Shin Ultraman

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Shinji Higuchi

Producer:

Takehiko Aoki, Minami Ichikawa, Tomoya Nishino

Writer:

Hideaki Anno

Release Date:

Jan 11, 2023

Runtime:

2hr

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

Atom Users Reviews

4.4
36
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POPULAR TAGS
#great
#actionpacked
#original
#mustsee
#surprising
#greatvisualfx

Reviews

  • MD
    Mamie DiGiovanni

    Surprisingly enjoyable

    CD
    Cameron D'Aquila
    #showsomespirit

    Hiroko 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.

    VG
    Vel Gilbert
    #actionpacked
    #mustsee
    #original

    #UltramanSweep

  • DS
    dennis smith

    I give it four stars because of the old school Ultraman in the beginning. The rest of the movie is ehhhhh.

    AN
    afterdarc network

    Movie sucked so bad

    AF
    Andy Frueh

    Fan 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.

  • RM
    Rob Mentyka

    It tried to do too much, too quickly. A shallow shell of what could have been.

    CD
    Craig DowneyII

    An 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.

    WB
    William Bolden
    #surprising
    #greatvisualfx
    #greatcast

    I'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…

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Metacritic

84
metacritic
Based on 8 Critics
7.5

USER SCORE (12)

Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Reviews
75
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.

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Metacritic review by Eli Friedberg
Eli Friedberg
The Film Stage
82
Jan 11, 2023

It’s an exciting picture, a smart picture, a fascinating picture, and a wonderfully weird picture.

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Metacritic review by William Bibbiani
William Bibbiani
TheWrap
90
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.

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Metacritic review by Richard Kuipers
Richard Kuipers
Variety
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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).