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Daimajin
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' series centering on an eponymous fictitious giant warrior god. It initially consisted of a film trilogy shot simultaneously and released in 1966 with three different directors and predominantly the same crew. The series was produced by Daiei Film and contained similar plot structures involving villages being overthrown by warlords, leading to the villagers attempting to reach out to Daimajin, the great demon god, to save them. History Daimajin was originally designed to be the first foe of Gamera, and the concept developed into both Daimajin and Barugon appearing in the 1966 film ''Gamera vs. Barugon''. The filmmakers were also inspired by Jötunn from the Norse mythology, the Giant of the Snows from the 1912 film ''The Conquest of the Pole'', and the golem from the 1936 Czechoslovakian film ''Le Golem'', which was redistributed by Daiei Film in the post-war period. Expertise obtained during the production of the 1964 film ''Flight from Ashiya'', in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamera
is a fictional giant monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the Gamera, the Giant Monster, eponymous 1965 Japanese film. The character and the first film were intended to compete with the success of Toho's Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' film series. Since then, the franchise has become a Japanese icon in its own right and one of representatives of Cinema of Japan, Japanese cinema, appearing in a total of 12 films produced by Daiei Film and later by Tokuma Shoten and Kadokawa Daiei Studio (Kadokawa Corporation) respectively, and various other media such as novelizations, manga, video games, and more. Gamera is depicted as a giant, flying, fire-breathing monster, fire-breathing, prehistoric turtle. In the series' first film, Gamera is portrayed as an aggressive and destructive monster, though he also saved a child's life. As the films progressed, Gamera took on a more benevolent role, becoming a protector of humanity, especially children, nature, and the Earth from Extrater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamera Vs
is a fictional giant monster, or '' kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1965 Japanese film. The character and the first film were intended to compete with the success of Toho's ''Godzilla'' film series. Since then, the franchise has become a Japanese icon in its own right and one of representatives of Japanese cinema, appearing in a total of 12 films produced by Daiei Film and later by Tokuma Shoten and Kadokawa Daiei Studio ( Kadokawa Corporation) respectively, and various other media such as novelizations, manga, video games, and more. Gamera is depicted as a giant, flying, fire-breathing, prehistoric turtle. In the series' first film, Gamera is portrayed as an aggressive and destructive monster, though he also saved a child's life. As the films progressed, Gamera took on a more benevolent role, becoming a protector of humanity, especially children, nature, and the Earth from extraterrestrial races and other giant monsters. Despite its popularity and extensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daimajin (film)
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). Plot In a remote village in the province of Tanba, a household of peasants cowers during a series of earth tremors that are interpreted as the escape attempts of Arakatsuma (阿羅羯磨), also known as Daimajin, a violent divine spirit said to be trapped within the nearby mountain held in fear and reverence by the locals. As the village gathers at the local shrine to perform an ancient ritual to pacify Daimajin, Ōdate Samanosuke (Ryūtarō Gomi), chamberlain to the local lord Hanabusa Tadakiyo (Ryūzō Shimada), stages a coup d'état. He and his henchmen slaughter Hanabusa and his wife, but their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daimajin Kanon
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television drama produced by Kadokawa Pictures and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The series premiered on April 2, 2010. The series retells the story of the original ''Daimajin'' film in a modern Japanese setting. Consisting of 26 episodes, the series was prefaced by a manga by Seijuro Mizu ( jp) in '' Young Ace'' magazine. Writing for the series is shared by Shinji Ōishi and Naruhisa Arakawa. Episodes Each episode of the series has its own unique kanji, but they are all read as "Kanon". # - April 2, 2010 # - April 9, 2010 # - April 16, 2010 # - April 23, 2010 # - April 30, 2010 # - May 7, 2010 # - May 14, 2010 # - May 21, 2010 # - June 4, 2010 # - June 11, 2010 # - June 18, 2010 # - June 25, 2010 # - July 2, 2010 # - July 9, 2010 # - July 16, 2010 # - July 23, 2010 # - July 30, 2010 # - August 6, 2010 # - August 13, 2010 # - August 20, 2010 # - August 27, 2010 # - September 3, 2010 # - September 10, 2010 # - September 17, 2010 # - September 24, 2010 # - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikara Hashimoto
, also erroneously called , was a Japanese professional baseball player and actor. Hashimoto played baseball for Mainichi Orions in the 1950s. He was forced to retire in 1958 following an injury, and then joined Daiei Studios. As an actor, he is known for his roles as Daimajin in the 1966 film trilogy and as Hiroshi Suzuki in the 1972 Bruce Lee film, '' Fist of Fury''. Partial filmography *''San'nin no kaoyaku'' (1960) *''Sutekina yaro'' (1960) *''Ginza no dora-neko'' (1960) *''Ginzakko monogatari'' (1961) *''Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru'' (1961) *'' The Whale God'' (1962) *''Ken ni kakeru'' (1962) *''Jigoku no shikyaku'' (1962) *''Yoru no haitô'' (1963) - Blue collar guy *''Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu'' (1963) *''Kuro no kirifuda'' (1964) *'' Fight, Zatoichi, Fight'' (1964) - Inozo *''Mushuku mono'' (1964) - Bishamon (uncredited) *''Nemuri Kyôshirô: Mashôken'' (1965) *''Fukushû no kiba'' (1965) - Kurayami's henchman *''Kumo o yobu kôdôkan'' (1965) *''Daimajin'' (1966) - Daimajin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokai Monsters
is a trilogy of Japanese horror/fantasy films written by Tetsuro Yoshida and released in the late 1960s. The films were produced by Daiei Film, and productions were largely influenced by ''Gamera'' and ''Daimajin'' franchises where Daimajin was also redeveloped from the ''Gamera'' franchise, and minor references among ''Gamera'' films and ''Daimajin'' and yōkai films to each other were inserted within respective franchises on various occasions.Matsunomoto, Kazuhiro, 1996, The Gamera Chronicles, p.104-105, Takeshobo甦れ!妖怪映画大集合!! 2005, p.97, p.116-119, Takeshobo About There were originally three movies made: * '' Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters'' (March 1968) * '' Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare'' (December 1968) * '' Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts'' (March 1969) While not canonically linked, all three were thematically joined by their inclusion of a group of creatures from Japanese mythology known as yōkai (妖怪, lit. "strange things"). Influence and legac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, ''tokusatsu'' mainly refers to science fiction film, science fiction, War film, war, fantasy film, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself. Its contemporary use originated in the Mass media in Japan, Japanese mass media around 1958 to explain special effects in an easy-to-understand manner and was popularized during the ":ja:第一次怪獣ブーム, first monster boom" (1966–1968). Prior to the monster boom, it was known in Japan as or shortened . Subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; Kyodai Hero, ''Kyodai'' Hero like ''Ultra Series, Ultraman, and Gridman the Hyper Agent, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whale God
, alternatively as ''Killer Whale'', is a 1962 Japanese tokusatsu ( kaiju) film produced by Daiei Film based on the 1961 Akutagawa Prize winning novel of the same name by Kōichirō Uno. It was presumably inspired by the 1851 novel ''Moby-Dick'' by Herman Melville. Plot In the early Meiji era, on Hirado Island, a whaling village loses many of its men to a huge North Pacific right whale over a period of years. One widow raises her sons to avenge their father and grandfather's deaths, but her elder son is also killed hunting the whale. Her younger son, Shaki, becomes a proficient whaler and the chief harpooner of the village. When one of his friends - who is engaged to Shaki's sister - leaves for Nagasaki to train as a doctor, Shaki berates him, saying no man should leave the village until the Whale God is slain. The elder of the village promises his land, title and daughter Toyo to the man who kills the whale. Shaki accepts the challenge, but so does an outsider named Kish� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiei Film
Daiei Film Co. Ltd. ( Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, producing not only artistic masterpieces, such as Akira Kurosawa's '' Rashomon'' (1950) and Kenji Mizoguchi's '' Ugetsu'' (1953), but also launching several film series, such as ''Gamera'', '' Zatoichi'' and ''Yokai Monsters'', and making the three ''Daimajin'' films (1966). It declared bankruptcy in 1971 and was acquired by Kadokawa Pictures. History Daiei Film was the product of government efforts to reorganize the film industry during World War II in order to rationalize use of resources and increase control over the medium. Against a government plan to combine all the film studios into two companies, Masaichi Nagata, an executive at Shinkō Kinema, pressed hard for an alternative plan to create three studios. His efforts won out and Shin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiju
is a Japanese term that is commonly associated with media involving giant monsters. Its widespread contemporary use is credited to ''tokusatsu'' (special effects) director Eiji Tsuburaya and filmmaker Ishirō Honda, who popularized the ''kaiju'' film genre by creating the ''Godzilla (franchise), Godzilla'' franchise and its spin-offs. The term can also refer to the monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and battling either the military or other creatures. ''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'' (1954) is often regarded as the first ''kaiju'' movie. When developing it, Honda and Tsuburaya drew inspiration from the character of King Kong, both in its influential King Kong (1933 film), 1933 film and in the conception of a giant monster, establishing it as a pivotal precursor in the evolution of the genre.King Kong’s influence on the giant monster genre: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * During their formative years, ''kaiju'' movies were generall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriaki Yuasa
(28 September 1933 – 14 June 2004) was a Japanese director. Yuasa was the main director of the Japanese film series ''Gamera'', about a giant flying turtle that befriends small boys and battles giant monsters; he directed seven of the first eight films in the series while also providing special effects for one of them. The series was created by Daiei Film Studios after the box office success of the Toho ''Godzilla'' series. Yuasa's career for television dramas marks him as one of the best hitmakers for domestic television industries during the 1970s. Shunichi Karasawa, April 14, 2006, '' Gamera Genesis: Movie Director Noriaki Yuasa'', p.20, pp.26-29, p.59, p.63, p.66, pp.71-73, p. 201, p.209, p.220, pp.223, Enterbrain Biography Noriaki Yuasa was born 28 September 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuasa was the son of a stage actor Hikaru Hoshi ( jp). Additionally. his paternal grandmother was a shinpa actress Hideko Azuma, and his uncle Koji Shima was a movie director. Yuasa began wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golem
A golem ( ; ) is an animated Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore, which is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late 16th-century rabbi of Prague. According to ''Moment (magazine), Moment'' magazine, "the golem is a highly mutable metaphor with seemingly limitless symbolism. It can be a victim or villain, man or woman—or sometimes both. Over the centuries, it has been used to connote war, community, isolation, hope, and despair."Cooper, MarilynJewish Word , Golem" ''Moment (magazine), Moment''. 17 July 2017. 24 August 2017. In modern popular culture, the word has become generalized, and any crude anthropomorphic creature devised by a sorcerer may be termed a "golem". There may be metal golems, such as Talos, or stone golems, e.g., in ''Dungeons and Dragons''. Etymology The word ''golem'' Hapax legomenon, occurs once in the Bible, in Psalm 139:16, which uses the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
