Shin Ultraman, from Shin Godzilla filmmaking duo Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, finally dates a home release after a limited theatrical release earlier this year.
Look for the live-action comic book reboot to arrive on Digital on July 4 before heading to Blu-ray and DVD on July 11. No box art or special features have been revealed at this time.
In Shin Ultraman, “we learn the appearance of giant unidentified life forms known as ‘S-Class Species (Kaiju)’ has become commonplace in Japan. The Japanese Government formed a Kaiju defense taskforce known as the SSSP, led by Kimio Tamura (played by Drive My Car’s Hidetoshi Nishijima). After a particularly challenging encounter, a silver giant descends from the sky to rescue the country. Dubbed Ultraman, this giant’s identity and purpose are a mystery.”
Takumi Saitoh is playing the main character. In addition, Masami Nagasawa, Daiki Arioka, Akari Hayami, and Tetsushi Tanaka star in Shin Ultraman.
Shinji Higuchi directs Shin Ultraman from a screenplay by Hideaki Anno.
Ultraman is, per his official bio, “An alien superhero from Nebula M78.” He first appeared in the ’60s Japanese TV series “Ultraman,” fighting various invading monsters and aliens.
The film takes a similar approach to Shin Godzilla, focusing heavily on the politics of dealing with the sudden appearance of giant monsters. In his review for Bloody Disgusting, Paul said the creators “carve out another considerable and clever update of a beloved Japanese icon. The towering, humanoid superhero from another galaxy doesn’t receive a significant physical makeover in this new big-screen adventure, however his origin story is retooled with fantastic results.”
Shin Ultraman is part of Hideaki Anno’s Shin trilogy that reimagines larger-than-life Japanese icons, first established with Shin Godzilla and most recently with Shin Kamen Rider. The latter recently debuted as a limited Fathom Event theatrical screening.
Shin Ultraman is produced by Toho Co., Khara Inc. and Tsuburaya Productions.
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