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Ultraman Story

1984 · 93 min

A bright, toy-like superhero adventure full of giant monsters and earnest lessons about growing up.

Directed by
Koichi Takano
Genres
Action, Adventure, Family
Overview
The film centers around Ultraman Taro growing up, and wanting to join the Ultra Brothers in battle. His family, however, thinks he is too young. Taro eventually proves himself after saving the 5 Ultra Brothers from the evil Grand King, created by Juda.
How it feels
Warm, earnest, campy and uplifting. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Coming-of-age, family, found family, identity
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Koichi Takano
Genres
Action, Adventure, Family
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
far-future
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour4
Realism2
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, family, science fiction
Directed by
Koichi Takano
Written by
Yasushi Hirano
Starring
Yoshio Kanauchi, Hiroya Ishimaru, Masako Ikeda, Taro Ishida, Masako Nozawa
Music
Shunsuke Kikuchi, Toru Fuyuki
Cinematography
Takeshi Yamamoto
Runtime
93 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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