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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
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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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