Kogenta Sarumaru
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Kogenta Sarumaru (猿丸小源太 Sarumaru Kogenta) was a main protagonist in the 1966 Daiei film Daimajin.
History
- Daimajin (1966)
Showa era
Daimajin
Kogenta lived as a vassal to Lord Hanabusa. One night, when the village was deserted for a ritual in the mountains, Hanabusa was betrayed by Kogenta's fellow vassal, Samanosuke. Kogenta then hurried to the Hanabusa children's room and took them out of the castle with the help of some other loyal vassals who vowed to meet again at that spot in ten years. Kogenta took the children to his aunt's house where they hid from Samanosuke's search party. After the party had left the house, Shinobu led the group high into Majin's Mountain, to sacred ground near an image of their god, Arakatsuma. There she gave them refuge in a carved cave that was rumored to have once been the home of their god.
For ten years Kogenta lived in the mountains with Tadafumi and Kozasa Hanabusa. On the tenth anniversary of their escape, just as he promised, Kogenta started down the mountain and into town. On the road in, he was recognized by a vassal who had helped to overthrow Hanabusa, and was arrested and taken in for questioning. Despite his torture with hot iron rods, Kogenta did not disclose the location of Tadafumi and Kozasa. As punishment, Kogenta was dangled by his ankles until Tadafumi came to rescue him. Shortly after he was freed, he and Tadafumi were arrested and put in a cell for execution the next day. Shortly after they were tied to boards for their execution by spearing, the Daimajin Arakatsuma attacked, and threw their poles to the ground. They were uninjured, and then attempted to stop the Daimajin's rampage on the village after it had killed Samanosuke. They were unsuccessful, but Kozasa was able to get Daimajin to return to his statue form before it crumbled and Arakatsuma's spirit flew elsewhere.
Gallery
Kogenta as a Hanabusa vassal
A young Kogenta carrying the child Kozasa Hanabusa
Kogenta being tortured by Samanosuke
Trivia
- A character likely based on Sarumaru, also named Kogenta, appeared in Dark Horse's Godzilla Color Special, which featured the Daimajin-like Gekido-jin.
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