, known in

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as ''Hanuman vs. 7 Ultraman'' (หนุมาน พบ 7 ยอดมนุษย์ - ''Hanuman pob Jed Yodmanud''), is a Japanese

tokusatsu is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such te ...

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film produced in 1974 by

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of Japan and Chaiyo Productions of Thailand. It was released theatrically in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

on March 17, 1979.

Plot

A young boy named Kochan visits a temple in

to carry out a

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, believing it could cure the world of an ongoing drought caused by the Sun becoming closer to Earth. Three robbers break into the temple and take priceless artifacts. The robbers beat the boy when he tries to step in, but when he gets up and chases after them and climbs into their jeep, he is shot in the face, killing him. Fortunately, Mother of Ultra, witnessing the incident from Nebula M78, revives the child, granting him the ability to transform into the legendary deity

Hanuman Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and on ...

. As Hanuman, Kochan tries to persuade the Sun to move back to its normal location, but he turns back to normal briefly when the robbers reappear and try to shoot him. However, the bullets harmlessly bounce off his skin, and he transforms into Hanuman again to take revenge, crushing the thieves with his fist. Meanwhile, a

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experiment is being conducted using

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. While the first rocket test goes ahead as planned, causing rainfall, the second explodes on its launchpad, causing a chain reaction that destroys the others at the test site in a massive detonation. The explosion creates an earthquake which in turn causes a fissure to form in the ground, from which emerge five evil monsters. They are Gomora (from ''

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''), Dustpan (originally from ''

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'', being the only monster out of the set to not originate in a main ''Ultra Series'' entry), Astromons, Tyrant and Dorobon (all from ''

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''), which were accidentally awakened by a rocket test gone terribly wrong. Koh transforms into Hanuman, but is rapidly overpowered by the monsters. Hanuman calls on the Six Ultra Brothers for help;

Zoffy is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' science fiction television series created by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is a follow-up to ''Ultra Q'', though not technically a sequel or spin-off. Eiji Tsuburaya's production company, Tsuburaya Productions, produced 39 episo ...

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, Ultraman Jack,

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, and

, who travel from the Land of Light to aid him. Eventually, the seven heroes triumph over the monsters, and all return home.

Cast

* Ko Kaeoduendee as Kochan /

* Anan Pricha as Anan * Yodchai Meksuwan as Dr. Wisut * Pawana Chanajit as Marissa * Sripouk as Sipuak * Srisuriya as Sisuliya * Kan Booncho as Bandit * Chan Wanpen as Bandit * Somnouk as Bandit * Hikaru Urano as Zoffy *

Toshio Furukawa is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to fellow voice actor Shino Kakinuma. Career He became famous for his roles in his career as Kagege (''Keroro Gunso''), Kai Shiden (''Mobile Suit Gun ...

Kohji Moritsugu is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Dan Moroboshi in ''Ultraseven''. Filmography Films *''The Music'' (1972) *''Zero Fighter Burns'' (1984) *''Furimukeba Ai'' (1984) *''Robot Carnival'' (1987) - Protagonist in "Presence" segment *''U ...

Jirō Dan is a Japanese actor, singer and model best known for his role as Hideki Go (Ultraman ''The Return of Ultraman''. His real name is Hideo Murata (村田秀雄). He was born in Kyoto and graduated from Heian High School. Selected filmography Film ...

as Ultraman Jack * Keiji Takamine as Ultraman Ace *

Saburō Shinoda is a Japanese actor who has played roles in films and television dramas. He signed with Daiei film and made his film debut with ''Gan'' in 1966. He is famous for playing the role of Kotaro Higashi in ''Ultraman Taro''. He is the only original U ...

* Taeko Kamisaka as Mother of Ultra * Kunio Suzuki as Gomora * Umeda Shinichi as Dustpan * Toru Kawai as Tyrant * Takeshi Watabe as Dorobon * Sakamoto Michihiro as Astromons

Release

In 1984, Chaiyo Productions re-edited the film and released it under the title ''Hanuman vs. 11 Ultraman'' (หนุมาน พบ 11 ยอด มนุษย์ -''Hanuman pob Sibed Yodmanud'') after being released in Thailand the film was released in United States under the title ''Space Warriors 2000'' (''The Year of the Monkey Wrench'').

References

External links

* * 1974 films 1974 multilingual films 1970s superhero films 1970s science fiction films Ultra Series films Japanese science fiction films Crossover tokusatsu films Films directed by Sompote Sands Japanese multilingual films Thai science fiction films Thai national heritage films Thai multilingual films Thai crossover films 1970s Japanese films {{1970s-Japan-film-stub