Ultraman (2004)
| Ultraman ウルトラマン | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Director |
Konaka Kazuya 小中 和哉 |
| Producer |
Suzuki Kiyoshi 鈴木 清 |
| Writer |
Hasegawa Keiichi 長谷川 圭一 |
| Starring | |
| Ending theme | Never Good-bye |
| Composer |
Matsumoto Takahiro 松本 孝弘 |
| Studio | |
| Distributor | Shochiku |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 2994 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Ultraman Nexus | ||
|---|---|---|
| < Ultraman Nexus 12 | Ultraman ウルトラマン |
Ultraman Nexus 13 > |
Ultraman is a 2004 film acting as a prequel to Ultraman Nexus, and part of the Ultra N Project. It is also commonly referred to as Ultraman: The Next, the name it was given during production, to distinguish itself from other films also bearing the same name. The name was shortened at some point during the production cycle to just Ultraman. The name Ultraman: The Next was bought back for the manga version of the movie.
Plot
First Lieutenant Maki Shunichi of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is a distinguished F-15 Eagle pilot. It has been his dream of flying since young, but he ultimately decided to give up his career to spend more time with his wife, and his child who has a possibly terminal blood illness, and take up a less intensive career as a tour guide.
However, Maki would soon realise that all was not as he had planned. On his final day as a pilot, he and a flight partner were alerted to a strange red light streaking towards Japan, and went to investigate it. With flight meters gone haywire just as they were reaching the site, his partner had to pull back and return. Maki then crashed into the red ball of light, and had visions of a strange glowing giant.
Characters
- Maki Shunichi 真木 舜一 - Bessho Tetsuya 別所 哲也
- As a child: Hamakawa Ayumu 濱川 歩
- Mizuhara Sara 水原 沙羅 - Touyama Kyouko 遠山 景織子
- Udou Takafumi 有働 貴文 - Oosumi Kenya 大澄 賢也
- Maki Youko 真木 蓉子 - Yuuki Nae 裕木 奈江
- Maki Tsugumu 真木 継夢 - Hirota Ryouhei 広田 亮平