Ultraman (1967 film)
Ultraman (長篇怪獣映画ウルトラマン, Chōhen Kaijū Eiga Urutoraman) is a 1967 Japanese tokusatsu superhero kaiju film consisting of re-edited material from the original television series Ultraman.
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| Directed by | Hajime Tsuburaya[1] |
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| Music by | Kunio Miyauchi[1] |
| Cinematography | Masaharu Utsumi[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 79 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥200 million (Tokyo)[2] |
Cast
- Akiji Kobayashi as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
- Susumu Kurobe as Shin Hayata
- Sandayū Dokumamushi as Daisuke Arashi
- Masanari Nihei as Mitsuhiro Ide
- Hiroko Sakurai as Akiko Fuji
- Akihiko Hirata as Professor Iwamoto
- Bin "Satoshi" Furuya as the original Ultraman
Production
Ultraman was created from episodes 1, 8, 26 and 27 of the television series Ultraman originally broadcast on the Japanese television station TBS from 1966 to 1967.[1] They were blown up to 35mm from their 16mm original television prints.[1][3]
Release
Ultraman was released theatrically in Japan on July 22, 1967 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film was never released theatrically in the United States.[3]
Notes
- Galbraith IV 2008, p. 240.
- "Far East Report". Japanese Fantasy Film Journal (14): 30. 1982.
- Galbraith IV 1994, p. 380.
References
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
External links
- Chôhen kaijû eiga: Urutoraman (1967) at IMDb
- ウルトラマン. Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- "URUTORAMAN". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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