The Great Buddha Arrival (1934 film)
The Great Buddha Arrival: Chukyo Edition | |
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![]() 1934 promotional flyer for the release of The Great Buddha Arrival: Chukyo Edition | |
Directed by | Yoshiro Edamasa |
Produced by | Yoshiro Edamasa |
Starring | Hidemichi Ishikawa Kazuyo Kojima Tankai Soganoya |
Cinematography | Haruzo Ando Harumi Machii |
Production company | Giant Buddha Movie Factory |
Release date | September 14, 1934 |
Running time | 75 minutes[1] |
Country | Japan |
The Great Buddha Arrival (大佛廻國, Daibutsu Kaikoku), also known as The Great Buddha Arrival: Chukyo Edition (大佛廻國・中京編, Daibutsu Kaikoku Chūkyōhen), is a lost 1934 independently made[2] Japanese black-and-white kaiju film directed by Yoshiro Edamasa.[2][3]
Plot[]
The Great Buddha of Shugakuen in Ueno Village, Aichi Prefecture (currently Tokai City) opens its eyes and tours Nagoya City. Inuyama Castle Buddha was sleeping a wink on the side of the shrine Masumida after the pilgrimage, and Nagoya Public Hall to return to again Nagoya city, Nagoya City Council, Matsuzakaya, Kakuozan, Tsurumai Park, Auditorium Nagoya Tour of the like, Chiryu of Mikawa Yatsuhashi and Tsunefuku Face the Great Buddha of the temple. After going around hell, the Great Buddha rides in the clouds and heads for Tokyo.[3]
Cast[]
- Hidemichi Ishikawa
- Tankai Soganoya
- Kazuyo Kojima
Remake[]
In 2018, 3Y Film produced a film directed by Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson Hiroto Yokokawa with a budget of ¥1,481 million.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1934/bj003050.htm
- ^ Jump up to: a b Takatsuki, Maki; 高槻真樹 (March 20, 2014). Senzen Nihon SF eiga sōseiki : Gojira wa nani de dekite iru ka (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō. pp. 126–132. ISBN 978-4-309-27477-5.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "大仏が名古屋を歩き回る 戦前に撮られた幻の特撮映画『大仏廻国』はどんな内容だったのか". エキサイトニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ "THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL – Final Edition – Adds 2 More Kaiju Film Legends!". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on 2021.
- ^ "Makuake|仏像ファン、特撮ファン必見!映画『大仏廻国』製作支援プロジェクト!|Makuake(マクアケ)". Makuake(マクアケ) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-20.
External links[]
- Japanese film stubs
- 1930s film stubs
- 1934 films
- 1934 lost films
- Japanese black-and-white films
- Japanese films
- Lost Japanese films
- Giant monster films
- Kaiju films
- Tokusatsu films