It features a new daimajin and takes place in modernday japan. Aug 22, 2014 by the time the first daimajin film opened in 1966, it already had a sequel mostly ready to go. Find movie and film cast and crew information for daimajin 1966 kimiyoshi yasuda on allmovie. Return of daimajin 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Daimajin gyakushu return of daimajin majin strikes. Return of daimajin 1966the return of majin 1968 kaiju. By the time the first daimajin film opened in 1966, it already had a sequel mostly ready to go. Daimajins counterattack is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by. In the course of burning down buildings, executing helpless civilians and generally looting and pillaging, the warlords men blow up the statue of the village god and sink the pieces deep in the lake. Given that the reader is of the same age strata, this is pretty much correct.
Colder than ice, unyielding as stone, divine retribution is at hand. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. All three daimajin movies were made at the same time but were released over a span of nine months in april, august and december 1966. The exact nature of the daimajin is unknown, but it is worshiped as a god and protector by the hanabusa, chigusa, and nagoshi peoples, in addition to an unnamed people in daimajin strikes again. Released on april 17th, 1966 as a double bill with gamera vs. A group of young boys decide to rescue their fathers and awaken daimajin, who. Return of daimajin 1966 daimajin strikes again 1966. Join myself and dillion from sos as we discuss out thoughts on the second film in the trilogy. During a memorial ceremony for the late chigusa lord, mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable lord juro. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers, but. Their enormously successful daimajin character appeared in three films. The complete daimajin daimajinwrath of daimajinreturn of. The trilogy of films were all shot simultaneously and released in 1966 with.
Return of majin, the return of the giant majin, daimajin gyakushu, daimajin strikes again, return of daimajin. 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. Just when all seems lost, daimajin rises from lake yakumo to settle a score of his own. It was released to japanese theaters on april 17, 1966. Return of daimajin 1966 12101966 jp fantasy, drama 1h 19m user score. 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. An evil warlord invades a peaceful lakeside village during one of their annual festivals. Jan 07, 2019 aka return of daimajin directed by kenji misumi special effects by yoshiyuki kuroda screenplay by tetsuro yoshida starring kojiro hongo, shiho fujimura, taro marui. Daimajin return of daimajin wrath of daimajin 1966. The film had a brief stateside theatrical release in 1968. Return of daimajin dvd, 2005 at the best online prices at ebay. Return of giant majin pronounced mahjeen was a sequel to majin, the monster of terror, both tv staples from decades past, followed by a third that wouldnt see release in the us for nearly 40 years all three completed in 1966.
The superintendent of the village below, lord hanabusa, orders his chamberlain samanosuke. Daimajin 1966 return of daimajin 1966 daimajin strikes again 1966 television series. With kojiro hongo, shiho fujimura, taro marui, takashi kanda. With hideki ninomiya, shinji hori, masahide iizuka, muneyuki nagatomo. A group of young boys decide to rescue their fathers and awaken daimajin, who brings his ancient power to bear against a. It is the first film in the daimajin trilogy, and introduces the general formula for daimajins films which the rest of the trilogy follows. Daimajin yasuda animals hurt harm violence cruelty films movies. Watch return of daimajin now on your favorite device. Daimajin 1966 kimiyoshi yasuda cast and crew allmovie. Total number of members who have this title in their. Return of daimajin 80 another good samurai period drama, but this time its starting to feel a bit formulaic. Return of daimajin wrath of daimajin daimajin kanon wrath of daimajin. Daimajin kanon, a new television drama based on the films, premiered in japan in 2010. Return of daimajin 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia.
Daimajin strikes again 1966 fantasy 1 h 19 min hideki ninomiya, shinji hori, masahide iizuka, muneyuki. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Return of daimajin 1966 giant statue exacts revenge upon those who conquer its worshippers. The episode was not included in the region 2 japanese dvd release of daimajin kanon, but is available in the third bluray box set for the show. 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. Daimajin ikaru wrath of daimajin the return of giant majin 1966. The second daimajin movie is really more of the same, a somewhat dark samurai drama. Plot in the return of daimajin, the second film in the trilogy, daimajin has taken up residence on an island in the middle of a lake. Wrath of daimajin 1966majin strikes again kaiju battle. Giant demon god is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by daiei film co. Return of daimajin 1966 the human story might not be quite as engaging this go around, but return is altogether no less satisfying. Daimajin and return of daimajin have the original aiptv english dubs.
The third part fails on that front and the majin no longer feels like a threat, but is an expected addition to a bland plot. When four of the children whose fathers were captured decide to rescue them by crossing the majin mountain where the stone. As awesome as it is strange, daimajin is an exceptional debut for the series. Aiptv imported this japanese fantasy under the title majin, monster of terror, just so that there could be no doubts that it was a.
Oddly, the vhs release confused the order and titles of the second and third majin films. Daimajin kanon 2010 daimajin is a series of japanese kaiju films. Daimajin ikaru wrath of daimajin the return of giant majin. Daimajin gyakushu return of daimajin majin strikes again. The return of giant majin, wrath of daimajin, daimajin ikaru. Giant demon god is a stone warrior yokai created by daiei that first appeared in the 1966 film, daimajin. One day the evil lord decides to take over the two villages and attempts to do so at an annual. Release dates 2 also known as aka 8 release dates japan august 1966. Dec 15, 2014 join myself and dillion from sos as we discuss out thoughts on the second film in the trilogy. Released in japanese theaters on august, 1966, it is the second film in the daimajin trilogy. Akira ifukube return of daimajin 1966 land warrior ii. Showa series kaiju films daimajin films kadokawa 1960s films japanese films films dubbed by titratitan. Tokuma tkca30295 country japan format cd release date 1991 upn 49880085732 limited edition 3cd box set.
Daimajin ikaru wrath of daimajin the return of giant. Daimajin ikaru return of daimajin 1966 kenji misumi. Reportedly, it was shown both in japanese with english subtitles and dubbed into english. Return of daimajin 1966 primewire 1channel letmewatchthis. All extras in 1080p, in japanese with optional english subtitles. Daimajin is a 1966 japanese film directed by kimiyoshi yasuda, the first film in the daimajin trilogy. A wave of evil has been unleashed 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. Daimajin ikaru return of daimajin 1966 kenji misumi, kojiro hongo, shiho fujimura, taro marui, drama, fantasy november 12, 2017 giant statue exacts revenge upon those who conquer its worshippers. 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. Episode 22 is a clip show, meant to crystallize daimajin kanons themes before heading into the crazy final stretch of the series last four episodes.
Every element comes together to create the peak of the series, an exciting and. Giant statue exacts revenge upon those who conquer its worshippers. The tyrannical lord danjo mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding lake yakumo. The fathers of some local children were captured by an evil warlord and forced to work in his labor. By 1966 the godzilla series was going strong for toho, expanding into colorful monster rallies called kaiju eiga. On mount okamdani, the giant god of the mountain is becoming restless. 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. Return of daimajin the second of the majin films is as much a loose remake as a sequel. Return of majin, the 1966 return of the giant majin, the 1966, united states, dubbed version other resources. Return of daimajin aka daimajin ikaru aka wrath of daimajin. Giant majin vs army returns of daimajin movie clip 1966. Advs return of daimajin is actually the third movie majin strikes again, and their wrath of daimajin was. The third part fails on that front and the majin no longer feels.
The complete daimajin daimajinwrath of daimajinreturn. With miwa takada, yoshihiko aoyama, jun fujimaki, ryutaro gomi. The last time i saw return of daimajin was over ten years ago, and i have never seen wrath of daimajin. 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. A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord. The tale picks up a decade later when the exiles try to return to their village, but find it under.
The trilogy of films were all shot simultaneously and released in 1966 with three different directors and predominantly the same crew. Return of daimajin aka daimajin ikaru aka wrath of. In the japanese mountains, a warlord enslaves the men of nearby villages. Daimajin strikes again was never dubbed by aiptv, and this edition features a newly created english dub track.
Return of daimajin 1966 posters the movie database tmdb. Wrath of daimajin dvd, 2005 at the best online prices at ebay. In february 1999, adv films released subtitled versions of all three movies on vhs as daimajin, return of daimajin, and wrath of daimajin. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.