Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman
DVD cover
Directed byHideaki Anno
Written byToshio Okada
Based onReturn of Ultraman
by Tsuburaya Productions
Produced byYasuhiro Takeda
Takeshi Sawamura
StarringHideaki Anno
Norio Tamura
Yasuhiro Takeda
CinematographyTakami Akai
Edited byTakami Akai
Production
company
Distributed byTsuburaya Productions
Release date
  • July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) (Shinjuku Wald 9)
Running time
28 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman (DAICONFILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン, DAICON FILM-ban Kaettekita Ultraman, lit. 'Daicon Film's version of Return of Ultraman')[lower-alpha 1] is a 1983 Japanese superhero kaiju parody fan film directed by Hideaki Anno in his directorial debut.[2]

Cast

  • Hideaki Anno as Ultraman (here, the character is referencing Ultraman Jack)[1][3][4]
  • Norio Tamura as Kiruan
  • Yasuhiro Takeda as Captain Ibuki
  • Joiichi Hayashi as Hayakawa
  • Takeshi Sawamura as Ibuki
  • Takashi Nyoten as Yamaga
  • Nishigaki Toshihiko as Imamura
  • Yuki Nishi as Nishi
  • Norio Tamura as Kiruan
  • Kifumi Seizumi as the narrator

Release

Hideaki Anno attended a screening of the film in Tokyo in 1983, where he met his future friend and collaborator Shinji Higuchi for the first time.[5] They would later collaborate on Shin Ultraman with Anno returning to the title role.[6] The film was screened at Shinjuku Wald 9 on July 1, 2022 to commemorate the theater's 15th anniversary and the success of Shin Ultraman.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Return of Ultraman: MAT Arrow 1 Takeoff Order (帰ってきたウルトラマン マットアロー1号発進命令, Kaettekita Urutoraman Matto Arō 1-gō Hasshin Meirei).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "DAICON FILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン マットアロー1号発進命令 の映画情報". Yahoo!映画 (in Japanese). Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ Takeda, Yasuhiro (2002). The Notenki Memoirs: Studio Gainax and the Men Who Created Evangelion. Houston: ADV Manga. p. 76. ISBN 1-4139-0234-0.
  3. 1 2 "『DAICONFILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン』『ウルトラマン（庵野秀明自主制作版）』を7月1日(金)・新宿バルト9で一夜限りの特別上映！制作スタッフによる特別対談も実施！ - 円谷ステーション". Tsuburaya Station (in Japanese). Tsuburaya Productions. 22 June 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "庵野秀明が「DAICON FILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン」で着用したジャケットを再現 数量限定で9月発売". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Kakaku.com. May 28, 2022. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "【独占】樋口真嗣監督に聞く、庵野秀明氏とシン・ウルトラマンで目指す「断絶の解消」". ビジネス+IT (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  6. ↑ Anno, Hideaki (May 13, 2022). シン・ウルトラマン デザインワークス [Shin Ultraman Design Works] (in Japanese). Khara, Inc. ISBN 978-4-905033-28-8. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
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