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| Title: | Shin Ultraman |
| Director: | Shinji Higuchi |
| Writers: | Hideaki Anno |
| Producers: | Hideaki Anno; Takehiko Aoki; Minami Ichikawa; Tomoya Nishino; Takayuki Tsukagoshi |
| Composer: | Shiro Sagisu |
| Cinematography: | Osamu Ichikawa; Keizô Suzuki |
| Editors: | Hideaki Anno; Youhei Kurihara |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Toho Company Tsuburaya Productions Khara Corporation Cine Bazar |
| Distributed by: | Toho Company |
| Released: | May 13th, 2022 |
| Running time: | 112 min. |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
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Shin Ultraman is a Japanese science fiction and superhero fantasy feature film of the tokusatsu "suitmation" genres. It is part of the overall Ultraman multimedia franchise. It was directed by Shinji Higuchi with a screenplay written by Hideaki Anno. It was produced by the Toho Company, Tsubaraya Productions, the Khara Corporation and Cine Bazar. It premiered in Japan on May 13th, 2022. The film stars Takumi Saitoh as Shinji Kaminaga, Masami Nagasawa as Hiroko Asami, Hidetoshi Nishijima as Kimio Tamura, Daiki Arioka as Akihisa Taki, and Akari Hayami as Yumi Funaberi.
Plot[]
Giant monsters ravage Japan. Its a thing. They're used to it. But that doesn't mean that they like it or are going to take things lying down. To this end, the Japanese government establishes the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol - an adjunct of the Japan Self-Defense Forces to combat the threats of critters such as Neronga and Kaminaga. With the appearance of each giant monster, or kaiju, however, a new element is added to the mix. The metallic giant humanoid known as Ultraman shows up to save the day. Giant monsters with an attitude should take heed or else U-Man is gonna shred your ass up with his spacium beam!
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Takumi Saitoh | Shinji Kaminaga |
| Masami Nagasawa | Hiroko Asami |
| Hidetoshi Nishijima | Kimio Tamura |
| Daiki Arioka | Akihisa Taki |
| Akari Hayami | Yumi Funaberi |
| Tetsushi Tanaka | Tatsihiko Munakata |
| Ryo Iwamatsu | Hajime Komuro |
| Kyusaku Shimada | Taisha Okuma |
| Keishi Nagatsuka | Hayasaka |
| Toru Masuoka | Kunihiko Kariba |
| Hajime Yamazaki | Seiichi Nakanishi |
| Masami Horiuchi | Secretary of Japan |
| Go Riju | Special advisor |
| Soko Wada | Kagami |
| Yutaka Takenouchi | Government official |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Ultraman was created by Eiji Tsuburaya. It began as a live-action television series in 1966 by Tsuburaya Productions and aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from July 17th, 1966 to April 9th, 1967, spanning a total of thirty-nine episodes. The property has since spun-out into numerous follow-up programs, feature films, comic books and manga.
- The Japanese title for the film is "シン・ウルトラマン", which redirects to this page.
- Shin Ultraman is the thirty-seventh film in the Ultraman franchise.
- After its Japanese premiere, Shin Ultraman was screened at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland on July 1st, 2022.
- The movie made its North American premiere in Canada at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 14th, 2022.
- Shin Ultraman made its U.S. debut at the New York Asian Film Festival on July 23rd, 2022.
- Shin Ultraman opened to limited theatrical screenings in the United States as part of a Fathom Events release. The sub-titled version of the film screened on January 11th, 2023 with the English dubbed version premiering on January 12th.
Recommendations[]
- Shin Kamen Rider
- Shin Godzilla
See also[]
External Links[]
- Shin Ultraman at IMDB
- Shin Ultraman at Wikipedia
- Shin Ultraman at Metacritic
- Shin Ultraman at Letterboxd.com
- Shin Ultraman at Themoviedb.org
Gallery[]
Film posters[]
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