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Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.

Return of Daimajin

Producer: Masaichi Nagata

Development: Kimiyoshi Yasuda Screenplay: Tetsuro Yoshida

Cinematography: Fujio Morita, Shozo Tanaka

Sound: Masao Osumi Lights: Hiroshi Mima, Kenji Furuya Art: Akira Naito, Shigeru Kato Music: Akira Ifukube

Editing: Kanji Suganuma Spec. Effects: Teizo Tanaka Animation: Yoshio Watanabe Fight scenes: Shohei Miyauchi

Sound Effects: Toru Kurashima Assistant Dir: Eiji Nishizawa Prod. Mgr: Takashi Imamura Post Production: Toyo Genzojo

Cast

Kojiro Hongo Shiho Fujimura

Taro Marui, Jutaro Hojoh, Koichi Uenoyama, Asao Uchida, Chikara Hashimoto, Takashi Kanda

Sei Hiraizumi, Koji Fujiyama, Koichi Mizuhara, Gen Takasugi, Hyosuke Kanbe, Yusaku Terashima, Kimiko Tachibana

Yuji Hamada, Hideo Kuroki, Kohbu Matsuda, Yoshitaka Ito, Tadashi Iwata, Yutaro Ban, Kiyokazu Kagatsume, Kayo Mikimoto, Keiko Koyanagi

Director: Kenji Misumi Spec. Effects Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

How dare you flee from Lord Danjo Mikoshiba's land!

Come back right away!

Understand now? You leave and you're next.

You want to live? Then return now!

Let's run. Now's our chance.

But...

if we return to Mikoshiba, we'll have bare farmland

and we'll be enslaved. It won't be a life.

Buck up.

That bell.

It's Yagumo Lake! That's God's island.

We made it to Chigusa!

Oh, honey!

We finally made it.

Let's go.

So there's Chigusa, the lake, and then Nagoshi.

The Nagoshi clan is an offshoot of the Chigusa clan.

Using the lake's bounty, both nations have prospered.

But we are barren, mountainous, and very poor.

Even if we wanted to stop the migration of villagers to Chigusa

the mountains make that extremely hard.

Genba.

I hear that there will be a festival in Chigusa

in honor of their lord.

- Do you know about it? - Yes.

I hear the Nagoshi clan are invited and will be there tomorrow.

That's exactly when we'll take over Yagumo Lake.

Well then.

We can't sit idly by forever.

We now conclude our festivities.

We sincerely thank our friends, the Nagoshi clan, for coming.

Yes, yes.

We pray for you my lord for continued peace and wealth.

Let's pray for continued good luck. Everything was wonderful.

Lord Hyoe.

Stay for a while.

Oh, I can't do that.

We must discuss our lord marrying Miss Sayuri this fall.

Is taking care of the Mikoshiba refugees quite tiring, Juro?

Let me know how we can help.

We're doing the best we can.

The refugees happily work hard in the valleys.

There's no need to worry.

- What is it? - Sir.

Tell the lord.

- Yes. - Yes.

We are refugees that are working in the Ichino valley.

We can't live off of you forever.

We discussed how to repay you

and each of us pitched in one bowl of rice.

It finally amounted to that.

- Each refugee gave one bowl of rice? - Yes.

I know it's not a lot. But would the palace--

Accept it?

Offering

Much obliged. We gladly accept.

Oh, thank you! We'll carry it to the palace right away.

Thank goodness we were born in Chigusa and not in Mikoshiba.

Yes. I hope we're happy forever.

Oomph!

- Ooph. - Here.

- Let's go pray to our god. - Yes.

Welcome back.

Oh, it's you, Ryuta.

Yes. Hi, my brother!

You're here, again?

Oh no! Our god is angry.

Is this what the legend says, Shige?

Yes. This occurs only before something bad happens.

What!?

It's been said when God's face turns red

The Nagoshi valley will perish.

I don't believe this.

So something horrible is going to happen?

- Father, we must warn everyone and pray. - Yes.

My lord!

Intruder! Beware!

And who are you?

- We're from Mikoshiba. - What!?

The Mikoshiba army is within castle walls!

- My lord! My lord! - How far are they?

- They'll be here momentarily. - My lord, you must get out.

- Come fight, Juro Chigusa! - Fight! Fight!

You are!?

My lord!

Not this gate?

- We'll get out through the Izumi gate. - Yes!

Hurry, my lord!

My lord!

We'll take care of the rest, Gokaro.

- Go to Izumi gate. - Yes!

- Hurry and guide our lord! - Hurry!

- Here! - Come.

Hurry!

We pray to you to protect our land

and people from all evil.

Please ward off all evil spirits and grant us peace and fortune.

My lord!

My lord!

Chigusa castle has been attacked and taken over!

Chigusa castle?

My lord!

The Mikoshiba army has taken over your castle, sir.

- You mean, Danjo Mikoshiba? - Yes.

- Where are our ships? - We don't know.

But their flags are up so--

Father.

That's why

God's face turned red.

Everyone!

This will probably happen to Nagoshi as well.

- Let's get ready to protect ourselves. - Yes, sir!

Katsushi. Go get details about what's happening in Chigusa.

Yes.

- How are things? - Well

- We still don't know. - That's no good.

It'll be dawn soon. We can't rest until we find Juro and kill him.

There's only one place he probably went.

- We're continuing onto Nagoshi! Go! - Yes!

- How was it? - Father.

Juro is gone and Mikoshiba took over Chigusa castle.

I see.

Wait, wait! Calm down!

Lord Danjo, let's talk peacefully.

And why are you here?

- Hand over Chigusa's young lord. - Lord Juro?

- He must be here. - Here?

- Why would Juro be here? - The young lord is not here!

He has nowhere else to turn but to kin!

Give him up peacefully, Hyoe.

Otherwise we'll take over Nagoshi just as we did Chigusa!

Settle down! Down!

Juro is not here.

Do you all want to die?

He's not here!

- Who cares. Go look! - Yes!

Halt!

- So you did hide him! - Go!

Whether Juro is here or not, I will not allow you to enter my castle!

Lord Danjo.

Even if Juro was here

as long as I am alive

I will never take orders from you. Now leave!

What?

You'll see God's wrath if you bring harm to this land.

God's wrath?

- Is that a threat? - No, it's not.

The god that protects us is on Yagumo island.

He will get angry if you cause harm to the land.

Silly things like that don't happen.

Yes, they do.

God most certainly will get mad.

Hmmm. That's interesting.

I will take God's anger head on!

What?

- Take over the castle, Genba. - Stop!

Wait!

- Father! - My lord! My lord!

Why, you!

- Everyone wait! - Oh, father.

- Fighting won't resolve this. Calm down! - But, father!

- How dare he! - No.

Nagoshi will only suffer if we fight.

Don't let revenge get in the way.

- But father! - Absolutely not!

Think carefully.

We would be stooping to his level if we fight.

Hang back for the sake of God and the people of Nagoshi.

- That is our responsibility. Okay? - Father!

The lake god is with us.

God will...

God will most certainly punish!

Hold back and don't fight. Do you hear me? Do you?

- Father! - My lord! My lord!

- Brother. - Don't, Ryuta.

Now do you get it? You're done.

Tie them up!

Wait! What are you going to do with my brother?

He's our hostage. Bring Juro to us and he can return.

- Juro? - Right.

Listen up, people of Nagoshi!

Katsushige will die if you help the Chigusa clan.

Don't forget that!

If you want to help your brother, bring me Juro.

As of today, I, Danjo will take over.

I will leave Onikojima to live in your castle.

- Let's go! - Yes!

- My brother! - Miss Sayuri!

My father is dead. My brother has been captured.

And Juro is missing.

God.

Please save Nagoshi and Chigusa.

Please protect Juro and my brother.

Grant my wishes and you can take my life.

Please. Please stop everyone's suffering.

- Miss Sayuri! - Oh, no.

Begin!

Quiet!

Why, you! Shoot!

What are you doing to our god!?

- Wait, Miss Sayuri! - You!

Miss Sayuri!

- Get away from our god! - Quiet!

How did you get here without us noticing?

You may not touch our god!

- Continue. - Yes.

Oh! Stop!

You'll soon see what will happen to your protector.

Keep your eyes open!

Go!

Let go!

Okay, light the fire.

Get back.

Why, you!

Get back! Back!

Miss Sayuri! Miss Sayuri!

You idiot! Get back!

It's dangerous!

Careful!

Careful!

Take a look at this!

This is our god's stone. Our statue has been destroyed!

See, nothing happened.

There are no demons.

What should we do about Miss Sayuri?

I doubt she's alive under those boulders.

Hey. What's that?

Was that lightning?

Must be. There are no demons.

- Bring the boat around. - Yes. Hey!

Miss Sayuri. Quick!

Are you hurt, Miss Sayuri?

Not at all.

I didn't feel getting hit by the rocks. You?

I don't have a scratch, either.

Katsushige.

Did you hear that loud noise?

We blew up God's statue!

What?

The statue is gone.

How dare you!

God will surely punish you.

You use your villagers to feed you

yet you rob them of life.

And you demolish God's statue?

You idiot!

Now you know how stupid it is to believe in God.

Miss Sayuri.

Let's go home. We can discuss what to do then.

- I will remain on this island. - But...

They have taken our statue but not our soul.

The reason we didn't get hurt in that explosion is because of God.

Juro is still missing.

And my brother is a hostage.

There's nothing else to do but to pray to God.

Miss Sayuri.

I will stay on this island and pray.

Is that?

Juro!

Juro! Juro!

He's all right. Let's quickly help him.

Hey.

Hey.

Great!

Miss Sayuri.

My lord!

Juro. It's Sayuri.

Sayuri.

You're quite hurt.

My lord.

- Am I on God's island? - Yes.

Juro didn't simply disappear.

Have you looked everywhere?

We turned over every leaf but there's no sign of him.

- Perhaps he fled to another country. - Can't be.

Did we secure Chigusa castle when we stormed it?

The lake is the only place you can escape to.

Of course. God's island!

He'll definitely show up there.

Take some soldiers and continue the search on the island.

- All right? - Yes.

Must you leave, Juro? You are still hurt.

I'm all right. I can't let Mikoshiba continue his evil ways.

The two of you alone can't do much.

- Even if it's just me, I have to go. - Oh.

Luckily, Hayato is here. We'll go to Chigusa and get Danjo!

And in exchange for Danjo, I'll get Katsushige back.

But...

What if something happens?

Sayuri. God is with us.

Don't worry, Sayuri. I'll be back before sunrise.

Okay.

To the left, Hayato.

Yes.

It's the Chigusa lord. Go after them!

Shoot.

Why isn't our boat moving?

- It won't budge! - Nothing!

What's this noise?

It's the sound of rocks rubbing together.

The noise is coming from under the water.

There.

You're right. Hey!

Our god helped us.

- Let's go, Hayato. - Yes.

Who's there?

Excuse us.

We saw someone suspicious.

And then what?

They escaped when they went through some secret door.

Juro!

It must be Juro of Chigusa.

- Capture them! - Yes!

Intruders! Get them!

You're coming to Nagoshi.

Don't come near! Or else Danjo will die.

Intruders! This way!

Be quiet! Settle down!

I'm taking Danjo. Be quiet and clear a path!

Get back! Back!

My lord!

My lord! My lord!

- Is he there? - No.

This way.

Our lord has captured Danjo.

It's true. Chigusa's lord has returned.

Let's go.

What's going on?

Hey, I'm here! Get Juro!

No more nonsense, Juro!

Kill him!

My lord.

Saburota.

Stand back. Stop.

I can't let anything happen to you.

Let's get Danjo and get Chigusa back to normal.

Kill them! Kill Juro and everyone else!

We have to escape and save the villagers, Hayato!

Here! Here!

What? Juro escaped?

Yes. The well has a secret tunnel that goes outside the castle.

Well, we know he's headed to Nagoshi.

Go and quickly cut off Katsushige.

Yes.

But what if the folks in Nagoshi don't hand over Juro?

I can't risk that.

I don't care what you need to do to bring him back.

- Go! - Yes!

Miss Sayuri!

- What's wrong? - It's something awful.

If we don't hand over Juro by sunrise, Katsushige will be killed.

What? By sunrise?

Katsushige is under heavy security.

The villagers are restless not knowing what to do.

God.

Listen up!

It's not too late

to help Katsushige.

The people of Chigusa! Hand over Juro.

How about it?

Did you hear me?

There you have it, Katsushige.

No one will help you.

You can channel your anger towards your own people.

I have no anger.

Juro will surely defeat you.

I'll become a protective spirit of Nagoshi after I die.

Go ahead.

Kill me.

Okay then.

You little snot!

Whoa. What is that?

Ikkaku!

This is God's stone.

- It's the demon. - It's revenge for breaking the statue.

It can't be.

This is not God's wrath.

Ikkaku was killed on the island.

Juro must be there. Let's go.

Shoot.

No! He escaped!

- The fog will get thicker. Let's go. - Yes.

Todohei.

I hear three boats.

- Is it the Mikoshiba warriors? - Miss Sayuri.

What should we do, Todohei?

Juro should be back soon.

Miss Sayuri.

I can't see the island's entrance due to this fog.

He's here.

Well then.

- Find him! - Yes.

Is there any way we can tell Juro what's going on?

My lord.

What does the gong indicate?

Miss Sayuri!

Stop. Stop!

Shoot.

Todohei

Why are you stopping?

Hurry, Hayato. Something has happened.

I think Miss Sayuri was warning us not to come, my lord.

- We'll be killed. - But we must save Miss Sayuri.

Hurry. I can't be the only one that survives.

You're wasting Miss Sayuri's kindness, my lord.

Please. We have to play it safe.

Hayato!

Tell us!

Why did you sound the bell?

It's Juro.

You were warning him. Get him!

Yes!

Please god!

Wait, Juro of Chigusa!

Stop! Or else I'll shoot.

Looks like we found him.

He can't escape now.

Shove that bell into the water.

Yes!

Take this woman!

Ryuta, wait.

Katsushige. Lord Katsushige?

Lord Juro!

- Lord Katsushige. - Lord Juro.

Ryuta told me you were captured. Glad to see you're okay.

Well Sayuri

Juro of Chigusa. Katsushige of Nagoshi.

We're not done yet.

Oh?

You're surrounded.

Surrender!

It'll be horrible

if both Juro and Katsushige are killed.

Nobody would protect us then.

How can we help?

Is there a god?

Ryuta! Ryuta!

Danjo.

How dare you try and execute women and children.

There must be some human compassion in you.

Let them go.

Everyone here went against me. I will kill you all.

You bastard!

You do that and you'll suffer.

Danjo. You must fear God.

God was shattered long ago.

He's at the bottom of the lake.

I'm stronger than God.

You're not the only one to be executed.

- Bring her out. - Yes.

Bring her!

Sayuri!

- Juro! - Go!!

Sayuri!

I'll show you something amusing, Juro.

- Tie her up on the stake, Genba. - Yes.

- Here. - Go!

Wait!

Stop. Take me, instead. Stop!

Quiet!

Hurry!

Danjo! Lower Sayuri! Lower her!

Light the fire!

Wait! Stop! Stop!

Shoot! Damn you!

Sayuri!

- Sayuri! - Sayuri!

God.

I give my life to you,

but you must save the others.

And...

bring peace back to Chigusa and Nagoshi.

Please.

Please answer my prayers.

- The fire will go out! - Add wood! Pour some oil!

Torch her!

Stop! Stop!

What is that sound?

What is that?

Shoot! Shoot!

Don't come near!

I'll kill them if you come any closer!

Don't come near! Do you want me to kill them?

Ryuta!

- Mommy! - Ryuta! Ryuta!

- Sayuri! - Juro!

Close the main gate!

Close it!

Hurry, shoot!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Leave it to me, my lord.

We easily blew up the statue. We'll destroy this demon too.

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Back! Back!

Light it on fire!

Wow! We did it!

Yes.

Run! Run away!

God.

God.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Sayuri.

The island is gone.

But our god will protect us forever.

From the lake. I hear it from the lake!

Yes, it's from the lake.

God is ringing the bell to pray for peace.

THE END