Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman

Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016)

劇場版 ウルトラマンX きたぞ！われらのウルトラマン

Hell Invades! Unleash the Ultimate Power!

When realty TV host Carlos Kurozaki breaks into a mysterious underground pyramid for a television event, he removes a special gem. . . and unwittingly releases a diabolical monster called Zaigorg! The evil creature wants Kurozaki's gem, so it spawns an army of giant kaijus to get it! It's up to the famous superheroes Ultraman X, Ultraman Tiga, and the one and only original Ultraman to stop the worldwide monster war!

Date of release
2016-03-12
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
Director
Kiyotaka Taguchi

Casting

Interesting facts

Ultraman X The Movie is a Japanese superhero and kaiju film, serving as the film adaptation of the 2015 Ultra Series television series Ultraman X. It was released on March 12, 2016, in celebration to the 50th anniversary of the Ultra Series, as well as 50th anniversary of Ultraman and 20th anniversary of Ultraman Tiga, both appearing in this movie as supporting characters. The film was scheduled for release on January 8, 2017, in the United States along with Ultraman Ginga S The Movie as a double feature. Actors of the English dub were announced on December 10, 2016, by SciFi Japan. The American release also coincided with the Canadian release from William Winckler Productions.

Production

The project was first announced by Tsuburaya Productions on July 23, 2015, and in Ultraman Festival 2015. On November 28, 2015, the title and the movie poster was released in Tsuburaya Productions' blog.

Among of its supporting casts were Takami Yoshimoto, previously known for Rena Yanase in Ultraman Tiga. Takami herself is the daughter of Susumu Kurobe (the actor of the original Ultraman's protagonist, Shin Hayata), who also the guest attendant of the movie's press conference as he latter expresses his congratulations.

Ever since the movie's screening, several stage greetings were held. The final stage greeting was on May 11, 2016, which was held as a sign of departure for the casts of Ultraman X to the spectators, as Daichi Ozora (Kensuke) passes the baton to Ultraman Orb, the Ultra Warrior of his upcoming titular series.

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