1933
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In the real world
- Koji Furuhata, who portrayed Frankenstein in Frankenstein vs. Baragon, is born.
March
- 2 March: King Kong makes its theatrical premiere in New York City.
- 23 March: King Kong's official world premiere is held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
April
- 10 April: King Kong opens nationwide in the United States.
- 25 April: Ikuko Mori is born in Kochi, Japan.
September
- 14 September: King Kong is released theatrically in Japan.
- 28 September: Noriaki Yuasa is born in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan.
October
- 5 October: The short film Japanese King Kong is released as a companion to the Japanese release of King Kong.
- 5 October: Keizo Murase is born in Hokkaido, Japan.
- 20 October: Chikara Hashimoto is born in Hokkaido, Japan.
December
- 22 December: The sequel to King Kong, Son of Kong, is released to American theaters.
In fiction
- An expedition to an island in the South Pacific, led by filmmaker Carl Denham, reveals an island seemingly untouched by time, home to a human village, various dinosaurs, and Kong, a giant ape heralded as a god by the villagers. They kidnap actress Ann Darrow and attempt to sacrifice her to Kong. The expedition's sailors suffer numerous causalities as they venture deeper into the island to save her, while Kong defends Ann against several other predators. She is ultimately rescued by Jack Driscoll; Kong, pursuing them to shore, is knocked out by gas bombs and transported to New York City. On Christmas Day,[1] he escapes during his first exhibition as "King Kong", abducting Ann again and taking her to the top of the Empire State Building, where he is fatally shot by biplanes. (King Kong, 1933)
- An expedition to an island in the Indian Ocean discovers a village of vicious humans living on the coast near a giant wall, as well as a diverse fauna that has evolved in isolation for millions of years. Among these animals are dinosaurs, giant invertebrates, and a huge ape that the inhabitants call Kong. The villagers kidnap actress Ann Darrow and offer her to Kong, who nearly kills her until she charms him with her vaudeville talents. The expedition suffers massive casualties from the islands' other inhabitants as they attempt to rescue her, while Kong defends her from a trio of Vastatosaurus rex. She ultimately escapes with screenwriter Jack Driscoll, and Kong, pursuing them to the shore, is rendered unconscious by Denham using chloroform. (King Kong, 2005)
Gallery
2 Mar. - King Kong (1933) theatrical release poster
22 Dec. - Son of Kong theatrical poster
References
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