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Return of Daimajin poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 65.9 / 100
1966·Drama / Fantasy / Horror·1h 19m

RETURN OF DAIMAJIN

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin rises from Lake Yakumo to settle a score of his own.

Above the Line
Kenji Misumi·DirectorTetsurō Yoshida·WriterShozo Tanaka·Director of PhotographyAkira Ifukube·Original Music ComposerKanji Suganuma·Editor
Cast
Kōjirō Hongō·Lord JuroShiho Fujimura·Lady SayuriTaro Marui·DodoheiTakashi Kanda·Lord Danjô MikoshibaKōji Fujiyama·Ikkaku AraiChikara Hashimoto·Shunpei Ikenaga / MajinSei Hiraizumi·Hayato TabeJutarō Hōjō·Genba OnikojimaYoshitaka Ito·Farmer 3Kiyokazu Kagatsume·Ryûta - Dodohei's Younger Brother
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 2
Kenji Misumi·DirectorEiji Nishizawa·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Tetsurō Yoshida·Writer
Camera· 2
Shozo Tanaka·Director of PhotographyFujio Morita·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Kanji Suganuma·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Akira Ifukube·Original Music ComposerToru Kurashima·Sound EffectsMasao Ōsumi·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 2
Shigeru Katō·Art DirectionAkira Naitō·Art Direction
Production· 3
Masaichi Nagata·ProducerTakashi Imamura·Production ManagerToyo Genzojo·Post Producer
Other Departments· 6
Yoshiyuki Kuroda·Special EffectsKenji Furuya·Lighting TechnicianShôhei Miyauchi·ChoreographerYoshio Watanabe·AnimationTeizo Tanaka·Special EffectsHiroshi Mima·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
65.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.4
OF 10
IMDb
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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