A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
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| Release Date: | Apr 17, 1966 |
| Genres: | Horror, Fantasy, Drama |
| Production Company: | Daiei Film |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Casts: | Miwa Takada, Yoshihiko Aoyama, Jun Fujimaki, Ryūtarō Gomi, Ryūzō Shimada, Tatsuo Endō, Saburo Date, Shizuhiro Izoguchi, Hideki Ninomiya, Chikara Hashimoto, Otome Tsukimiya |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
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.
