Daimajin (1966)

Original title

大魔神

Directed by

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Genre

fantasy film, tokusatsu, Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tyrannical warlord murders a lord and terrorizes the land. The lord's children escape to a mountain where an ancient statue holds a vengeful spirit. The spirit awakens to punish the oppressors.

mythicsolemnslow-burnvengefulatmospherictensesombervisually stylized

What happens

Daimajin (Japanese: 大魔神, Hepburn: Daimajin; lit. 'Giant Demon God') 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 (the eponymous Daimajin) sealed inside an ancient statue, which comes to life to help the surviving children of the slain lord of Tanba Province (Miwa Takada and Yoshihiko Aoyama). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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