Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman
| Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman | |
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| Directed by | Hideaki Anno |
| Written by | Toshio Okada |
| Based on | Return of Ultraman by Tsuburaya Productions |
| Produced by | Yasuhiro Takeda Takeshi Sawamura |
| Starring | Hideaki Anno Norio Tamura Yasuhiro Takeda |
| Cinematography | Takami Akai |
| Edited by | Takami Akai |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tsuburaya Productions |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman (DAICONFILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン, DAICON FILM-ban Kaettekita Ultraman, lit. 'Daicon Film's version of Return of Ultraman')[a] is a 1983 Japanese superhero kaiju parody fan film directed by Hideaki Anno in his directorial debut.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Hideaki Anno as Ultraman (here, the character is referencing Ultraman Jack)[1][3][4]
- Norio Tamura as Kiruan
- Yasuhiro Takeda as Captain Ibuki
- Joiichi Hayashi as Hayakawa
- Takeshi Sawamura as Ibuki
- Takashi Nyoten as Yamaga
- Nishigaki Toshihiko as Imamura
- Yuki Nishi as Nishi
- Norio Tamura as Kiruan
- Kifumi Seizumi as the narrator
Release
[edit]Hideaki Anno attended a screening of the film in Tokyo in 1983, where he met his future friend and collaborator Shinji Higuchi for the first time.[5] They would later collaborate on Shin Ultraman with Anno returning to the title role.[6] The film was screened at Shinjuku Wald 9 on July 1, 2022 to commemorate the theater's 15th anniversary and the success of Shin Ultraman.[3] On November of the same year, an HD remaster of the film began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Japan.[7]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "DAICON FILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン マットアロー1号発進命令 の映画情報". Yahoo!映画 (in Japanese). Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Takeda, Yasuhiro (2002). The Notenki Memoirs: Studio Gainax and the Men Who Created Evangelion. Houston: ADV Manga. p. 76. ISBN 1-4139-0234-0.
- ^ a b "『DAICONFILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン』『ウルトラマン（庵野秀明自主制作版）』を7月1日(金)・新宿バルト9で一夜限りの特別上映！制作スタッフによる特別対談も実施！ - 円谷ステーション". Tsuburaya Station (in Japanese). Tsuburaya Productions. 22 June 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "庵野秀明が「DAICON FILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン」で着用したジャケットを再現 数量限定で9月発売". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Kakaku.com. May 28, 2022. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "【独占】樋口真嗣監督に聞く、庵野秀明氏とシン・ウルトラマンで目指す「断絶の解消」". ビジネス+IT (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Anno, Hideaki (May 13, 2022). シン・ウルトラマン デザインワークス [Shin Ultraman Design Works] (in Japanese). Khara, Inc. ISBN 978-4-905033-28-8. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Whitbrook, James (22 November 2022). "Hideaki Anno's Ultraman Fan Film Is Now Officially Streaming". Gizmodo. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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