is a 1983 Japanese superhero ''kaiju''

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

fan film A fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book, book, or video game created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan filmmakers have traditionally been amateurs, but some of the mo ...

directed by

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for creating the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995)''.'' His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotio ...

in his directorial debut.

Cast

Ultraman ''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman'' in 1966, the series is one ...

(here, the character is referencing Ultraman Jack) * Norio Tamura as Kiruan *

Yasuhiro Takeda :''The Gainax employee Yasuhiro Takeda should not be confused with the professor of the same name at National Defense Academy of Japan.'' is a Japanese anime director and founding member of Gainax; for most of his career, he was General Manager ...

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 Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. Narration is conveyed by a narrator: a specific person, or unspecified literary voice, developed by the creator of the story to deliver information to the ...

Release

attended a screening of the film in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

in 1983, where he met his future friend and collaborator

Shinji Higuchi is a Japanese filmmaker and storyboard artist. He is one of the most successful Japanese filmmakers and the top ''tokusatsu'' film director. Higuchi became known for his work on '' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'', for which he won the Specia ...

for the first time. They would later collaborate on ''

Shin Ultraman is a 2022 Japanese superhero ''kaiju'' film directed by Shinji Higuchi and written, co-produced, and co-edited by Hideaki Anno. A reimagining of ''Ultraman'', the film is a co-production between Toho Studios and Cine Bazar, and presented b ...

'' with Anno returning to the title role. The film is set to be screened at Shinjuku Wald 9 on July 1, 2022 to commemorate the theater's 15th anniversary and the success of ''Shin Ultraman''.

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* {{SciFi-film-stub 1983 films Fan films Ultraman Tokusatsu films 1980s parody films Films directed by Hideaki Anno Gainax Tsuburaya Productions Kaiju films Japanese science fiction comedy films 1980s Japanese films