Daimajin (Japanese Language Version) (1966)

aka’s: Majin, Monster Of Terror/Majin The Hideous Idol/Majin, The Stone Samurai/The Vengeance Of The Monster/大魔神

A giant stone statue (Riki Hashimoto) comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depredations of an evil warlord. Stars Miwa Takada and Yoshihiko Aoyama. This is the Japanese language version of Majin, Monster Of Terror (also available here at Rare Movie Collector). (In Japanese language, with English subtitles).

This film comes from a widescreen import print, which has far superior picture quality than the U.S. version.