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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.
- DirectorToshihiro IijimaStarsHidekazu AkaiKônosuke TôkaiTarô KawanoThe "origin" movie of the title Ultraman, who befriends a little boy named Musashi and fights an updated version of a classic Ultra-foe, Baltan-Seijin.
- DirectorTsugumi KitauraStarsTaiyô SugiuraDaisuke ShimaKaori SakagamiOnce again, Musashi has encounter Ultraman Cosmos. Now Ultraman Cosmos has gained some new modes to defeat Scropis. Musashi has joined Team Sea to save the Blue Area. But there is mysterious evil monster, Sandros, who wants to destroy the Earth. Now it is up Musashi and Ultraman Cosmos to defeat Sandros and who's the other Ultraman?
- StarsMasahiro NoguchiYoshihiko HakamadaKumiko EndôSet in the same universe as Ultraman. Reporters investigate a new bizarre occurrence each episode.
- StarsTakuji KawakuboYasue SatôTamotsu IshibashiThe 18th show in Tsuburaya Productions' ULTRA series. Komon Kazuki is the latest member of TLT, a secret organization that destroy the invading "space beasts".
- DirectorKazuya KonakaStarsTetsuya BesshoKyôko TôyamaKen'ya OhsumiFirst Lieutenant Shun'ichi Maki of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is a prestigious F-15 Eagle jet pilot. A lifelong fan of flying since he was a child, being a pilot is his ultimate dream. Unfortunately, his duties distance himself from his wife, Yoko, who always ends up being neglected, and his son, Tsugumu, who has a congenital blood disease and has a high risk of dying at a young age.Maki decides to quit the Air Force to devote more time to his family and to spend whatever is left for his son. He takes a part-time job as a commercial tour guide run by a kindly group of people who allow him time to work and to also take care of his family.
- StarsSota AoyamaKai ShishidoHitomi HasebeIn the very first episode a strange visitor from space notices Toma's bravery when the young man risks his own life to help save a lost little boy from danger. The alien gives Toma the power to become the mighty superhero Ultraman Max, a towering red and silver giant 40 meters tall. When two gigantic monsters threaten the world, Toma uses his new powers to destroy them.
- StarsShunji IgarashiAi SaikawaDaisuke WatanabeDisguised as GUYS member Mirai Hibino, Mebius, a young rookie Ultraman, is sent by Ultra-Father to defend Earth from monsters and aliens, new and old, and even gets occasional help from the older Ultramen.
- DirectorKazuya KonakaStarsShunji IgarashiSusumu KurobeKôji MoritsuguA coalition of some of the galaxy's most ruthless alien monsters have joined forces to conquer Earth. They are however opposed by the heroic "warrior of light" Ultraman Mebius from Nebula M-78 who is the current successor to a long line of super powered "Ultra Brothers" who have protected the Earth from monster attacks for 40 years. The giant aliens resurrect the monstrous "super monster" U-Killer (Ultra Killer) Zarus, who was defeated by the Ultra Brothers in the early 80s and now lies dormant in Kobe Bay, Japan. Unable to defeat their combined might, Ultraman Mebius is defeated by the aliens but is soon rescued by six of his Ultra Brothers who have returned to action after nearly twenty years of retirement.
- StarsEriku YozaSaki KagamiTomohito WakizakiA re-imaging of Ultraseven (1967), a man name Jin who has amnesia has the ability to transform into a giant hero to fight against aliens and save the world
- DirectorTakeshi YagiStarsHiroshi NaganoTakeshi TsurunoTakeshi YoshiokaUltraman Moebius is joined once again by Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman Jack, and Ultraman Ace, as well as three later Ultramen (Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia) to fight more powerful versions of familiar Ultra Monsters.
- DirectorKôichi SakamotoWilliam WincklerStarsShôta MinamiSusumu KurobeKôji MoritsuguUltraman and his comrades from M-78 (including a new Ultraman, Zero, the son of Ultra Seven) join forces with other allies to fight a massive army of giant monsters led by the evil Ultraman Belial.
- DirectorYûichi AbeWilliam WincklerStarsYû KoyanagiTatsuomi HamadaTao TsuchiyaWhen the Menacing Belial resurfaces with an army of powerful combatants in another plot to take over the galaxy, Ultraman Zero begins to build up of a new band of comrades, both human and alien, to defeat Belial again.
- DirectorHideki OkaWilliam WincklerStarsDaigo NaitoTakeshi TsurunoTaiyô SugiuraTaking place 15 years after Shin Asuka (Ultraman Dyna) disappeared through a black hole at the series's ending, Earth has since then set up a space station on Mars in Asuka's honor and memory. The space station is then attacked by a few Granspheres, only for the invaders to quickly be fended off by a young defense team pilot named Taiga. Shortly after recklessly pursuing the Granspheres, Taiga is trapped (along with a few other Granspheres) inside of a Fortress-like Ship of an invading alien force, that quickly disappears.
- StarsSeiichi TanabeRin TakanashiHiroyuki OnoueUltra Q has returned, and continues investigations of monsters appearances and strange ecological phenomenons.