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Ultraman (1979 film)
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film directed by Akio Jissoji
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TV series.
1979 in film
The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
kaiju
Kaiju
is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....
film directed by Akio Jissoji
Akio Jissoji
was a Japanese television and film director best known outside of Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultra Seven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy , , and ....
. It is a compilation film made up of scenes from Jissoji's episodes of the original Ultraman
Ultraman
is Japanese television series that first aired in 1966. Ultraman, the first and best-known of the "Ultra-Crusaders," made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, , a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q...
TV series.
Cast
- Akiji KobayashiAkiji Kobayashi, sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi or Issei Mori, was a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Mura in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. Another notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana in the 1971 series, Kamen Rider...
- Susumu KurobeSusumu Kurobe, given the birth name of , was born on in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan.He is commonly known for having played the character role Shin Hayata in the Ultraman series, a role he reprised in episode 47 of the 2006 television series Ultraman Mebius and its theatrical film adaption, Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman...
- Sandayū Dokumamushi
- Masanari NiheiMasanari NiheiMasanari Nihei is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan.-Movie:* 1962 - Gorath* 1965 - Samurai* 1970 - Dodesukaden* 1977 - Shirauo* 1996 - Revive! Ultraman* 1996,97 - Ultraman Zearth...
- Hiroko SakuraiHiroko Sakuraiis a Japanese actress and producer at Tsuburaya Productions.-Movie:-TV:-Books by Sakurai: ISBN 4093871280 ISBN 4093874646. ISBN 404853853....
Monsters
- Gavadon
- TelesdonTelesdonis a fictional kaiju from the tokusatsu TV series, Ultraman.Subtitle: .-History:After the Underground People captured Shin Hayata, they released their ancient weapon, Telesdon. As Telesdon terrorized a city he emerged from underneath, the Underground People began hypnotizing Hayata to learn what...
- The Under The Ground Human
- JamilaJamila (Ultra monster)is a monster who appeared in the Japanese superhero show Ultraman. The episode in which he so appeared was titled "My Home Is Earth."Once a human astronaut, Jamila was subsequently de-humanized and returned to Earth. Alternate spellings of his name include "Jamira" and "Jamyra"...
- Skydon
- SeabozuSeabozuis a fictional kaiju from the tokusatsu TV series, Ultraman. Seabozu appeared in Episodes 35.Subtitle: .- History :A disturbance from outer space had the Science Patrol investigate the matter to find themselves in the Monster Graveyard, where all aliens and monsters go when they are destroyed by...
- Alien Baltan
- Red King
- GomoraGomorais a fictional kaiju from the tokusatsu television series Ultraman, and first appeared in the show's only two-part storyline, The Monster Prince . Gomora has since become one of the franchises' toughest and most popular monsters, returning in subsequent Ultra Series...