Where was King Kong vs. Godzilla filmed?
1962 film directed by Ishirō Honda
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) was filmed in Takasaki, Izu Ōshima, Miura Peninsula and Takasaki Byakue Daikannon, 4 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in Japan. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Japan. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Part of the Godzilla franchise · the King Kong franchise
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Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 4 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Izu Ōshima
🇯🇵 Japan
island in Tokyo, Japan
“The bulk of the film was shot on the Japanese island of Izu Ōshima instead.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Miura Peninsula
🇯🇵 Japan
peninsula in Japan
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🏙 Towns & cities
Takasaki
🇯🇵 Japan
city in Gunma prefecture, Japan
“The special effects crew filmed a sequence in which Godzilla rampages through Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, and destroys the Takasaki Kannon Statue, but this scene was cut from the final film.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Takasaki Byakue Daikannon
🇯🇵 Japan
large statue in Takasaki, Japan
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Japan, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: Japan
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does King Kong vs. Godzilla have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 4 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.