Ultraman (1967 film)
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is a 1967 Japan
ese tokusatsu
kaiju
film consisting of re-edited material from the original television series Ultraman
, directed by Hajime and Eiji Tsuburaya
and produced by Tsuburaya Productions
and Toho
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
kaiju
Kaiju
is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....
film consisting of re-edited material from the original television series Ultraman
Ultraman
is Japanese television series that first aired in 1966. Ultraman, the first and best-known of the "Ultra-Crusaders," made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, , a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q...
, directed by Hajime and Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
was the Japanese special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction movies, including the Godzilla series...
and produced by Tsuburaya Productions
Tsuburaya Productions
is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the original Ultraman TV series, as well as the Ultra...
and Toho
Toho
is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
.
Cast
- Akiji KobayashiAkiji Kobayashi, sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi or Issei Mori, was a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Mura in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. Another notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana in the 1971 series, Kamen Rider...
as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu - Susumu KurobeSusumu Kurobe, given the birth name of , was born on in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan.He is commonly known for having played the character role Shin Hayata in the Ultraman series, a role he reprised in episode 47 of the 2006 television series Ultraman Mebius and its theatrical film adaption, Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman...
as Shin HayataUltramanis Japanese television series that first aired in 1966. Ultraman, the first and best-known of the "Ultra-Crusaders," made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, , a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q... - Sandayū Dokumamushi
- Masanari NiheiMasanari NiheiMasanari Nihei is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan.-Movie:* 1962 - Gorath* 1965 - Samurai* 1970 - Dodesukaden* 1977 - Shirauo* 1996 - Revive! Ultraman* 1996,97 - Ultraman Zearth...
as Mitsuhiro Ide - Hiroko SakuraiHiroko Sakuraiis a Japanese actress and producer at Tsuburaya Productions.-Movie:-TV:-Books by Sakurai: ISBN 4093871280 ISBN 4093874646. ISBN 404853853....
as Akiko Fuji - Akihiko HirataAkihiko Hiratawas a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies , he is most well known for his work in the kaiju genre, including such films as King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mysterians, and his most famous role of Dr...
as Professor Iwamoto
Monsters
- BemularBemularBemular is a fictional kaiju featured in the tokusatsu TV series, Ultraman. He appeared in the show's first episode, "Ultra Operation No. 1", in which he was chased to Earth by Ultraman. Subtitle: "Space Monster" - History :...
- Suflan
- MagularMagularis a fictional kaiju from the tokusatsu TV series, Ultraman. The kaiju was made from the 1965 Baragon.Subtitle: .-History:Magura was first seen emerging from the ground during a fight between Red King and Chandrah. Frightened off by Red King, he burrowed away again and later ran into Hayata and the...
- PigmonPigmonwas a monster who appeared in the fictional superhero show Ultraman. His name comes from the word pygmy as he is the size of a human child, unlike the rest of the show's enormous monsters...
- ChandrahChandrahis from the Ultraman series. He is also called "Chandlar", or "Chandler". He appears in the episode #8 "The Lawless Monster Zone".Subtitle: .- History :Chandrah is seen in battle against Red King, during which Red King tears off Chandrah's right wing....
- Red King
- GomoraGomorais a fictional kaiju from the tokusatsu television series Ultraman, and first appeared in the show's only two-part storyline, The Monster Prince . Gomora has since become one of the franchises' toughest and most popular monsters, returning in subsequent Ultra Series...
- Peguila (appears on the poster only)