Daimajin (film)
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| Directed by | Kimiyoshi Yasuda |
| Screenplay by | Tetsuro Yoshida |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
| Starring | Miwa Takada Yoshihiko Aoyama Jun Fujimaki Ryutaro Gomi |
| Cinematography | Fujio Morita |
| Edited by | Hiroshi Yamada |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
Production company | Daiei Film |
| Distributed by | Daiei Film |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥60 million |
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).