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{{Infobox Film | {{Infobox Film | ||
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|image = | |image =International News Photo Weekly 1934-04-15 - Great Buddha Arrival.jpg | ||
|caption =A still from The Great Buddha Arrival | |caption =A still from The Great Buddha Arrival, published in the April 15, 1934 issue of The International News Photo Weekly | ||
|name =''The Great Buddha Arrival'' | |name =''The Great Buddha Arrival'' | ||
|dt =''The Great Buddha Arrival'' (1934) | |dt =''The Great Buddha Arrival'' (1934) | ||
|director =Yoshiro Edamasa | |director =[[wikipedia:Yoshiro Edamasa|Yoshiro Edamasa]] | ||
|producer =Yoshiro Edamasa | |producer =Yoshiro Edamasa | ||
|produced =Giant Buddha Movie Factory | |||
|runtime =75 minutes<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 15 minutes)}}<ref name="JW">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/大仏廻国 大仏廻国 on Japanese Wikipedia]</ref> | |||
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'''''The Great Buddha Arrival''''' {{Nihongo|大佛廻國|Daibutsu Kaikoku}} is a lost [[1934]] [[kaiju]] film produced by Giant Buddha Movie Factory.<ref name=" | '''''The Great Buddha Arrival: Chukyo Edition''''' {{Nihongo|大佛廻國・中京編|Daibutsu Kaikoku Chūkyōhen}}, more commonly known as simply '''''The Great Buddha Arrival''''' {{Nihongo|大佛廻國|Daibutsu Kaikoku}},<ref group="lower-alpha">''The Great Buddha Arrival''<nowiki/>'s title uses outdated spellings of ''daibutsu'' {{Nihongo|大佛}} and ''kaikoku'' {{Nihongo|廻國}}. As such, the title may be written in the more standard form 大仏廻国 (''Daibutsu Kaikoku'') in modern contexts, and is also the spelling used by its [[The Great Buddha Arrival|2018 remake]].</ref> is a lost [[1934]] [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] film produced by Giant Buddha Movie Factory.<ref name="Jmdb">{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1934/bj003050.htm|title=大仏廻国中京編|work=Japanese Movie Database}}</ref> It is the first known Japanese film to feature a kaiju-sized character. Though planned as the start of a franchise, no sequels ever manifested.{{Citation needed}} The film itself was likely destroyed, either due to bombing by the Allied forces during World War II or poor preservation practices by the studio. | ||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The Buddha statue in Shurakuen Park comes to life, rises to his full 33-meter height, and embarks on a journey to save humanity. After passing through tourist attractions in the Chukyo region, the statue flies off to Tokyo. A 1934 | The Buddha statue in Shurakuen Park comes to life, rises to his full 33-meter height, and embarks on a journey to save humanity. After passing through tourist attractions in the Chukyo region (presently Nagoya), the statue flies off to Tokyo. A 1934 article in ''Kinema Junpo'' purportedly describes scenes in which the statue "strides over a train," "rests his head on a three-story building," "makes geisha girls dance on his palm," and visits Heaven and Hell.<ref name="MKCHF">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/ramayana-japanese-giant-monster-movie-before-godzi-t57327.html#p1144930|work=Classic Horror Film Board|title=Ramayana - Japanese giant monster movie before Godzilla?}}</ref> | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by=Yoshiro Edamasa | |Directed by=Yoshiro Edamasa | ||
|Produced by=Yoshiro Edamasa | |Produced by=Yoshiro Edamasa | ||
|Cinematography by=Haruzo Ando, Harumi Machii | |Cinematography by=Haruzo Ando, Harumi Machii | ||
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*Kazuyo Kojima | *Kazuyo Kojima | ||
*Tankai Soganoya | *Tankai Soganoya | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]'', a 2018 remake | *''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]'', a 2018 remake | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*[http://enshohmacorner.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-giant-buddha-statue-who-traveled.html "Behold! The Giant Buddha Statue Comes Alive!" on Enshohma's Corner] | *[http://enshohmacorner.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-giant-buddha-statue-who-traveled.html "Behold! The Giant Buddha Statue Comes Alive!" on Enshohma's Corner] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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[[Category:Japanese films]] | [[Category:Japanese films]] | ||
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The Great Buddha Arrival: Chukyo Edition (大佛廻國・中京編 Daibutsu Kaikoku Chūkyōhen), more commonly known as simply The Great Buddha Arrival (大佛廻國 Daibutsu Kaikoku),[a] is a lost 1934 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Giant Buddha Movie Factory.[2] It is the first known Japanese film to feature a kaiju-sized character. Though planned as the start of a franchise, no sequels ever manifested.[citation needed] The film itself was likely destroyed, either due to bombing by the Allied forces during World War II or poor preservation practices by the studio.
Plot
The Buddha statue in Shurakuen Park comes to life, rises to his full 33-meter height, and embarks on a journey to save humanity. After passing through tourist attractions in the Chukyo region (presently Nagoya), the statue flies off to Tokyo. A 1934 article in Kinema Junpo purportedly describes scenes in which the statue "strides over a train," "rests his head on a three-story building," "makes geisha girls dance on his palm," and visits Heaven and Hell.[3]
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Yoshiro Edamasa
- Produced by Yoshiro Edamasa
- Cinematography by Haruzo Ando, Harumi Machii
Cast
- Hidemichi Ishikawa
- Kazuyo Kojima
- Tankai Soganoya
See also
- The Great Buddha Arrival, a 2018 remake
External links
Notes
- ↑ The Great Buddha Arrival's title uses outdated spellings of daibutsu (大佛) and kaikoku (廻國). As such, the title may be written in the more standard form 大仏廻国 (Daibutsu Kaikoku) in modern contexts, and is also the spelling used by its 2018 remake.
References
This is a list of references for The Great Buddha Arrival (1934 film). These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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