Toho’s King Kong (キングコング Kingu Kongu)
King Kong works better as a stop-motion creation rather than a man in a suit, or at least the suit Toho used. But there's an undeniable charm to Toho's Kingu Kongu. It's hard not to take some pleasure from that frozen expression of joy on his mangy face.
Gorosaurus (ゴロザウルス Gorozaurusu)
Gorosaurus ranks highly on many fan lists of monster favourites, including my own. Perhaps it is his no-frills design and sympathetic aura that give him his edge.
King Kong kills Gorosaurus
Posting about Mechani-Kong’s appearance in King Kong Escapes (1967) yesterday, I mentioned that Gorosaurus – who would go on to appear in Destroy All Monsters (1968) – dies a truly horrible death at the hands of King Kong. In a jaw-breaking move that would be repeated in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), King Kong destroys the...
Mechani-Kong (メカニコング Mekanikongu)
NAME: Mechani-Kong (メカニコング Mekanikongu) FIRST APPEARS IN: In cartoon form – The King Kong Show, Episode 9, 1966 In live-action form – King Kong Escapes, 1967 DESIGN FEATURES: – blindingly bright torch-eyes – detachable hypno-headpiece – a deceptively friendly face SKILLS: – a belt of bombs – fainting at the sign of “Element X” –...
