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Ultraman Saga

2012 · 90 min

A hopeful, action-packed superhero adventure with a bleak backdrop, balancing earnest drama and campy monster battles.

Directed by
Hideki Oka
Genres
Action, Adventure, Family
Tagline
We Still Have Glittering Hope!!
Overview
Ultraman Saga opens with a powerful apocalyptic vision of Tokyo, buildings destroyed and the city seemingly devoid of life. We are soon introduced to the Earth Defense Force (EDF), Team U (played by members of the female idol group AKB48). They and a group of young children and the last survivors on planet Earth after the world was invaded by the evil Alien Bat, the rest of the human population having been abducted.

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Directed by
Hideki Oka
Genres
Action, Adventure, Family
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • found family
  • identity
  • grief
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • space
Era
near-future
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism2
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

In this series

Ultraman Zero Collection

  1. Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The MovieMovie · 2009
  2. Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of BelialMovie · 2010
  3. Ultraman SagaMovie · 2012 This title

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Genres
action, adventure, family, science fiction
Directed by
Hideki Oka
Written by
Keiichi Hasegawa
Starring
Takeshi Tsuruno, DAIGO, Taiyo Sugiura, Sayaka Akimoto, Ayaka Umeda, Yuka Masuda, Sae Miyazawa, Sumire Sato
Music
Fumio Hara
Cinematography
Sô Takahashi
Runtime
90 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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