Daimajin

Unrated

8/9/19681h 24m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.

Director:

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Status:

Released

Language:

Japanese

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

witch
samurai
monster
giant monster
sword fight
kaiju
feudal japan

Cast

Miwa Takada

~ as ~

Kozasa Hanabusa

Yoshihiko Aoyama

~ as ~

Tadafumi Hanabusa

Jun Fujimaki

~ as ~

Kogenta

Ryūtarō Gomi

~ as ~

Samanosuke

Ryūzō Shimada

~ as ~

Tadakiyo Hanabusa

Tatsuo Endō

~ as ~

Gunjuro

Saburo Date

~ as ~

Ippei Cyjûma

Shizuhiro Izoguchi

~ as ~

Take-bô - The Boy

Hideki Ninomiya

~ as ~

Tadafumi as a boy

Chikara Hashimoto

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 10 month(s) ago
6
A small Japanese village finds itself in turmoil after a revolution kills their kindly lord and replaces him with a brute. A few loyal supporters manage to smuggle his two young children away, though - and they seek the protection of the God of the hill that overlooks their home. Ten years later, the children have grown to adulthood and the nasty new Lord sends a gang of his warriors to destroy a statue of the God to prove he is all powerful. A combination of prayers from the villagers and these vandals awaken the spirit of "Daijamin" who is not exactly forgiving... This is an engaging, if a bit disjointed, fantasy adventure that combines the worst in human nature with a bit of sentimental optimism, some Samurai integrity and a great "Talos" like stone man on a bit of a mission. My problem was the rotten dubbing - it was so exaggerated as to render much of the dialogue little better than silly. The acting - especially the feigned looks of shock - is fun and it's got quite an enjoyably destructive last fifteen minutes. If you like these mythical style films with a bit of nature thrown in, then this is for you.