The Ultra Series/Ultraman Franchise
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- CreatorEiji TsuburayaStarsKenji SaharaYasuhiko SaijôHiroko SakuraiThe first entry of Tsuburaya Productions' "Ultra Series," in which an aviator/amateur sci-fi writer, his plucky assistant, and a young female newspaper reporter investigate strange phenomena, usually involving aliens and giant monsters.Ultra Q is a series that was influenced by Toho's horror and science fiction films of the 50s and 60s, essentially the series is a string of half an hour horror films.
The series also pre-dates the X-Files when it comes to a television series that focuses on two people investigating strange parnanormal phenomena. - CreatorEiji TsuburayaStarsSusumu KurobeSandayû DokumamushiMasaya NiheiA human member of a defense force is given the life and ability to change into a giant super-hero to battle the monsters that wreaks havoc on Earth.This series was a great depart from its predecessor, focusing more on the giant monsters rather than the "ground level" paranormal phenomena Ultra Q dealt with.
- DirectorHajime TsuburayaStarsAkiji KobayashiSusumu KurobeHiroko SakuraiA feature-length compilation of episodes of the famous Japanese sci-fi TV series about a futuristic policeman who secretly transforms into a giant extraterrestrial savior.A film that consists of re-edited material from the television series. It was followed by three more instalments made by the same method, none of which have IMDB pages.
Great Violent Monster Fight (1969)
Jissoji's Ultraman (1979)
Great Monster Decisive Battle (1979) - StarsKôji MoritsuguYuriko HishimiSandayû DokumamushiAn alien superhero from M-78 protects Earth from extraterrestrial threats in this popular classic follow-up to the original "Ultraman" TV series.Ultra Seven was the follow up to the original Ultraman series that tried to replicate its success not only stylistically but, formula wise as well. This series went on to become an even bigger success than its predecessor, leading to cameos in nearly every single series/movie.
This series was intended to be the last but it's popularity stopped it from being so. - StarsJirô DanShunsuke IkedaKô MitsuiAnother being from Nebula M-78, identical to the original Ultraman, combines with car racer-turned-MAT patrol member Hideki Gô, and fights assorted menaces in a frightening new "Age of Monsters."Also known as Ultraman Jack due to licensing issues.
The Return of Ultraman was a result of a hiatus the series undertook because of original creator Eiji Tsuburaya's death in 1970. - StarsKeiji TakamineTetsurô SagawaShunichi OkitaAfter being mortally wounded in a monster attack, grocery man Seiji Hokuto and medical girl Yuko Minami are revived by (and given two Ultra Rings, with which they unite into) a new Ultra-being, Ultraman Ace.This series is a great departure from the previous series' science fiction and sometimes mystery approach to its formula, instead becoming a fully fledged superhero series complete with cameos from previous "Ultramen".
- StarsSaburô ShinodaToyoyuki KimuraShûsuke TsumuraAfter being killed in a monster attack, adolescent young man Kotarô Higashi is transformed by the entire Ultra Family into a powerful new Ultra-being, Ultraman Tarou.
- StarsRyû ManatsuYû FujikiKeiko YamadaAfter being brutally maimed by evil aliens, Dan Moroboshi (Ultra Seven) takes under his wing a fierce young Ultra-like being from L-77, and christens him "Ultraman Leo," to continue his mission to defend the Earth.
- StarsKei TomiyamaEiji KanieSumi ShimamotoJonias (AKA: Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in this, the first-ever animated Ultra Series.
- StarsHatsunori HasegawaMasaaki DaimonYûsaku YaraUltraman 80, disguised as mild-mannered schoolteacher Takeshi Yamato, defends the Earth from ferocious giant monsters, which are the result of negative energy from human anger.
- DirectorKoichi TakanoStarsHikaru UranoIchirô FurutachiKen'yû HoriuchiUltraman zoffy explains to the audience about the history of the ultra series alongside with pigmon while having to fighting off with seijins.
- DirectorKoichi TakanoStarsKen'yû HoriuchiMasako IkedaTarô Ishida
- DirectorMitsuo KusakabeRay PattersonStarsMichael LembeckChad EverettAdrienne BarbeauThe lives of three stunt pilots (Scott, Chuck, and Beth) are changed when they gain the ability to transform into three new Ultra-beings, and form the Ultra Force, to battle four giant Sorkin Monsters.
- DirectorAkio JissôjiStarsToshio ShibaKeiko OginomeShingo KazamiThe disappearance of a TV news reporter leads his co-workers to go searching for him. Later, the co-workers discover that a mysterious woman in red and the sudden appearance of a giant monster might hold the key as to the whereabouts of their missing friend.
- StarsDore KrausGia CaridesRalph CotterillAstronaut turned UMA member Jack Shindo transforms into a new Ultraman to defend the Earth.
- StarsHarrison PageRobyn BlileyRob Roy FitzgeraldWINR member Kenichi Kai transforms into a new Ultraman to defend the Earth from giant monsters and aliens.
- DirectorShinya NakajimaStarsMasaharu SekiguchiTakaaki IshibashiNoritake KinashiInept hero Ultraman Zearth must overcome his fear of germs and grime, if he wishes to save Earth from the evil Alien Benzene and his Kaiju pet Cotton-Poppe
- StarsHiroshi NaganoTakami YoshimotoAkitoshi OhtakiA high-tech squadron protects Earth from evil monsters and aliens with the help of a giant super-being named Ultraman Tiga.
- StarsTakeshi TsurunoRyô KinomotoToshikazu FukawaAs humanity begins migrating beyond Earth, a new Ultraman named Dyna arrives and bonds with defense organization GUTS' newest recruit, Shin Asuka, to protect a colony on Mars.
- DirectorKazuya KonakaStarsTakeshi TsurunoRyô KinomotoToshikazu FukawaThe members of the Super GUTS force, one of whom is secretly Ultraman Dyna, are in the middle of a losing battle against an enormous monster on the surface of the moon, when suddenly a spaceship appears and saves them by zapping the beast. The crew of the ship claim to members of the world peace force that originally created the Super GUTS force, and they invite the GUTS members to enter their brainwave patterns into the ship's battle computer so it can be a more effective fighting system. It sounds like a good idea, but could they have some other plan up their sleeves?
- StarsTakeshi YoshiokaHiroyuki WatanabeMaria Theresa GowGamu Takayama is a 20 year old member of an organization called Alchemy Stars. After a monster known as C.O.V. attacked the Earth, Gamu falls through a portal of light and meets the giant: Ultraman Gaia, who gives him his powers.
- DirectorKazuya KonakaStarsTakeshi YoshiokaGaku HamadaMai SaitoIn a change from previous Ultraman movies, this one takes place in our own universe, in which Ultraman is just a popular kids' TV show. A young boy (and Ultraman addict) named Tsutomu finds a mysterious glowing ball that tells him it can make wishes come true. The one thing Tsutomu wants more than anything else is to meet Gamu, Ultraman's human counterpart, so he can give the boy some pointers on standing up to the school bully. Unfortunately, the bully finds the wishing ball and wishes for a giant monster to appear and start stomping around their suburban Tokyo neighborhood. Gamu and the Science Patrol team must then find a way to open a gateway between the two universes to stop the monster and try to help Tsutomu with his personal problems.
- DirectorHirochika MuraishiStarsHiroshi NaganoTakami YoshimotoMio TakakiTwo years after the events of 'Ultraman Tiga', Daigo is forced to pick up another Dark Spark Lens in an attempt to stop three evils the once, dark Tiga worked with 30 million years ago, to stop destruction in Japan once and for all.
- StarsTaiyô SugiuraKaori SakagamiKôichi SudôOne time a bunch of light particles named "Chaos Header" come to earth and taken possession of monsters and use them to destroy the earth, but there is a giant named Ultraman Cosmos come to save the earth and uniting with Musashi Haruno.