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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This film is the only instance in the trilogy where [[Daimajin]] is first found in an area which isn't mountainous in terrain.
*This film is the only instance in the trilogy where [[Daimajin]] is first found in an area which isn't mountainous in terrain.
*For ADV's 2005 DVD re-issue of their 2002 release, the names of ''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' and ''Wrath of Daimajin'' were swapped.
*For ADV's 2005 DVD re-issue of their 2002 release, the names of ''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' and ''[[Wrath of Daimajin]]'' were swapped.
 
==References==
==References==
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Daimajin Films
Daimajin
Return of Daimajin
Wrath of Daimajin
Return of Daimajin
The Japanese poster for Return of Daimajin
Directed by Kenji Misumi
Producer ?
Written by Tetsuro Yoshida
Music by Akira Ifukube
Distributor Daiei JP
Rating Unrated
Budget ???,???,???
Box office ???,???,???
Running time 79 minutes JP
(1 hour, 19 minutes)

Return of Daimajin (大魔神 怒る,   Daimashin Ikaru, lit. Angry Daimajin) is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju name produced by Daiei Film Co. Ltd. It is the second film in the Daimajin trilogy.

Plot

A short time after Daimajin's victory in the first film, the Daimajin spirit has taken residence as his statue form on an island in the middle of a lake. On the shores of the lake lie two villages, Chigusa and Nagoshi. These two villages are bordered by a third, home to an evil lord. The citizens flee to Chigusa as often as they can, and make their way there, where the lords are only too happy to take in the refugees. One day the evil lord decides to take over the two villages, and he sees a window of opportunity in a festival that is held every year. Knowing of the risk Daimajin would present, the lord sends his soldiers to detonate the statue using explosives. A group of people are singled out by the lord's forces and eventually reach the submerged remains of Daimajin statue, and ask for his help in the situation. Now awakened, The spirit takes back his physical form, and travels to the lord's village and attacks. Laying waste to the area, he kills the lord and his allies, before returning to his spirit form and departing from the lake's shores.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Kazuo Mori
  • Written by   Tetsuro Yoshida
  • Music by   Akira Ifukube
  • Assistant directing by   Hitoshi Obuchi

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Kôjirô Hongô   as   Lord Juro
  • Shiho Fujimura   as   Lady Sayuri
  • Taro Marui   as   Dodohei
  • Takashi Kanda   as   Lord Danjô Mikoshiba
  • Kôji Fujiyama   as   Ikkaku Arai
  • Yûji Hamada   as   Farmer 2
  • Chikara Hashimoto   as   Shunpei Ikenaga and Daimajin
  • Sei Hiraizumi   as   Hayato Tabe
  • Jutarô Hojo   as   Genba Onikojima
  • Yoshitaka Ito   as   Farmer 3
  • Kiyokazu Kagatsume   as   Ryûta
  • Hyôsuke Kanbe   as   Mohachi
  • Keiko Koyanagi   as   Shige
  • Hideo Kuroki   as   Tasuke
  • Tsuyotake Matsuda   as   Farmer 1
  • Kayo Mikimoto   as   Toyo
  • Koichi Mizuhara   as   Kamon Doi
  • Kimiko Tachibana   as   Kume
  • Gen Takasugi   as   Saburôta Atô
  • Yûsaku Terajima   as   Kanetsuki-wasuke
  • Asao Uchida   as   Heibei Nakoshi
  • Koichi Uenoyama   as   Katsushige Nakoshi

Appearances

Monsters

Gallery

Main article: Return of Daimajin/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Return of Daimajin (Soundtrack).

Alternate Titles

  • Majin Strikes Again
  • Daimajin Strikes Again
  • Return of Majin
  • The Return of the Giant Majin
  • Majin Monster of Terror
  • Wrath of Daimajin

Video Releases

ADV DVD (2002) [The Complete Daimajin Trilogy]

  • Region: 1
  • Discs: 3
  • Audio: Japanese (2.0 Mono)
  • Special Features: Trailers
  • Notes: Out of print. Packaged with Daimajin and Wrath of Daimajin. Reissued as a single disc in 2005.

Mill Creek Blu-ray (2012) [Daimajin Triple Feature]

  • Region: N/A
  • Discs: 2
  • Audio: Japanese (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
  • Special Features: Trailers for all three Daimajin films, interviews with cinematographer Fujio Morita on the making of each film (28, 31, and 28 minutes).
  • Notes: Packaged with Daimajin and Wrath of Daimajin.

Trivia

  • This film is the only instance in the trilogy where Daimajin is first found in an area which isn't mountainous in terrain.
  • For ADV's 2005 DVD re-issue of their 2002 release, the names of Return of Daimajin and Wrath of Daimajin were swapped.

References

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