King Kong Escapes 1967 Egyptian one-sheet

King Kong Escapes (1967) - (dir: Honda) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Sami for the 1967 Ishiro Honda film King Kong Escapes, starring Rhodes Reason as Commander Carl Nelson based on story and screenplay by Takeshi Kimura. Plot summary: The evil Dr. Who [Hideyo Amamoto] and his accomplice Madame Piranha/Madame X [Mie Hama] kidnap King Kong when their mechanical replica of Kong fails in its attempt to mine the radioactive element X at the North Pole. King Kong later escapes and is pursued by his mechanical replica. Kong and Mechani-Kong fight it out at the top of Tokyo Tower.

Cast and crew: Ishiro Honda, Sami, Takeshi Kimura, Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada, Eisei Amamoto, Paul Frees, Shoichi Hirose, Andrew Hughes, Toru Ibuki, Nadao Kinno, Ryuji Kita, Seishiro Kuno, Susumo Kurobe, Haruo Nakajima, Tadashi Okabe, Sachio Sakai, Ikio Sawaramura, Hiroshi Sekita, Kazuo Suzuki, Yoshifumi Tajima, Yasuhisa Tsutsumi, Osman Yusuf

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King Kong Escapes Style B 1967 Egyptian one-sheet

King Kong Escapes (1967) - (dir: Honda) Style B Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster for the 1967 Ishiro Honda film King Kong Escapes, starring Rhodes Reason as Commander Carl Nelson based on story and screenplay by Takeshi Kimura. Plot summary: The evil Dr. Who [Hideyo Amamoto] and his accomplice Madame Piranha/Madame X [Mie Hama] kidnap King Kong when their mechanical replica of Kong fails in its attempt to mine the radioactive element X at the North Pole. King Kong later escapes and is pursued by his mechanical replica. Kong and Mechani-Kong fight it out at the top of Tokyo Tower.

Cast and crew: Ishiro Honda, Takeshi Kimura, Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada, Eisei Amamoto, Paul Frees, Shoichi Hirose, Andrew Hughes, Toru Ibuki, Nadao Kinno, Ryuji Kita, Seishiro Kuno, Susumo Kurobe, Haruo Nakajima, Tadashi Okabe, Sachio Sakai, Ikio Sawaramura, Hiroshi Sekita, Kazuo Suzuki, Yoshifumi Tajima, Yasuhisa Tsutsumi, Osman Yusuf

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Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972 Japanese LC

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) - (dir: Jun Fukuda) Japanese Lobby Card

This is an 11" x 14" Japanese lobby card for the 1972 Jun Fukuda film Godzilla vs. Gigan AKA Godzilla on Monster Island based on a screenplay by Shin'ichi Sekizawa and starring Hiroshi Ishikawa as Gengo Kotaka. Plot summary: Aliens from space plan to take over the world with the help of the monsters Gigan and King Ghidra. Their efforts are opposed by Godzilla and Anguirus.

Cast and crew: Jun Fuykuda, Shi'ichi Sekizawa, Takeshi Kimura, Yuriko Hisqhimi, Tomoko Umeda, Toshiaki Nishizawa, Zan Fujita, Kunio Murai, Gen Shimizu, Zekô Nakamura, Kuniko Ashihara, Akio Murata, Noritake Saito, Yasuhiko Saijô, Naoya Kusakawa, Wataru Ômae

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King Kong Escapes Japanese B2 poster

King Kong Escapes (1967) - (dir: Ishiro Honda) Japanese B2 poster

This is a 20" x 28.5" Japanese poster for the 1967 Ishiro Honda film King Kong Escapes written by Takeshi Kimura and starring Rhodes Reason as Commander Carl Nelson. Plot summary: When the robot MechaKong is unable to dig out the precious stones from a mine, the evil Dr. Who [Hideyo Amamoto] brings in King Kong to do the job. This leads to a big fight between them that threatens to devastate Tokyo.

Cast and crew: Ishiro Honda, Takeshi Kimura, Rhodes Reason, Eisei Amamoto, Hideyo Amamoto, Paul Frees, Mie Hama, Shoichi Hirose, Andrew Hughes, Toru Ibuki, Nadao Kirino, Ryuji Kita, Seishiro Kuno, Susumu Kurobe, Linda Miller, Haruo Nakajima, Tadashi Okabe, Sachio Sakai, Ikio Sawamura, Hiroshi Sekita, Kazuo Suzuki, Yoshifumi Tajima, Akira Takarada, Yasahisa Tsutsumi

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Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster 1971 Akira Yamauchi Italian locandina

Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971) - (Akira Yamauchi) Italian locandina

This is a 14" x 26" Italian locandina for the 1971 Yoshimitsu Banno film Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster AKA Godzilla vs. Hedorah written by Yoshimitsu Banno and Takeshi Kimura and starring Akira Yamauchi as Dr. Toru Yano. Plot summary: Pollution provides an environment for the growth of a poisonous monster named Hedorah, which sinks an oil tanker and menaces the population. Only Godzilla can confront Hedorah and save the planet.

Cast and crew: Yoshimitsu Banno, Takeshi Kimura, Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Toshio Shiba, Keiko Mari, Yoshio Yoshida, Haruo Suzuki, Yoshio Katsube, Susumu Okabe, Kentaro Watanabe, Wataru Omae, Tadashi Okabe, Shigeo Kato, Takuya Yuki, Eisaburo Komatsu

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Destroy All Monsters R1977 dir: Ishiro Honda Italian busta

Destroy All Monsters Busta #7 (R1977) - (dir: Ishiro Honda) Italian fotobusta

This is an 18" x 26" Italian fotobusta for a 1977 rerelease of the 1968 Ishiro Honda film Destroy all Monsters AKA Attack of the Marching Monsters written by Ishiro Honda and Takeshi Kimura and starring Akira Kubo as SY-3 Captain Katsuo Yamabe. Plot summary: The Kilaaks are female aliens who have released the giant monsters from Monsterland thinking they can control them using mind-control devices. When this fails the Kilaaks are obliged to try to challenge the monsters by releasing King Ghidorah to fight them.

Cast and crew: Andrew Hughes, Gary Graham, Jun Tazaki, Kenny Lousen, Ishiro Honda, Takeshi Kimura, Kaoru Mabuchi, Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchia, Kyoko Ai, Chotaro Togin, Yoshifumi Tajima, Kenji Sahara, Hisaya Ito, Yoshio Katsuda, Heihachiro Okawa, Ikio Sawamura, Yutaka Sada, Hiroshi Okada

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King Kong Escapes 1967 dir: Ishiro Honda Lebanese Poster

King Kong Escapes (1967) - (dir: Ishiro Honda) Lebanese one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Lebanese poster designed by Hawarian for the 1967 Ishiro Honda film King Kong Escapes written by Takeshi Kimura and starring Rhodes Reason as Commander Carl Nelson. Plot summary: When the robot MechaKong is unable to dig out the precious stones from a mine, the evil Dr. Who [Hideyo Amamoto] brings in King Kong to do the job. This leads to a big fight between them that threatens to devastate Tokyo.

Cast and crew: Ishiro Honda, Takeshi Kimura, Rhodes Reason, Eisei Amamoto, Hideyo Amamoto, Paul Frees, Mie Hama, Shoichi Hirose, Andrew Hughes, Toru Ibuki, Nadao Kirino, Ryuji Kita, Seishiro Kuno, Susumu Kurobe, Linda Miller, Haruo Nakajima, Tadashi Okabe, Sachio Sakai, Ikio Sawamura, Hiroshi Sekita, Kazuo Suzuki, Yoshifumi Tajima, Akira Takarada, Yasahisa Tsutsumi, Osman Yusuf

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Godzilla vs. Gigan (R1973) - (dir: Jun Fukuda) Italian two-sheet

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) - (dir: Jun Fukuda) Italian two-sheet

This is a 39" x 54" Italian two-sheet poster for a 1973 Italian rerelease of the 1972 Jun Fukuda film Godzilla vs. Gigan AKA Godzilla on Monster Island (the name of the film for its 1978 US release) based on a story by Takeshi Kimura and starring Hiroshi Ishikawa as Gengo Kotaka. The poster incorrectly says this film was directed by Ishiro Honda. Plot summary: While working at World Children's Land as a Manga cartoonist, Gengo Kotaka unexpectedly discovers a plan by giant insectoid aliens from a dying planet to colonize the earth. The plan's first step is to wipe out human civilization with the aid of the space monsters Gigan and King Ghidorah. When Gengo and his friends play the plan's action signal, Godzilla and Anguirus hear it. Realizing something is amiss, Godzilla sends Anguirus to Tokyo to investigate, but Japanese defensive forces do not realize his friendly intentions and drive him away. When Godzilla returns to Tokyo with Anguirus, they have to fight Gigan and King Ghidorah to save the earth.

Cast and crew: Jan Fukuda, Takeshi Kimura, Shi'ichi Sekizawa, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Tomoko Umeda, Toshiaki Nishizawa, Zan Fujita, Kunio Murai, Gen Shimizu, Zeko Nakamura, Kuniko Ashihara, Akio Murata, Noritake Saito, Yasuhiko Saijo, Naoya Kusakawa, Wataru Omae

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Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) - (dir: Jun Fukuda) German one-sheet

Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) - (dir: Jun Fukuda) German one-sheet

This is a 23" x 33" German poster made to promote the 1973 Jun Fukuda film Godzilla vs. Megalon based on a story by Takeshi Kimura and starring Katsuhiko Sasaki as Inventor Goro Ibuki. Plot summary: Once again nuclear testing by surface civilizations incites the wrath of undersea monsters, this time in the form of the monster Megalon acting on behalf of an undersea civilization known as Seatopia. Fortunately for the surface world, Goro Ibuki, an inventor, creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar (shown in the foreground on this German poster) who enlists the aid of Godzilla on nearby Monster Island to defend the surface world against the attack from Megalon.

Cast and crew: Jun Fukuda, Takeshi Kimura, Katsuhiko Sesaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita, Ulf Otsuki, Gentaro Nakajima, Sakyo Mikami, Fumiyo Ikeda, Kanda Mori, Shinji Takagi, Hideto Odachi, Tsugutoshi Komada, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Rolf Jessup

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Frankenstein Conquers the World (R1980) - (Nick Adams)

Frankenstein Conquers the World (R1980) - (Nick Adams) Egyptian one-sheet

This poster is for a 1980 rerelease that was shown in Egypt of the 1965 Ishiro Honda film Furankenshutain tai chitei Kaiju Baragon. The poster was printed by Arabic Cinema Printers of Cairo (Hassan Mazhar Gasour) with art by Fathy Khaduri. Cast and crew: Ishiro Honda, Reuben Bercovitch, Takeshi Kimura, Nick Adams, Tadao Takashima, Kumi Mizuno, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Koji Furuhata, Jun Tazaki, Susumi Fujita, Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Nakamura, Kenji Sahara, Yoshifumi Tajima, Kozo Nomura, Haruya Kato, Ikio Sawamura, Yoshiao Kosugi

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