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Release Date:
9 August 1968 (USA)
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Tagline:
Unbelievable. Unstoppable. See more »
Plot:
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord. | Add synopsis »
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Samurai
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An oldie but a goodie.
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Cast
(in credits order) | Miwa Takada | ... | Kozasa Hanabusa |
| Yoshihiko Aoyama | ... | Tadafumi Hanabusa |
| Jun Fujimaki | ... | Kogenta |
| Ryûtarô Gomi | ... | Samanosuke |
| Ryuzo Shimada | ||
| Tatsuo Endô | ... | Gunjuro |
| Shôsaku Sugiyama | ||
| Chikara Hashimoto | ||
| Saburô Date | ||
| Otome Tsukimiya | ||
| Keiko Kayama | ||
| Eigoro Onoe | ||
| Gen Kimura | ||
| Hideki Ninomiya | ... | Tadafumi as a boy |
| Shizuhiro Izoguchi | ||
| Yûtarô Ban | ||
| Hideo Kuroki | ||
| Akira Shiga | ||
| Jun Ohsugi | ||
| Jun Katsumura | ||
| Kazuo Moriuchi | ||
| Akira Amemiya | ||
| Shinjiro Akatsuki | ||
| Kanji Uehara | ||
| Masako Morishita | ||
| Hatsumi Yoshikawa | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Riki Hashimoto | ... | Majin (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Kimiyoshi Yasuda | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Tetsurô Yoshida | ||
Produced by | |||
| Masaichi Nagata | .... | producer | |
| Mitsuru Tanabe | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Akira Ifukube | |||
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| Fujiro Morita | |||
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| Hiroshi Yamada | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Hisashi Okuda | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Eiji Nishizawa | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Akira Naitô | .... | art | |
| Teizo Tanaka | .... | composition | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tsuchitaro Hayashi | .... | sound | |
| Noburu Kurashima | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Yoshiyuki Kuroda | .... | special effects director | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Hiroshi Mima | .... | lighting technician | |
Other crew | |||
| Toyo Genzojo | .... | post production | |
| Eiichi Kusumoto | .... | sword fight supervisor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Daiei Studios (1968) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Bernard Lewis (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1968) (USA) (TV) (dubbed) (syndication)
- Phoenix Film (1969) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- AD Vision Films, Monster Island Studios (2002) (USA) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2007) (Japan) (TV)
- Retromedia Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
- Loonic Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2011) (USA) (video) (Blu-ray)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (199?) (USA) (VHS)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Fury of Mountain God" - Hong Kong (English title) (premiere title)
"Majin" - USA
"Majin the Hideous Idol" - USA (promotional title)
"The Devil Got Angry" - USA (promotional title)
"The Giant Majin" - Canada (English title) (TV title)
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"Majin" - USA
"Majin the Hideous Idol" - USA (promotional title)
"The Devil Got Angry" - USA (promotional title)
"The Giant Majin" - Canada (English title) (TV title)
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84 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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All three "Daimajin" movies were made at the same time but released a year apart.See more »
Movie Connections:
Followed by Wrath of Daimajin (1966)See more »
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Alright, there isn't anything too deep about this film. We essentially have a period piece riding the coat tails of the Godzilla (Gojira) phenomenon sweeping Japan's cinema at the time.
I don't have too much to add to the other reviews, other than I hadn't seen this movie since Bob Wilkins was hosting Creature Features in Sacramento. It's been that long. Okay, not entirely, I did catch snippets here and there over the years on daytime TV, but the thing hardly ever aired.
So, through the magic of Amazon streaming, I've now seen the movie in its entirety. What to say.
It's fun for what it is. We pretty much have here some old folklore brought to life via Japanese monster film making styles, including the use of "suitmation" (Japanese industry slang for a guy in a rubber monster suit running around a miniature set). And, believe it or not, as far as the effects go, this film actually delivered and did a bang up job by presenting to the viewer a couple of shots that should convince the most jaded eye that a large creature was attacking medieval Japan. Some of the shots weren't so convincing, but there were a handful where I found myself wondering; "Did they really build that thing?"
Ah well. The movie is more B-movie material than anything else, but it has its moments here and there. If you're a classic monster film aficionado, or are really into the Kaiju or historical genres, then give Daimajin a chance.
It's worth a night's rental for the monster fan in all of us.
Check it out.