Phillip O'Connor joins Andy and James for a detailed look at everyone's favourite diminutive kaiju, Daimajin, recently restored and on Blu-ray. Okay sure, he's tall, but he's definitely no Godzilla...
This episode's timecodes
00:31 - Episode introduction 02:05 - Daimajin's origins 06:28 - Shall we talk about the, erm, plot? 12:27 - Some of the different elements of the films 22:08 - Daimajin's design and special effects 31:20 - Production and shooting 33:45 - Obligatory Steven Segal cameo 36:40 - Original release and popularity 39:38 - Where'd the wee fella go? 43:52 - Godzilla composer Akira Ifukube's film scores 47:57 - Masks and cleft chins 49:27 - The three directors 52:10 - What next? 56:59 - easternKicks Picks 59:06 - Outro
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