16 March 2014

Daimajin (Japan, 1966)

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

Here's another one from the 'oldie but goodie'-category. If your village is being taken over by a power hungry samurai and his nasty henchmen, then what better way to get rid of them than to let an angry god crush them under his foot? Now, Daimajin is technically more of a samurai film due to its main focus on the human characters and how they suffer at the hands of a madman, but with a giant monster thrown in at the end to spice things up and deliver a satisfying end to the tyranny. All in all, it's a good film and shouldn't be missed.

Genre: Drama/Fantasy/Horror

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