Ultraman (1967 film)

Ultraman
Ultraman
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hajime Tsuburaya
Screenplay by	Shinichi Sekizawa;
Produced by	; ;
Starring	Susumu Kurobe; ;
Cinematography	Masaharu Utsumi
Music by	Kunio Miyauchi
Production; company	Tsuburaya Productions
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	July 22, 1967 (Japan);
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥200 million (Tokyo)

Ultraman (Japanese: 長篇怪獣映画ウルトラマン, Hepburn: Chōhen Kaijū Eiga Urutoraman, lit. Monster Movie Feature: Ultraman) is a 1967 Japanese tokusatsu superhero kaiju film directed by Hajime Tsuburaya. The film consists of re-edited material from the original television series Ultraman.

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 as double feature with King Kong Escapes.^[1] The film was never released theatrically in the United States.^[3]

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Galbraith IV 2008, p. 240.
^ "Far East Report". Japanese Fantasy Film Journal (14): 30. 1982.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Galbraith IV 1993, p. 380.

References[]

Galbraith IV, Stuart (1993). 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 978-1-4616-7374-3. 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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[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008240-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Galbraith IV 2008, p. 240.

[2] "Far East Report". Japanese Fantasy Film Journal (14): 30. 1982.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1993380-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Galbraith IV 1993, p. 380.

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Ultraman
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hajime Tsuburaya^[1]
Screenplay by	Shinichi Sekizawa
Produced by	^[1]
Starring	Susumu Kurobe ^[1]
Cinematography	Masaharu Utsumi^[1]
Music by	Kunio Miyauchi^[1]
Production company	Tsuburaya Productions^[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	July 22, 1967 (1967-07-22) (Japan)
Running time	79 minutes^[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥200 million (Tokyo)^[2]