Ultraman (2004)
aka Ultraman: The Next
Article 6089 from Dave Sindelar
Directed by Kazuya Konaka
Featuring Tetsuya Bessho, Kyoko Toyama, Ken’ya Ohsumi
Country: Japan
What it is: More Ultraman vs monster action

A retired jet pilot for the military is kidnapped by his own military organization out of fear that, like a colleague, he may transform into a monster. However, the pilot turns into Ultraman to do battle with the monster.

This movie was made around the same time “Ultraman Nexus” was on TV, but outside of borrowing one monster from the series, they aren’t connected. It feels like a fairly ordinary origin episode, and it often feels as if it takes an unusually long time to get around to the action. It tries for poignancy but doesn’t really deliver, and considering the complex turns the TV series was taking, this take on the Ultraman story is a bit tired and dull.

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