Shin Ultraman
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Synopsis
As the threat of giant unidentified lifeforms known as "S-Class Species" worsens in Japan, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Cast
- Takumi Saitô
- Masami Nagasawa
- Hidetoshi Nishijima
- Daiki Arioka
- Akari Hayami
- Tetsushi Tanaka
- Ryô Iwamatsu
- Kyûsaku Shimada
- Keishi Nagatsuka
- Tôru Masuoka
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- Jul 15, 2022
"Unlike American attempts at Godzilla films, Anno and his co-writer and director Shinji Higuchi, are more interested in using special effects creatively than obsessively chasing after verisimilitude. Thus their films have a charm lacking in Hollywood effects movies: they…
Sean GilmanDec 11, 2022Was hoping for a bit more of that bureaucratic/political horror satire that I liked so much in Shin Godzilla (this instead opts for some more traditional pop superheroics in the face of humanity's impending extraterrestrial annihilation), but nonetheless still a very solid…
Josh LewisNov 13, 2022Ultraman tries his very best to defend the earth from a hotchpotch of kaijus without knowing humans have created their own monster: bureaucracy.
CinemaVoid 🏴☠️ - Jan 12, 2023
Like five episodes of a ULTRAMAN series squished into a two-hour block, but they're damn good episodes directed by filmmakers possed by the spirit of Akio Jissoji. I do question why a team of CGI artists made all the monsters look like they were costumes, instead of just…
Justin Declouxfans of giant women will not want to miss this one
EmmArrGusJan 11, 2023Has the arch tone of Shin Godzilla but lacks the same satiric ambition, resulting in a movie that feels like it should be funny but isn’t really. Almost every single composition and editing choice is strange and disorienting for no discernible reason. That said, it’s…
Will Sloan - Nov 20, 2022
This might not be quite as strong as Shin Godzilla, it doesn’t have the same horror in its awe and its jabs at bureaucracy feels less pointed, but it is still on the most visually interesting and enjoyable 2022 movies. It has great design and colors, Haguchi keeps bouncing…
Filipe FurtadoSep 19, 2023All the pacing issues in the world couldn't make me not love this. Why I haven't just sat down and watched every Kaiju film ever made is beyond me, because every time I see one I'm grinning and kicking my feet the entire time. The creature designs are so unique and even…
Jay 👽Jul 25, 2022New York Asian Film Festival 2022 A total throwback to the oldest iterations of the TV series, this latest Higuchi/Anno “Shin” reinterpretation captures the goofy magic of old school Ultraman perfectly. Episodic, tongue-in-cheek but always played straight, the plot moves…
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- Steven Erick lovedShin Ultraman
Not holding my breath, but I’d love for a “Shin Sentai” with a similar treatment.
Shlomo likedShin UltramanGood story but the CG is like a PS2 game
Darel likedShin Ultraman7/10
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- MDMamie DiGiovanni
Surprisingly enjoyable
CDCameron D'AquilaHiroko Asami for best waifu of 2023! I also liked the duality between Shinji Kaminaga and Alien Mefilas. In fact, I wish it had been explored just a bit more. All and all, thank you Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno for continuing the "Ultraman" franchise.
VGVel Gilbert#UltramanSweep
- DSdennis smith
I give it four stars because of the old school Ultraman in the beginning. The rest of the movie is ehhhhh.
ANafterdarc networkMovie sucked so bad
AFAndy FruehFan service at its best. But also nearly no surprises. CGI for some fights was pretty good but you could usually tell it was cg. Not enough polygons by a long way. Still the story, acting, and heart were all in the right spots and I had a LOT of fun watching it.
- RMRob Mentyka
It tried to do too much, too quickly. A shallow shell of what could have been.
CDCraig DowneyIIAn enjoyable movie that you can watch without having to know a lot about the franchise but has some subtle nods for the fans. Though with hideaki anno involved I wished it could have been a little more "out there" at times.
WBWilliam BoldenI'm a pretty big fan of Ultraman and Shin Godzilla and this made for an interesting contrast against both. Maybe best thought of as 4(ish) episodes of the original Ultraman run remade as a very-nearly-anthology movie (somewhat literally, since it just takes the plot of…
Metacritic
Jan 19, 2023
What I can’t help but miss in all this is the poetic free spirit and deep human interest that once defined most things associated with Hideaki Anno—his concerns, it seems, have shifted from individual to structural, and perhaps people just aren’t so compelling to him anymore. Higuchi’s evidently having a great deal of fun, however, and surely has more of those rubbery monsters up his sleeve. He’s doing fine.
Eli Friedberg
The Film Stage
Jan 11, 2023
It’s an exciting picture, a smart picture, a fascinating picture, and a wonderfully weird picture.
William Bibbiani
TheWrap
Jan 11, 2023
Tongue-in-cheek but never campy, Shin Ultraman is an object lesson in how to reboot a superhero franchise for modern times.
Richard Kuipers
Variety
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Shin Ultraman (2023)?
The movie is 2hr long.
What's Shin Ultraman (2023) about?
As the threat of giant unidentified lifeforms known as "S-Class Species" worsens in Japan, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Who's the cast of Shin Ultraman (2023)?
- Takumi Saitô as Shinji Kaminaga
- Masami Nagasawa as Hiroko Asami
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Kimio Tamura
- Daiki Arioka as Akihisa Taki
- Akari Hayami as Yumi Funaberi
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Tatsuhiko Munakata
- Ryô Iwamatsu as Hajime Komuro
- Kyûsaku Shimada as Taishi Okuma
- Keishi Nagatsuka as Hayasaka
- Tôru Masuoka as Kunihiko Kariba
Who's the director behind Shin Ultraman (2023)?
Shinji Higuchi directed Shin Ultraman (2023).
Who produced Shin Ultraman (2023)?
Takehiko Aoki, Minami Ichikawa and Tomoya Nishino produced Shin Ultraman (2023).
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