King Kong Vs. Godzilla (DVD, 1998)

This battle between the huge ape King Kong and the fire-breathing dinosaur Gojira marked the beginning of Toho Studios aiming their monster films at children rather than general audiences. Director Ishiro Honda stages the battle scenes atop Mt. Fuji for laughs, as the two lovable beasts play ball with a large boulder and generally behave like professional wrestlers horsing around for the camera. Persistent rumors claim that there exist two different endings to this film, with Godzilla winning in the Japanese version and Kong prevailing in the American print. These rumors are incorrect, as Kong wins in both versions. Gojira survived to battle Mothra the following year in Mosura Tai Gojira, while the Asian Kong returned in King Kong No Gyakushu (1967).

Credits
Cast: Ishiro Honda
Director: Thomas Montgomery

Film Notes
DVD Features:

Region 1 Encoding

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Format: DVD
Aug 1998
Rated PG
Recording Mode: Mono
92 min.
Color
Extra Info: Anniversary 35th Edition
UPC: 018713810137