Kingu Kongu Tai Gojira (1962, JAP/USA) C-82m. SCOPE *** D: Ishirô Honda. Starring Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yu Fujiki, Ichirô Arishima, Jun Tazaki. After two GOJIRA / GODZILLA movies of the 1950s, this was the first color movie about the monster. Here, it escapes from inside an iceberg to wreak havoc on Japan and must battle King Kong along the way (with special permission from RKO!), who has been abducted by Japanese businessmen from his Pacific island! Engaging pulp fiction, with rousing fights between the monsters, especially during the finale. Edited from original 98m. version. Followed by MOSURA TAI GOJIRA (GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA) in 1964. English title: KING KONG VS. GODZILLA.