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HorrorFantasyDrama

Daimajin

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

Release Date : 1966-04-17

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Daiei Film

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : MajinMajin the Hideous IdolMajin, the Stone SamuraiMajin the Monster of TerrorThe Vengeance of the MonsterFury of Mountain GodThe Hideous Idol Majin

Cast

Miwa Takada

Character Name : Kozasa Hanabusa

Original Name : 高田美和

Gender : Female

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Character Name : Tadafumi Hanabusa

Original Name : 青山良彦

Gender : Male

Jun Fujimaki

Character Name : Kogenta

Original Name : 藤巻潤

Gender : Male

Ryūtarō Gomi

Character Name : Samanosuke

Original Name : 五味龍太郎

Gender : Male

Ryûzô Shimada

Character Name : Tadakiyo Hanabusa

Original Name : 島田竜三

Gender : Male

Tatsuo Endō

Character Name : Gunjuro

Original Name : 遠藤太津朗

Gender : Male

Saburo Date

Character Name : Ippei Cyjûma

Original Name : 伊達三郎

Gender : Male

Shizuhiro Izoguchi

Character Name : Take-bô - The Boy

Original Name : Shizuhiro Izoguchi

Gender : Male

Hideki Ninomiya

Character Name : Tadafumi as a boy

Original Name : 二宮秀樹

Gender : Male

Chikara Hashimoto

Character Name :

Original Name : 橋本力

Gender : Male

Otome Tsukimiya

Character Name : Shinobu - The Shrine Maiden

Original Name : 月宮乙女

Gender : Female

Keiko Kayama

Character Name : Haruno

Original Name : 加山恵子

Gender : Female

Eigorō Onoe

Character Name : Gosaku

Original Name : 尾上栄五郎

Gender : Male

Gen Kimura

Character Name : Mosuke - Take-bô's Dad

Original Name : 木村元

Gender : Male

Hideo Kuroki

Character Name : Magojûrô

Original Name : Hideo Kuroki

Gender : Male

Yutaro Ban

Character Name :

Original Name : 伴勇太郎

Gender : Male

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Character Name :

Original Name : 杉山昌三九

Gender : Male

Akira Shiga

Character Name :

Original Name : Akira Shiga

Gender : Male

Jun Ōsugi

Character Name :

Original Name : Jun Ōsugi

Gender : Male

Jun Katsumura

Character Name :

Original Name : 勝村淳

Gender : Male

Kazuo Mortuchi

Character Name :

Original Name : 森内一夫

Gender : Male

Akira Amemiya

Character Name :

Original Name : Akira Amemiya

Gender : Male

Shinjiro Akatsuki

Character Name :

Original Name : Shinjiro Akatsuki

Gender : Male

Kanji Uehara

Character Name :

Original Name : Kanji Uehara

Gender : Male

Minori Tsukasa

Character Name :

Original Name : Minori Tsukasa

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-09-02

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.