Daimajin | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | January 19, 2024
| plot |  |
|
|
|
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acting | |
|
|
|
|
| sound | |
|
|
|
|
| visuals | |
|
|
|
|
| entertainment value | |
|
|
|
|
| verdict |  |
|
|
|
|
A great looking transposing of the Golem myth to feudal Japan. An engaging revenge story with plenty of the monster and samurai battles.
| genre | Fantasy | foreign | History | Horror |
|---|---|
| synopsis | A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord. |
| lead actors | Miwa Takada | Yoshihiko Aoyama | Jun Fujimaki | Ryūtarō Gomi | Ryûzô Shimada | Tatsuo Endō | Saburo Date | Shizuhiro Izoguchi | Hideki Ninomiya | Chikara Hashimoto | Otome Tsukimiya | Keiko Kayama | Eigorō Onoe | Gen Kimura | Hideo Kuroki | Yutaro Ban | Shōsaku Sugiyama | Akira Shiga | Jun Ōsugi | Jun Katsumura | Kazuo Mortuchi | Akira Amemiya | Shinjiro Akatsuki | Kanji Uehara | Minori Tsukasa |
| director | Kimiyoshi Yasuda |