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[KINGU KONGU TAI GOJIRA] [キングコング対ゴジラ]
It didn't take long for this iconic duo to square off against each other — in fact, KING KONG VS. GODZILLA is the third entry in both titan's filmography. Originally conceived as a battle between Kong and a giant Frankenstein's Monster, this version has a devious pharmaceutical company steal away the King of Beasts for a PR stunt only to face the consequences when a giant octopus gets in their way. Meanwhile, a submarine accidentally awakens Godzilla from its iceberg slumber, who then makes a beeline for Japan. The two kaiju soon converge for an all-out brawl atop Mt. Fuji. DIR Ishirô Honda; SCR Shinichi Sekizawa; PROD Tomoyuki Tanaka. Japan, 1962, color, 97 min. NOT RATED

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