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Daimajin

Daimajin

19666.41h 24m

Overview

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

Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Written by Tetsurō Yoshida
Produced by Masaichi Nagata
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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

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Shizuhiro Izoguchi

Take-bô - The Boy

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Hideki Ninomiya

Tadafumi as a boy

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Chikara Hashimoto

Themes & Keywords

witchsamuraimonstergiant monstersword fightkaijufeudal japan

About Daimajin

Daimajin is a horror, fantasy, drama film released in 1966 exploring themes of witch, samurai, monster, giant monster, sword fight, kaiju. Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, it stars Miwa Takada, Yoshihiko Aoyama, Jun Fujimaki. A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.

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