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Daimajin character appeared in three films shot back to back in 1966. All three daimajin films were produced and released in 1966. Daimajin 1966 kimiyoshi yasuda cast and crew allmovie. The cinematographer on daimajin is sometimes credited to yoshiyuki kuroda and sometimes to fujio morita. Return of daimajin 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. Those who suffer under the reign of a cruel lord beg daimajin for help. The title, daimajin, roughly translates to giant or monster majin. And he thinks the yearly festival of the daimajin is the perfect time to swarm in with his armies and conquer.

In the japanese mountains, a warlord enslaves the men of nearby villages. From the direction, to the lighting, to the photography and effects work, daimajin is a true work of art. Not much different from the first film except that majin now resides on the top of a mountain instead of the side. During a memorial ceremony for the late chigusa lord, mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable lord juro. All three movies in the trilogy daimajin, return of daimajin daimajin ikaru, and wrath of daimajin daimajin gyakushu were made in 1966 and were released months apart. In 1966, the daiei motion picture company the studio behind akira kurosawa s rashomon and the gamera series released a trilogy of films that combined elements of the popular daikaiju giant monster and jidaigeki period drama genres. The second daimajin feature is not as good as the first, but brings some new ideas to the table including a major curveball which floored me even though the film isnt that great as a whole. If youre into samurai movies, kaiju cinema, or you just love japanese filmmaking, then the complete daimajin is highly recommended and i commend adv films for their work here. In the first film daimajin, daimajin was initially a stone idol at the side of a mountain. The film was released simultaneously in the united states with english subtitles by daiei international films and in an englishlanguage dub by bernard lewis. Daimajin return of daimajin wrath of daimajin 1966. Return of daimajin wrath of daimajin daimajin kanon wrath of. Unfortunately things get bogged down early with an exhausting plot which overstays.

When four of the children whose fathers were captured decide to rescue them by crossing the majin mountain where the stone. Set during japans warring states era, the daimajin movies told the story of majin, a giant statue of an angry god that would come to life in times of. A group of young boys decide to rescue their fathers and awaken daimajin, who brings his ancient power to bear against a. I remember seeing this one tv back in the day, but am unsure if at that time they broadcasted the complete movie. The cd features the groups a cappella treatment of cues from all three films in the trilogy, daimajin known as majin, monster of terror in the u. No film has shown off the strength of the kaiju concept quite like daimajin. With kojiro hongo, shiho fujimura, taro marui, takashi kanda. Daimajin is a 1966 japanese film of the daimajin series directed by kimiyoshi yasuda. Daimajin kanon 2010 daimajin is a series of japanese kaiju films. In february 1999, adv films released subtitled versions of all three movies on vhs as daimajin, return of daimajin, and wrath of daimajin. The first and second pictures were shown on american television as the giant majin and return of giant majin. Daimajins counterattack is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by daiei film co. Daimajin appears, executes the villains and disappears. Daimajin trilogy coming to us bluray classic horror.

Virtually every aspect of the film reeks of a devout professionalism with numerous scenes possessing an operatic vibe indigenous to japanese cinema. A nearby evil overlord looks down on this idyllic scene and decides that it cant last. The tyrannical lord danjo mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding lake yakumo. A remarkable achievement, considering the quality of each. Return of daimajin aka daimajin ikaru aka wrath of. Dillion and i return to the final installment in the daimajin trilogy. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas between july and september 1965, as a color remake of the academy awardwinning john ford 1939 classic blackandwhite western stagecoach ramu is a 1966 indian tamillanguage drama film directed by a. Daimajin, great demon god is the titular character from the daimajin trilogy created by daiei film. I like the idea of daimajin, but have only seen the first film and wasnt impressed. Its pretty uneven, but once it takes off it really goes for broke. Join myself and dillion from sos as we discuss out thoughts on the second film in the trilogy. Angry daimajin is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by daiei film co.

The brutal lord orders his men to destroy daimajin. Daimajin kanon is the story of kanon misaki, a young woman who forges through a series of dramatic changes in her life while surrounded by a menagerie of fantastic creatures and all under the imposing presence of daimajin. All three movies in the trilogy daimajin, return of daimajin daimajin ikaru, and wrath of daimajin daimajin gyakushu were made in 1966, and were released months apart. Feel free to tell us what you think about this film. The complete daimajin daimajinwrath of daimajinreturn.

We hope you enjoy our, analysis of this fantastic film. Daimajin ikaru wrath of daimajin the return of giant. A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord. Daimajin strikes back 1966 aka daimajin gyakushu aka majins counterattack aka majin strikes again hideki ninomiya tsurukichi, shinji hori daisaku, masahide izuka kinta, nagatomo muneyuki sugimatsu, hiroshi nawa daizen, toru abe arakawa hida mamoru, takashi nakamura sanpei directed by kazuo mori the short version. By the time the first daimajin film opened in 1966, it already had a. Just when all seems lost, daimajin rises from lake yakumo to settle a score of his own.

In a mountainous region of japan, lord arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. What would otherwise just be a decent period japanese drama escalates to exhilarating heights as a giant stone demon god demolishes everything a villainous warlord usurper sought to control, dispensing cathartic karmic retribution on behalf of enslaved peasants everywhere. The complete daimajin daimajinwrath of daimajinreturn of. Vanishing war god statue db daimajin disappears 22. Misumi kenjithe daimajin is now in an island in a lake between too peaceful villages, chigusa and nagoshi. Also available in the 3 disc 3 film daimajin bluray box which includes. The series was produced by daiei film and contained similar plot structures involving villages being overthrown by warlords, leading to the villagers attempting to reach out to daimajin, the great demon. Giant statue exacts revenge upon those who conquer its worshippers. Daimajin is a 1966 japanese film directed by kimiyoshi yasuda, the first film in the daimajin trilogy. Released in japanese theaters on august, 1966, it is the second film in the daimajin trilogy. While gamera was definitely aimed at kids, in 1966 the studio would simultaneously produce a collection of three films with a darker and more mature tone, with the. Digital monster island the complete daimajin trilogy dvd. In addition to their openly juvenile gamera movies, daiei studios went in another direction with a period monster series, a japanese variant on the golem legend. Daimajin strikes again was never dubbed by aiptv, and this edition features a newly created english dub track.

Great art direction, nature photography and overall. Return of daimajin the second of the majin films is as much a loose remake as a sequel. Samanosuke, chamberlain of the castle yamanaka, stages a brutal coup. Return of daimajin 1966 daimajin strikes again 1966 television series. I have included a brief plot synopsis of each film below, in case youll want the scoop on the storylines. Find movie and film cast and crew information for daimajin 1966 kimiyoshi yasuda on allmovie. Daimajin ikaru wrath of daimajin the return of giant majin 1966. Oddly, the vhs release confused the order and titles of the second and third majin films. Advs return of daimajin is actually the third movie majin strikes again, and their wrath of daimajin was. The third and final film of the series, the same statue from the previous two daimajin movies is located on the top of a mountain rather than on the side of it. Daimajins footsteps recorded from film disc 3 daimajins counterattack 01. Daimajin 1966 film return of daimajin wrath of daimajin return. The film had a brief stateside theatrical release in 1968. Daimajin is one of only five daikaiju to star in on ongoing series godzilla, gamera, mothra, and ultraman being the others.

Tokuma tkca30295 country japan format cd release date 1991 upn 49880085732 limited edition 3cd box set. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own. Daimajin majin the monster of terror the vengeance of. Daimajin 1966 is a film that utilizes both the japanese samurai genre and the japanese giant monster genre both genres i clearly admire and turns it into a concept that could have easily worked only if it wasnt for the actual film we got. The last time i saw return of daimajin was over ten years ago, and i have never seen wrath of daimajin. Daimajin was released theatrically in japan on april 17, 1966. The trilogy of films were all shot simultaneously and released in 1966 with three different directors and predominantly the same crew. Four kids from a peaceful mountain village trek over the forbidden majin mountain to reach the land of the tyrant king who has kidnapped and enslaved the men of their village, including their own fathers. Make offer daimajin dvd japanese region 2 import tokusatsu godzilla kaiju sentai weng sub daimajinvol. It was released to japanese theaters on april 17, 1966. The fathers of some local children were captured by an evil warlord and forced to work in his labor camps. I would like to see more kaiju films and tokusatsu tv series where the traditional giant robot which fights the monster is replaced by a giant statue or golem or something along those lineswhich all reminds me that i still need to watch daimajin kannon, the tv series inspired by this very trilogy. By 1966 the godzilla series was going strong for toho, expanding into colorful monster rallies called kaiju eiga. Reportedly, it was shown both in japanese with english subtitles and dubbed into english.