Shin Ultraman

Released Jan 11, 2023

1h 52m

Sci-Fi

Action

Drama

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After the accidental death of a human during battle, Ultraman takes on the man's appearance and place at the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol to protect Earth from further threats.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Director Shinji Higuchi does a routine job with the familiar elements and the film is strictly for ardent fans of this sort of thing.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 25, 2023

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

There’s no winking self-awareness here, no digital recreation of costume seams or slightly visible wires, just an appreciation for the fact that the original series — colorful, imaginative, ambitious — had an aesthetic that worked in its own way.

Jan 11, 2023

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Hoai-Tran Bui

Inverse

Its frantic style might be a little exhausting, its emotional beats might be a little hollow, but by God, is it bold.

Jan 10, 2023

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

It’s a wonderful example of how to do retro-modern storytelling.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 20, 2023

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

The effects are solid, capturing the classic tokusatsu style and texture via CG, creating moments that feel genuinely fun and exciting to behold. But that’s not enough to keep the audience engaged for the near two-hour runtime.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 11, 2023

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Fred Barrett

In Review Online

The filmmaking duo feels at home with this material... and their brand of pop nostalgia feels alive, intelligent, and passionate in a way that Hollywood’s current onslaught of cynical IP rehashes and cinematic universes simply haven’t.

Jul 9, 2023

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Fruth

Perfect! So glad I got to see it in theaters!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/23

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El Goog

Rotten Tomatoes sucks, but Shin Ultraman sure doesn't! DC & Marvel should be ashamed, as this is one of the best superhero movies since 2008 when Iron Man plus The Dark Knight came out, & everything got all silly in Hollywood. Legendary should be ashamed too, as this is better than the entire MonsterVerse (I like all those movies, especially Godzilla 2014) & is one of the best kaiju movies ever made. I loved the plot, the backstory, the themes, the optimistic tone, the direction in general, the cinematography, the action choreography, the characters (especially Ultraman!!!), the acting, the cast, the Easter Eggs, the actually-good humor, & the psychedelic art direction. This movie made me laugh, cry, had me on the edge of my seat, & even surprised me with inversions on plot-beats from the original show. I wasn't too hip on much of the visual & aural aesthetics being rip-offs from the original show when I watched the trailer, but it worked really well in the movie, & I'd say more-so than the retro rip-offs in Shin Godzilla (even though I like that movie more). I'm kinda on-the-fence with the music, though some of it was kinda hokey, & some of it worked stupendously. Some of the editing in the beginning is a bit too rapid-fire & suffers from too much text on-screen, as well. I also wished some bits of the mysterious backstory regarding the intergalactic war between the Ultraman-people, the Zarab-people, & the Mefilas-people (Was there actually a war, though? That's what I gleaned from it, but I coulda been jumping to conclusions) or at least a bit more of the inner workings of their societies was expounded on just a touch more, though. Shin Ultraman is a cinematic triumph & one hell of a good time, as well as a good movie for people who like to explore the themes & ramifications of geo-politics, quantum physics, war, environmentalism, heroic-masculinity, some philosophy stuff, ethics of laws, industrialism, kinship, humanism & more. It's also a great companion piece to Shin Godzilla. I seriously can't stop thinking about this movie & can't wait to see it again!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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R. Baxter S

Seeing Ultraman on the big screen was fun and it was a great throwback to the 1960s TV series I enjoyed watching reruns of when I was very young.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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jereme b

I like godzilla and all the different versions of ultraman I saw all the others on TV on the tokoshoutsu channel on tubi TV channel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Gregory

It was definitely a throwback to my childhood. Love watching Ultraman on TV after school and fell in love with the monster verse. He was a superhero something to look up to and to look forward to! Loved his "costume" to a simpler design and how powerful he actually was! Loved the take on the aliens in the movie too, they were fantastic! What I didn't like was that Ultraman didn't make any sounds and didn't fight enough monsters! The human characters were kinda uninteresting at best.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Dean D

601K in 2 days of screening in the US. Woot!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Shinji Higuchi

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Takumi Saitoh

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Masami Nagasawa

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Hidetoshi Nishijima

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Daiki Arioka

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Akari Hayami

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After the accidental death of a human during battle, Ultraman takes on the man's appearance and place at the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol to protect Earth from further threats.

Director: Shinji Higuchi
Screenwriter: Hideaki Anno
Distributor: Fathom Events
Production Co: Cine Bazar, Toho Company Ltd.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 11, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 11, 2023
Runtime: 1h 52m

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