Japan King Kong vs. Godzilla returned 225.0× its production cost, earning $2.7M against a $12K budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“The two mightiest monsters of all time! In the most colossal conflict the screen has ever known!”
Eric Carter of United Nation News is joined by Dr. Arnold Johnson as a prehistoric monster emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with their own monster.
The 1962–1964 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. King Kong vs. Godzilla sits at position #34.
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
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when King Kong vs. Godzilla premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 31m runtime, production spent $131 per minute on screen and earned $30K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,720 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,073 of 1,714 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Universal International Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | June 26, 1963 |
| IMDb | tt0056142 |