Inoue | Visual Effects Art Director |
Lighting | Kuichirô Kishida | Lighting Technician |
Visual Effects | Kuichirô Kishida | VFX Lighting Artist |
Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects |
Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects Compositor |
Crew | Fumio Takashiro | Special Effects |
Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Director |
Visual Effects | Sadao Iizuka | Visual Effects |
Visual Effects | Koichi Kawakita | Visual Effects |
Visual Effects | Koichi Kawakita | Visual Effects Camera |
Camera | Takashi Nakao | Still Photographer |
Visual Effects | Takashi Nakao | Visual Effects Camera |
Production | Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Executive Producer |
Crew | Jiro Shirasaki | Special Effects Assistant |
Crew | Jiro Shirasaki | Visual Effects Art Director |
Art | Fuchimu Shimakura | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Fuchimu Shimakura | Matte Painter |
Costume & Make-Up | Teizô Toshimitsu | Costume Design |
Visual Effects | Teizô Toshimitsu | Modeling |
Art | Teizô Toshimitsu | Sculptor |
Costume & Make-Up | Eizo Kaimai | Costume Design |
Visual Effects | Eizo Kaimai | Modeling |
Visual Effects | Kanju Yagi | Modeling |
Costume & Make-Up | Kanju Yagi | Costume Design |
Visual Effects | Yasuei Yagi | Modeling |
Costume & Make-Up | Yasuei Yagi | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Nobuyuki Yasumaru | Costume Design |
Visual Effects | Nobuyuki Yasumaru | Modeling |
Crew | Haruo Nakajima | Stunts |
Crew | Yû Sekita | Stunts |