The Story of 「KING KONG VS. GODZILLA」

Wikizilla chronicles the origins, production, success, and legacy of "KING KONG VS. GODZILLA," the film that launched the Godzilla series. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/King_Kong_... Transcript: https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Wikizilla:... Support this channel by becoming a member!    / @wikizilla   Timestamps — Intro - 0:00 The Assassination of Willis O'Brien's Idea by the Coward John Beck - 0:30 Sekizawa's Screenplay - 2:11 Filming the Battle of the Century - 4:32 Monster Box Office - 9:03 John Beck Raids Again - 10:12 Champion Festival Chaos - 12:27 The Rematch - 14:25 Sources: • Age of the Gods: A History of the Japanese Fantasy Film by Guy Tucker • The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films by John LeMay • A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Méliès to Aardman by Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton • Decisions of the United States Courts Involving Copyright, 1983 • Godzilla by Ian Thorne • Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski • King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson by Ray Morton • Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island by John LeMay • Living Dangerously: The Life and Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong by Mark Cotta Vaz • Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films by Stuart Galbraith IV • Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works by Village Books • "Does Japan Still Needs Its Scary Monster?" by James Sterngold, published in the July 23, 1995 issue of the New York Times • "Godzilla x Megaguirus: The Big G Lightens Up" by Norman England, published in Fangoria #204 • "Return of Kong!" by Anonymous, published in Spacemen #7 • "Godzilla Speaks! A Conversation with Haruo Nakajima" by Michiko Imamura, Ed Godziszewski, and Kuni Takikawa, published in G-Fan #22 • "His Majesty, King Kong - VII - The Second Banana Kongs" by Donald F. Glut, published in King Kong Cometh • https://ew.com/article/2015/09/17/pac... • http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2016... • https://maserpatrol.wordpress.com/201... • http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/20... • http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/20... • https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/toho... • https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/cont... Hashtags: #Godzilla #KingKong #KingKongVsGodzilla Godzilla and other Toho monsters © Toho Co., Ltd.