Daimajin
Seen it?1966 | 84 min | Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and fantasy fans. If you loved The Fly, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1966: an older pace and style.
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Miwa TakadaKozasa Hanabusa
- Yoshihiko AoyamaTadafumi Hanabusa
- Jun FujimakiKogenta
- Ryūtarō GomiSamanosuke
- Ryūzō ShimadaTadakiyo Hanabusa
- Tatsuo EndōGunjuro
- Saburo DateIppei Cyjûma
- Shizuhiro IzoguchiTake-bô - The Boy
- Hideki NinomiyaTadafumi as a boy
- Chikara Hashimoto