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')[a] 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "『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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