Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Kong? The battle of the century!

Starring: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yū Fujiki, Ichirō Arishima, Mie Hama, Michael Keith, Harry Holcombe

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"King Kong could kill us all. You wouldn't care. Publicity's all you want! Publicity!" - Furue

Why watch this? This may have been my first exposure to Godzilla way back in the '70s.

Plot Summary: To boost TV ratings, a pharmaceutical company sends an expedition to Faro Island to capture the legendary monster King Kong. Simultaneously, Godzilla re-emerges from an iceberg and makes his way towards Japan, generating a media frenzy. With the monsters now both present, a confrontation between King Kong and Godzilla becomes inevitable.

Dad's Preview: I recorded this film's audio on a cassette tape at a drive-in. This film started Godzilla's (and Toho Films) popularity in the U.S. It is a huge grudge match between America's giant ape, Kong, and Japan's fire-breathing lizard, Gojira. The first 1/3 of the film covers the discovery of Kong on Faro Island. He's captured and brought to Japan, just as Godzilla emerges from an iceberg. After two epic battles both behemoths plunge into the sea causing earthquakes and tidal waves. Oh yeah!

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