Daimajin (film)

Daimajin (Japanese: 大魔神, Hepburn: Daimajin, lit.'Great Demon God') is a 1966 Japanese kaiju 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).

Daimajin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKimiyoshi Yasuda
Screenplay byTetsuro Yoshida
Produced byMasaichi Nagata
StarringMiwa Takada
Yoshihiko Aoyama
Jun Fujimaki
Ryutaro Gomi
CinematographyFujio Morita
Edited byHiroshi Yamada
Music byAkira Ifukube
Production
company
Daiei Film
Distributed byDaiei Film
Release date
  • April 17, 1966 (1966-04-17) (Japan)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥60 million
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