The Great Buddha Arrival (大佛廻國, Daibutsu Kaikoku), also known as The Great Buddha Arrival: Chukyo Edition (大佛廻國・中京編, Daibutsu Kaikoku Chūkyōhen), is a lost 1934 independently made[2] Japanese black-and-white kaiju film directed by Yoshiro Edamasa.

[2][3] The Great Buddha of Shurakuen in Ueno Village, Aichi Prefecture (currently Tokai City) opens its eyes and tours Nagoya City.

After journeying through Hell, the Great Buddha rides in the clouds and heads for Tokyo.

[4][5] Bin Furuya noted that The Great Buddha Arrival inspired various tokusatsu productions most notably the Ultraman franchise.

This article related to a Japanese film of the 1930s is a stub.