The mysterious Faro monster, revealed to be King Kong, arrives and defeats the octopus. On Faro Island, a gigantic octopus crawls ashore and attacks the native village in search of Farolacton juice, taken from a species of red berry native to the island. Godzilla destroys the submarine and makes his way towards Japan, attacking a military base as he journeys southward. The iceberg collapses, unleashing Godzilla, who had been trapped within it since 1955. Meanwhile, the American nuclear submarine Seahawk gets caught in an iceberg. Tako sends two men, Osamu Sakurai and Kinsaburo Furue, to find and bring back the monster. When a doctor tells Tako about a giant monster he discovered on the small Faro Island, Tako believes that it would be a brilliant idea to use the monster to gain publicity. Tako, head of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, is frustrated with the television shows his company is sponsoring and wants something to boost his ratings. A heavily re-edited "Americanized" version of the film was released theatrically in the United States by Universal International Inc. The film remains the most attended Godzilla film in Japan to date, and is credited with encouraging Toho to prioritize the continuation of the Godzilla series after seven years of dormancy. Godzilla was released theatrically in Japan on Augand grossed ¥352 million, making it the second-highest-grossing Japanese film in history upon its release. Behind O'Brien's back and without his knowledge, Beck gave the project to Toho to produce the film, replacing the giant Frankenstein Monster with Godzilla and scrapping O'Brien's original story. The project began with a story outline devised by King Kong stop motion animator Willis O'Brien around 1960, in which Kong battles a giant Frankenstein Monster O'Brien gave the outline to producer John Beck for development. In the film, Godzilla is reawakened by an American submarine and a pharmaceutical company captures King Kong for promotional uses, which culminate in a battle with Godzilla on Mount Fuji. The film stars Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yū Fujiki, Ichirō Arishima, and Mie Hama, with Shoichi Hirose as King Kong and Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla. It is also the first time that each character appeared on film in color and widescreen. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the third film in both the Godzilla and King Kong franchises, as well as the first Toho-produced film featuring King Kong. Godzilla ( Japanese: キングコング対ゴジラ, Hepburn: Kingu Kongu tai Gojira) is a 1962 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Other upcoming shows include live-action versions of “Yu Yu Hakusho” and “City Hunter.” It will also release “Call Me Chihiro” and “Re/Member,” and the forthcoming “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” and “In Love & Deep Water.King Kong vs. Its recent live-action shows include: “First Love” (December 2022), Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “The Makanai: Cooking in the Maiko House” (January 2023) and “Alice in Borderland” (December 2022, season 2). Netflix is ramping up its content production in Japan, which is its richest market in Asia and from which shows are increasingly building international careers. The diverse cast includes Ichinose Wataru, Sometani Shota (“Themis”), Kutsuna Shioli (“Deadpool 2”), Taguchi Tomorowo, Kaku So (“Kamen Rider Zero-One”), Taguchi?Kitarou?Katsuya Maiguma?Sumi Hiroki (“John Wick: Chapter 4”), Koyuki (The Last Samurai”)?Pierre Taki (“Like Father, Like Son”), Kishitani Goro (“The Returner”), Sasano Takashi (“Departures”), Kobayashi Kei (“Metropolis”) and Omusubi (“The Outsider”).
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