Shin Ultraman

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 is a 2022 Japanese film co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Toho Company Ltd. and khara Inc. It is stated to be a film adaptation of the original Ultraman series.https://m-78.jp/news/post-5688/https://m-78.jp/news/post-5190/https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1397
Commemorating the franchise's 55th anniversary, the film was first set to be released in early summer 2021, but was delayed due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak.https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2546 During TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2021 SPECIAL PROGRAM on December 13, 2021, the final release date was announced to be set on May 13, 2022.https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/3778
This film is one of the featured works of the Shin Japan Heroes Universe collaborative project along with Shin Godzilla, Shin Evangelion Theatrical Edition and Shin Kamen Rider.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6227
The film can be watched on Redbox, Vudu, and Apple TV.
==Production==
The film will be written and produced by Hideaki Anno, who is most well known for his work on the Evangelion franchise and more recently, Shin Godzilla. Anno will be fully attached to the project after completing his work on Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. Anno's long-time partner and colleague Shinji Higuchi, who also directed Shin Godzilla, will be the film's director.https://www.khara.co.jp/2019/08/01/01/
The first draft of the film's script was reportedly completed on February 5, 2019.https://www.khara.co.jp/2019/08/01/01/
Takumi Saitoh was cast as the film's main character who becomes Ultraman, and Masami Nagasawa has been cast as his partner.https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/341956
Additional cast members including Daiki Arioka, Akari Hayami, and Tetsuji Tanaka were later announced to have been added to the cast of the film.https://m-78.jp/news/post-5251/https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1470
On November 23, 2019, Director Shinji Higuchi announced at the 2nd Atami Kaiju Film Festival that filming had already been completed.https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20191123-00010005-encount-movi
Ultraman's new design and the film's title card were revealed at TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019.https://mantan-web.jp/article/20191214dog00m200002000c.html Being based on Tohl Narita's painting Incarnation of Truth, Justice, and Beauty, the design noticeably lacks the Color Timer, and is also missing the "dorsal fin" on the back which would normally be used to conceal the zipper the suit actor uses to enter the suit. The black dots on the eyes, which are the suit's eye holes, are also absent from the redesign.
On November 3, 2020, a 2-meter-tall statue of Ultraman was unveiled at the opening ceremony of the Sukagawa Tokusatsu Archive center in Fukushima, which was Eiji Tsuburaya's hometown. Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi and Katsuro Onoue were present for the event. They also announced the release date to be in early summer 2021.
The first teaser trailer and two key visuals were revealed on January 29, 2021.https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2495https://m-78.jp/news/post-5776
The film was postponed in March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic from its original summer 2021 release.https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2546
A new trailer and release date were revealed at the TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2021 SPECIAL PROGRAM held on December 13, 2021, where director Shinji Higuchi and cast member Takumi Saitoh made guest appearances. Higuchi also revealed that the production of the film was also incomplete, which was another main contributor to its delaying from the initial premiere date.
A red carpet event was held on May 9, 2022, featuring the main cast and director Shinji Higuchi walking down the , a 60-meter-long red carpet the height of Ultraman in the film.https://youtu.be/9wbooZesdhs
On May 12, 2022, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Marine Self-Defense Force tweeted in conjunction with the promotion for the film.https://twitter.com/JGSDF_pr/status/1524585518029508609?t=G2BwJdS54wrWyZfBI6AlXAhttps://twitter.com/JMSDF_PAO/status/1524677535686021121?t=G2BwJdS54wrWyZfBI6AlXA
==Plot==
The continued appearance of giant unidentified lifeforms known as "S-Class Species" has become commonplace in Japan.
Conventional weapons have no effect on them. Having exhausted all other options, the Japanese Government issued the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol and formed an enforcement unit, known as the SSSP.
The members chosen for the unit are Leader Kimio Tamura, Executive Strategist Shinji Kaminaga, Unparticle Physicist Taki Akihisa, and Universal Biologist Yume Funaberi.
As the threat of S-Class Species worsens, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
Analyst Hiroko Asami is newly appointed to the SSSP to deal with this giant and is partnered with Shinji Kaminaga.
In Hiroko's report, she writes...
"Ultraman (tentative name), identity unknown".https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/4377https://m-78.jp/news/post-6296
==Appearances==
===Protagonist===
*Shinji Kaminaga
===SSSP===
*Hiroko Asami
*Akihisa Taki
*Yumi Funaberi
*Kimio Tamura
*Tatsuhiko Munakata
===Government of Japan===
*Hajime Komuro
*Taishi Okuma
*Seiichi Nakanishi
*Kunihiko Kariba
*Hayasaka
*Kagami
*Government Official
===Ultras===
*Ultraman
*Zōffy
===Kaiju===
*Gomess
*Mammoth Flower
*Peguila
*Larugeus
*Kaigel
*Pagos
*Neronga
*Gabora
*Alien Zarab
*Alien Mefilas
*Zetton
==Cast==
Character	Japanese 	English Dub
 	https://twitter.com/shin_ultraman/status/1509093073556369410?cxt=HHwWhMCj5fSJsPEpAAAA	Chris Hackneyhttps://twitter.com/ChrisHackneyGGK/status/1603599596701110272
 	 	Dawn M. Bennetthttps://twitter.com/DawnMBennettVA/status/1603616406116843520
 	 	Brandon McInnis
 	 	Emily Frongillohttps://twitter.com/frongi_voice/status/1603555763309662209
 	 	John Burgmeier
 	 	Brook Chalmers
 	 	Jordan Woollenhttps://twitter.com/JordanWoollenVO/status/1603815973659693056
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	Charlie Campbell
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	Matt Shipmanhttps://twitter.com/MattShipmanVO/status/1603585774359924737
 	 	Jim Forondahttps://twitter.com/JimForonda/status/1603599685079416839
 	 	Frank Todaro
 	 	
===Voice Actors===
Character	Japanese 	English Dub
 	 	Steven Kellyhttps://twitter.com/Sarifus/status/1612657472639991809
 	https://twitter.com/shin_ultraman/status/1518500058404036608	Kellen Goffhttps://twitter.com/kellengoff/status/1603812200048738335?cxt=HHwWvoC-5dqs8cEsAAAA
 	 	Theo Devaney
Extras 	 	Landon McDonaldMadeline DorrohYussef BenelbarChristian ThorsenYung-I ChangEdward L. HollandChristopher Sabat
==Staff==
*Producer/Writer: Hideaki Annohttps://web.archive.org/web/20220707151927/https://www.toho.co.jp/movie/lineup/shin-ultraman.html
*Director: Shinji Higuchi
*Executive Producers: Takayuki Tsukagoshi, Minami Ichikawa, Hideaki Anno
*Co-Executive Producers: Masayuki Nagatake, Hiroyasu Matsuoka, Tomoyuki Ogata
*Producers: Hisashi Usui, Katsura Kurosawa
*Co-Producers: Kazutoshi Wadakura, Takehiko Aoki, Tomoya Nishino, Masanori Kawashima
*Associate Director: Katsuro Onoue, Masayuki
*Deputy Director: Ikki Todoroki
*Line Producer: Kensei Mori
*Cinematography: Osamu Ichikawa, Keizo Suzuki
*Original Kaiju and Alien Design: Tohl Narita (posthumous)https://www.pen-online.jp/article/010622.html
*VFX: Shirogumi Inc.
*VFX Director: Satoru Sasaki
*VFX Supervisor: Atsuki Sato
*VFX Producers: Hiromasa Inoue, Masayo Ohno
*Optical Drawing: Sadao Iizukahttps://twitter.com/shin_ultraman/status/1470589359598407681
*Music: Shiro Sagisu, Kunio Miyauchi (posthumous)
*Shin Ultraman Production Committee : Tsuburaya Productions, Toho Company Ltd, Khara inc.
==Music==
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**Artist: Kenshi Yonezu
==Home Media==
ShinUltraman-Media-Japan-4K.jpg|Blu-Ray Special Ver. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
ShinUltraman-Media-Japan-Bluray-Special.jpg|Blu-ray Special Ver.
ShinUltraman-Media-Japan-Bluray.jpg|Blu-ray
ShinUltraman-Media-Japan-DVD.jpg|DVD
ShinUltraman-Media-Japan-Steelbook.jpg|Steelbook (Amazon JP Exclusive)
ShinUltraman-Media-US-Bluray.png|Blu-ray, Cleopatra Records (U.S.)
ShinUltraman-Media-US-DVD.png|DVD, Cleopatra Records (U.S.)
ShinUltraman-Media-Canada-Bluray.jpg|Blu-ray, Raven Banner (Canada)
==Quotes==
==Shin Ultra Fight==
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 is a miniseries exclusive to TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION. Episodes consist of both reused footage from Shin Ultraman and new footage emulating the style of the original series Ultra Fight, accompanied by a play-by-play commentary by Koichi Yamadera.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6337
 episodes are available to all Standard and Premium plan members,https://m-78.jp/news/post-6332 while was exclusive to moviegoers with advance movie tickets until June 27, 2022.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6288
No.	Title	Description 	Appearances 	Release Date
SP1	 	Footage of Ultraman vs. Neronga from Shin Ultraman 	Neronga 	May 14, 2022
SP2	 	Footage of Ultraman vs. Gabora from Shin Ultraman 	Gabora 	May 14, 2022
TI1	 	Footage of Ultraman vs. Mefilas from Shin Ultraman 	Mefilas 	May 19, 2022
SP3	 	Ultraman fights Neronga and Gabora in a canyon 	NerongaGabora 	May 30, 2022
TI2	 	Ultraman vs. Imit-Ultraman in a pro-wrestling match 	Imit-UltramanNerongaZarab 	June 6, 2022
TI3	 	A cat-and-mouse game between Ultraman and Zarab 	Zarab 	July 4, 2022
TI4	 	Grown tired of battle, Ultraman moves on from his duties...but is stopped by the four Yakuza brothers	MefilasNerongaGaboraZarab/Imit-UltramanZetton (voice)	July 4, 2022
TI5	 	Ultraman pleads with the four Yakuza brothers to assist him as Zetton slowly approaches 	ZettonMefilasNerongaGaboraZarab/Imit-Ultraman 	July 4, 2022
TI5	 	Ultraman vs. Zetton, in the style of the original episode 	Zetton 	July 4, 2022
TI5	 	With Ultraman dead, the four Yakuza brothers mourn as they carry him into the sunset, but then... 	ZettonMefilasNerongaGaboraZarab/Imit-Ultraman 	July 4, 2022
==Gallery==
===Images===
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Shin Ultraman logo 5.png
shin ultraman logo 02.jpg
ShinUltramanPoster1.jpg
ShinUltramanPoster2.jpg
ShinUltramanSSSPPoster.jpg
ShinUltramanKV2-1.jpg
ShinUltramanKV2-2.jpg
Shin Ultraman Imax.png|IMAX poster
Shin Ultraman 4D.jpg|MX4D, 4DX, DOLBY CINEMA poster
Higuchi Production Team.jpg|Higuchi Production Team
Shin Ultraman Red carpet.jpg|Red carpet
===Videos===
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==Trivia==
*The film's opening scene uses the same visuals and sound effects as the original series, but with the original Ultra Q title changed to Shin Godzilla. The film also incorporates unused footage and material from Shin Godzilla in certain scenes, images, and music.
*Shin Ultraman is not Anno's first project relating to the Ultraman Series; in fact, one of the first productions by what would eventually become GAINAX (Anno's production studio), then called Daicon Film, was Return of Ultraman: MAT Arrow 1 Takeoff Order, a short fan-made film produced in 1983.
*The film's tagline is taken from a line of dialogue spoken by Zoffy to Ultraman in the final episode of the original series.
*Models of and from appear in the background of a shot of Daiki Arioka's character. This series influenced Ultraseven and all of the subsequent entries in the Ultraman Series.
*Instead of using the word 怪獣 for Kaiju or even referring to them as such, the term used in the film is, specifically, . Likewise, the defense team uses the same acronym as its original counterpart, but the words forming it are different, being instead. It is also shortened to , read exactly the same as its template. Similarly, the term used to refer to aliens is instead of .
==External Links==
*Official website
*Official Twitter account
==References==
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