Episode 126: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Directed by: Ishiro Honda 
Written by: Shinichi Sekizawa
Score by: Akira Ifukube
Budget: $620,000
Grossed: $10 million 

Cast:

• Tadao Takashima as Osama Sakurai
• Kenji Sahara as Kazuo Fujita 
• Yu Fujiki as Kinsaburo Furue
• Ichiro Arishima as Mr. Tako
• Mie Hama as Fumiko Sakurai 

Talking Points:

1. What version of King Kong vs Godzilla did you watch and what are your overall non-spoiler thoughts? 

Spoiler-Talk: 

1. What are the themes of King Kong vs. Godzilla?
2. Let’s talk major differences between the two versions. 
3. How does this film relate to Godzilla vs Kong and others we’ve seen?
4. Final thoughts. 

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