Underplayed Gems

Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008)

Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers poster
Original title
大決戦！超ウルトラ8兄弟
Directed by
Takeshi Yagi
Genre
crossover fiction
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Eight legendary giant heroes from different eras team up to defend Earth against a massive threat. The film combines characters from older and newer Ultraman series for a crossover battle.

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What happens

Superior 8 Ultra Brothers (大決戦！超ウルトラ８兄弟, Daikessen! Chō Urutora Hachi Kyōdai; lit. "Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers") is a 2008 Japanese superhero kaiju film directed by Takeshi Yagi. It unites the Shōwa heroes Ultraman, Seven, Jack and Ace together on screen with the Heisei heroes Tiga, Dyna, Gaia and Mebius. The catchphrase for the movie is "I will protect the world." (この世界を、僕が守る, Kono sekai o, boku ga mamoru). The movie was released theatrically nationwide in Japan on September 13, 2008. As of October 23, 2008, the movie had grossed over ¥800,000,000 (US$8,000,000) at the box office, becoming the most commercially successful movie in the history of the Ultraman franchise, until it was surpassed by the 2022 film Shin Ultraman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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