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6.5 1h 24m

Daimajin

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

Top Cast

  • Miwa Takada

    Miwa Takada

    Kozasa Hanabusa

  • Yoshihiko Aoyama

    Yoshihiko Aoyama

    Tadafumi Hanabusa

  • Jun Fujimaki

    Jun Fujimaki

    Kogenta

  • Ryūtarō Gomi

    Ryūtarō Gomi

    Samanosuke

  • Ryūzō Shimada

    Ryūzō Shimada

    Tadakiyo Hanabusa

  • Tatsuo Endō

    Tatsuo Endō

    Gunjuro

  • Saburo Date

    Saburo Date

    Ippei Cyjûma

  • Shizuhiro Izoguchi

    Shizuhiro Izoguchi

    Take-bô - The Boy

  • Hideki Ninomiya

    Hideki Ninomiya

    Tadafumi as a boy

Overview

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

Rating

6.5 / 10
69 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Sep 2, 2024

    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.

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