Daimajin (1966)

Country of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 1966
Running Times: 84 mins
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm     Daieiscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Daiei Studios
Producer: Masaichi Nagata

SCRIPT
Script: Tetsuro Yoshida

DIRECTION
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Fujio Morita

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Hirochi Yamada

MUSIC
Music: Akira Ifukube

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

CAST
Miwa Takada (Kozasa Hanabusa)
Yoshihiko Aoyama (Tadafumi Hanabusa)
Jun Fujimaki (Kogenta)
Yutaro Gomi (Samanosuke)
Tatsuo Endo (Gunjuro)
Riki Hashimoto (Majin)
Hideki Ninomiya (Tadafumi as a boy)

PLOT SUMMARY

A samurai lord is murdered by one of his own men who steals his land and fortunes. The son and daughter flee into the mountains and hide near a huge stone statue of a deity named Daimaijin. Ten years later, as the new ruler decimates land, Daimaijin comes to life to settle matters.

AVAILABILITY

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Phoenix Film

Japan
Theatrical Distributors: Daiei Studios

USA
Theatrical Distributors: AIP; Bernard Lewis (1968)
Video Distributors: Sinister Cinema; Something Weird Video

TIMELINE

1966
April
17: Japan – theatrical release

1968
August
9: USA – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Devil Got Angry - US advertising title
The Giant Majin - Canadian television title
Majin – French / US title
Majin the Hideous Idol - US advertising title
Majin the Monster of Terror
Majin, Monster of Terror
Majin, the Stone Samurai
The Vengeance of the Monster

LINKS

SEQUELS
Daimajin ikaru (1966)
Daimajin gyakushu (1966)

KEYWORDS

deities, giant monsters, samurai, statues, swords

Last Updated: 26 January, 2010