King Kong kontra Godzilla (1962) - Release Dates — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Release Dates 14

United States2
Germany1
Japan8
Netherlands1
Singapore1
Taiwan1

United States
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1962-11-01		Premiere	ja	Nippon Theater, Honolulu, Hawaii. JP audio w/EN subs. Exact date unknown.
2019-10-29	NR	Physical	ja	The Criterion Collection Blu-ray set titled "Godzilla, the Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975". Packaged with US theatrical version.

Germany
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
2013-03-31	12	Physical	ja	Anolis Entertainment DVD steelbook titled "Die Rückkehr des King Kong". Includes JP & DE audio for original cut, DE subs for W. German & US theatrical versions.

Japan
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1962-08-11		Theatrical	ja
1964-07-25		Theatrical	ja	Re-release
1970-03-21		Theatrical	ja	Toho Champion Festival, Spring 1970. Shortened 74-minute cut by Ishirō Honda.
1977-03-19		Theatrical	ja	Toho Champion Festival, Spring 1977. Same shortened cut from 1970 release.
2001-04-21		Physical	ja	"DVD Toho" DVD
2014-07-16		Physical	ja	TOHO Visual Entertainment Blu-ray. Uses portions of the US version for its restoration, from Universal's 2014 BD. Includes Champion Festival cut.
2016-07-14		Theatrical	ja	4K restoration re-release
2021-05-12		Physical	ja	TOHO Visual Entertainment Limited 4K UHD + Blu-ray & Standard Blu-ray. Includes Champion Festival cut.

Netherlands
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1976-07-21		Theatrical

Singapore
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1963-04-27		Theatrical

Taiwan
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
1962-11-09		Theatrical		Release titled "金剛鬥恐龍"