Return of Giant Majin | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | January 19, 2024
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Similar to its predecessor but still stands on its own as a great adaptation of the Golem myth. Great direction.
| genre | Drama | Fantasy | foreign | Horror |
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| synopsis | 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. |
| lead actors | Kōjirō Hongō | Shiho Fujimura | Taro Marui | Takashi Kanda | Kōji Fujiyama | Chikara Hashimoto | Sei Hiraizumi | Jutarō Hojo | Yoshitaka Ito | Kiyokazu Kagatsume | Hyōsuke Kanbe | Keiko Koyanagi | Hideo Kuroki | Tsuyotake Matsuda | Yūji Hamada | Tadashi Iwata | Yutaro Ban | Kiyokazu Kagatsume | Kayo Mikimoto |
| director | Kenji Misumi |