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6.5/10 • 64

1966-04-171h 24m

HorrorFantasyDrama

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.

Directors
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Editors
Hiroshi Yamada

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  1. Miwa Takada

    Miwa Takada

    Kozasa Hanabusa

  2. Yoshihiko Aoyama

    Yoshihiko Aoyama

    Tadafumi Hanabusa

  3. Jun Fujimaki

    Jun Fujimaki

    Kogenta

  4. Ryūtarō Gomi

    Ryūtarō Gomi

    Samanosuke

  5. Ryūzō Shimada

    Ryūzō Shimada

    Tadakiyo Hanabusa

  6. Tatsuo Endō

    Tatsuo Endō

    Gunjuro

  7. Saburo Date

    Saburo Date

    Ippei Cyjûma

  8. Shizuhiro Izoguchi

    Shizuhiro Izoguchi

    Take-bô - The Boy

  9. Hideki Ninomiya

    Hideki Ninomiya

    Tadafumi as a boy

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CinemaSerf

Sep 2, 2024

6/10

A small Japanese village finds itself in turmoil after a revolution kills their kindly lord and replaces him with a brute. A few loyal supporters manage to smuggle his two young children away, though - and they seek the protection of the God of the hill that overlooks their home. Ten years later, the children have grown to adulthood and the nasty new Lord sends a gang of his warriors to destroy a statue of the God to prove he is all powerful. A combination of prayers from the villagers and these vandals awaken the spirit of "Daijamin" who is not exactly forgiving... This is an engaging, if a bit disjointed, fantasy adventure that combines the worst in human nature with a bit of sentimental optimism, some Samurai integrity and a great "Talos" like stone man on a bit of a mission. My problem was the rotten dubbing - it was so exaggerated as to render much of the dialogue little better than silly. The acting - especially the feigned looks of shock - is fun and it's got quite an enjoyably destructive last fifteen minutes. If you like these mythical style films with a bit of nature thrown in, then this is for you.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
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Keywords
witchsamuraimonstergiant monstersword fightkaijufeudal japan