Daimajin

Daimajin (1966)

大魔神

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

Date of release
1966-04-17
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (74)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Director
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Collection
Daimajin Trilogy

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: ¥60M

Daimajin is a 1966 Japanese tokusatsu film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the first film in the Daimajin trilogy. The plot centers around a wrathful spirit sealed inside an ancient statue, which comes to life to help the surviving children of the slain lord of Tanba Province.

Production

The proposal for this film was submitted to Daiei headquarters in 1965 at the 124th planning meeting in the first week of November. Hisashi Okuda, who was the deputy director of planning, decided to use the golem legend depicted in the Czechoslovak movie Le Golem (1936) and utilize the special effects technology of Daiei Kyoto Studio. The cinematographer on Daimajin is sometimes credited to Yoshiyuki Kuroda and sometimes to Fujio Morita.

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