Japan Synopsis
キングコング対ゴジラ
“Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!”
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with King Kong vs. Godzilla. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding King Kong vs. Godzilla itself).
The 1961–1963 Japan Window
King Kong vs. Godzilla holds position #24 of 44 Japan films in the 1961–1963 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when King Kong vs. Godzilla premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1962.
The 161st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
252 audience reviews — more than 88% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 78th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on King Kong vs. Godzilla, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- octopus · 3
- giant ape · 3
- king kong · 3
- giant lizard · 2
- giant octopus · 2
- mount fuji · 2
- lost world · 1
- godzilla · 30
- dinosaur · 22
- tokusatsu · 21
- jungle · 19
- mutant · 15
- gojira · 13
- helicopter · 10
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- tokyo · 78
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- island · 41
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,487 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #986 of 1,714 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | August 11, 1962 |
| IMDb | tt13364334 |