Ultraman (2004 film)
| Ultraman: The Next | |
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| Directed by | Kazuya Konaka |
| Produced by | Kiyoshi Suzuki |
| Written by | Keiichi Hasegawa |
| Starring |
Tetsuya Bessho Kyoko Toyama Nae Yuuki |
| Music by | Tak Matsumoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time
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97 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Ultraman Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Tak Matsumoto | |
| Released | July 20, 2005 |
| Recorded | Birdman West, Rodeo Recording, Giza Hills Studio, Green Way Studio, Cock and Bottle Studio |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 56:29 |
| Label | Vermillion Records |
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto, Sussie Tamagawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ryo Watabe |
Ultraman: The Next, released in Japan simply as ULTRAMAN (ウルトラマン Urutoraman?), is a 2004 Japanese science fiction tokusatsu superhero film directed by Kazuya Konaka and produced by Tsuburaya Productions. A reimagining of the Ultraman character and franchise, the film was part of the "Ultra N Project", a three-phase experiment aimed to reinvent the franchise for an older audience.
Ultraman: The Next was released in Japan on December 4, 2004 but had its premiere at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on June 25, 2005.
Tsuburaya Productions started the "Ultra N Project" in 2004, in an attempt to revitalize the Ultra franchise. The project consisted of a press conference unveiling of Ultraman Noa, the airing of the new Ultra Series Ultraman Nexus, and this movie featuring Ultraman Next. Ultraman Next resembled a lifelike insectoid version of Nexus (with insect-like body armor and organic tissue-like skin underneath). This was the first Ultraman ever to possess this sort of characteristic, a departure from the traditional "clean and shiny" look. BEING GIZA artists provided the theme songs for ULTRAMAN and Ultraman Nexus.
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