The Great Buddha Arrival (1934 film)

**Produced by** | Yoshiro Edamasa

***The Great Buddha Arrival***  (大佛廻國,   *Daibutsu Kaikoku*?) 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

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

* Directed by   Yoshiro Edamasa
* Produced by   Yoshiro Edamasa
* Cinematography by   Haruzo Ando, Harumi Machii

## 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

1. ↑ Daibutsu kaikoku (1934). *IMDb*.
2. ↑ Ramayana - Japanese giant monster movie before Godzilla?. *Classic Horror Film Board*.

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