Daimajin (1966)
1966 film by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Released
- 1966
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- Jidaigeki (period dramas)
- Director
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Screenplay
- Tetsuro Yoshida
- Producer
- Masaichi Nagata
- Music
- Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography
- Fujio Morita
- Editing
- Hiroshi Yamada
- Starring
- Miwa Takada, Yoshihiko Aoyama
- Running time
- 84 minutes
- Production company
- Daiei Film
- Distributor
- Daiei Film
- Budget
- ¥60 million
- Set in
- Kyoto Prefecture
Daimajin (Japanese: 大魔神, Hepburn: Daimajin; lit. 'Giant Demon God') is a 1966 Japanese tokusatsu 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).
More films directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Series
- Followed by: Return of Daimajin
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1165338 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.