Kingu Kongu tai Gojira
The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing the legendary monster King Kong just as Godzilla re-emerges.
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"The original 1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla is a bit of a different beast from its 1963 American re-edit. It has rarely been seen outside of Japan and the way to view it (legally) is through the bonus disc on the Criterion set. It goes without say that this original version is superior but I'd wager that it has more wit than at first glance. The film deliberately sets out to satirize the corporate nature of Japanese TV industry and the ridiculous lengths they'd go to get good ratings. In this case, bring over an gigantic ape as a publicity stunt, which is accentuated by the character o..."
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To promote the film, Toho released "interviews" with King Kong and Godzilla in which the monsters acted like sumo wrestlers preparing for their bout against each other.
In this promotion Godzilla was quoted as saying: "seven years has passed since I rose from the bottom of the southern seas and raved about in Japan, leaving destruction behind wherever I crawled. It is most gratifying for me to have the privilege of seeing you again after breaking through an iceberg in the arctic ocean where I was buried. At the thought of my engagement with King Kong from America I feel my blood boil and flesh dance. I am now applying myself to vigorous training day and night to capture the world monster-championship from King Kong."
In response King Kong said "I may be the stranger to the younger people here, but have quite a number of fighting adventures to my credit. I will fight to the last ditch in the forthcoming encounter with Mr. Godzilla, for my title is at stake... Hearing that the world-renowned special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya is to act as referee I am going to return to the screen in high spirits."
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The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing the legendary monster King Kong just as Godzilla re-emerges.