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Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

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Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

1979

1h 42m

8.0(8 votes)

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Overview

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman is a 1979 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Akio Jissoji. It is a compilation film made up of scenes from Jissoji's episodes of the original Ultraman TV series.

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Production Companies

Tsuburaya Productions

TOHO

TBS

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Captain Toshio Muramatsu

Susumu Kurobe

Susumu Kurobe

Shin Hayata

Sandayuu Dokumamushi

Daisuke Arashi

Masaya Nihei

Masaya Nihei

Mitsuhiro Ide

Hiroko Sakurai

Hiroko Sakurai

Akiko Fuji

Bin Furuya

Bin Furuya

Ultraman

Hikaru Urano

Narrator (voice)

Yasumi Hara

Yasumi Hara

Owner of the Pipe

Yoshiyuki Fukuda

Dr. Fukuyama

Teruo Aragaki

Gavadon / Jamila / Red King

Creative team

Directed by: Akio Jissoji
Written by: Mamoru Sasaki
Produced by: Noboru Tsuburaya

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