Ultraman (1979)

Original title

実相寺昭雄監督作品ウルトラマン

Directed by

Akio Jissōji

Genre

science fiction film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1979 film features a giant alien superhero who defends Earth from monsters and aliens. The story follows the hero as he battles various kaiju in urban settings.

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What happens

Ultraman, also known as the Ultra Series (ウルトラシリーズ, Urutora Shirīzu), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise owned and produced by Tsuburaya Productions, which began with the television series Ultra Q in 1966. The franchise has expanded into many television shows, films, comic books, and other media publications, becoming one of the most prominent productions in the Japanese tokusatsu and kaiju genres and pioneering the Kyodai Hero subgenre. The Ultraman series is centered on a fictional alien race of superheroes who often combat kaiju or other aliens. In Japan, the Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion US dollars in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987. This makes it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia. References to Ultraman are abundant in Japanese popular culture, much like references to Superman in Western culture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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