The Great Buddha Arrival (1934 film)

The Great Buddha Arrival is a lost 1934 kaiju film produced by Giant Buddha Movie Factory. It is the first known Japanese film to feature a kaiju-sized character. Though planned as the start of a franchise, no sequels ever manifested. The film itself was likely destroyed by bombing by Allied forces during World War II or carelessness by the studio.
==Plot==
The Buddha statue in Shurakuen Park comes to life, rises to his full 33-meter height, and embarks on a journey to save humanity. After passing through tourist attractions in the Chukyo region, the statue flies off to Tokyo. A 1934 magazine article purportedly describes scenes in which the statue "strides over a train," "rests his head on a three-story building," and "makes geisha girls dance on his palm."
==Staff==
==Cast==
*Hidemichi Ishikawa
*Kazuyo Kojima
*Tankai Soganoya
==See also==
*The Great Buddha Arrival, a 2018 remake
==External links==
*"Behold! The Giant Buddha Statue Comes Alive!" on Enshohma's Corner
==References==