Japan Synopsis
大魔神怒る
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Return of Daimajin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Drama + Fantasy in Japan
345 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Return of Daimajin itself).
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
Return of Daimajin holds position #46 of 71 Japan films in the 1965–1967 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
1966 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 28 titles released, including Return of Daimajin. Bars below show how the 1960s stacked up year by year (202 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Japan films in 1966.
The 251st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Return of Daimajin, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- feudal japan · 26
- revenge · 210
- sequel · 143
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,298 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,449 of 1,933 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 19m |
| Release Date | August 13, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0062853 |