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Ultraman (2004)

Ultraman poster
Original title
ULTRAMAN
Directed by
Kazuya Konaka
Genre
action film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 17m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A giant alien warrior merges with a human pilot to defend Earth from a monstrous threat. The film follows their battle against a creature awakened by human activity.

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What happens

Ultraman: The Next, released in Japan simply as Ultraman (Japanese: ウルトラマン, Hepburn: Urutoraman) is a 2004 Japanese superhero film directed by Kazuya Konaka and produced by Tsuburaya Productions. It is a prequel to Ultraman Nexus and is part of the "Ultra N Project", a three-phase experiment aimed to reinvent the franchise for an older audience. Ultraman: The Next was released in Japan on December 18, 2004 and had its American premiere at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on June 25, 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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