Just in time for Christmas, fans of Ultraman and tokusatsu are rejoicing for a brand-new addition to TUBI, and that is Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno’s Shin Ultraman.
That’s right, the sixth-highest-grossing Japanese film in 2022 (and considered to be the most successful film in the Ultraman Franchise) has made its way to Tubi, a free-ad-supported streaming service. Fun fact for those who aren’t familiar with Shin Ultraman, it is a reimagining of the 1966 Ultraman television series, and the second reimagined tokusatsu series, following Godzilla (Shin Godzilla), and Kamen Rider (Shin Kamen Rider). The film available on TUBI is subtitled only.
The movie was produced by Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno, who also handled the scripts. Shinji Higuchi, who directed the Attack on Titan live-action films, helmed Shin Ultraman along with his Higuchi-Gumi Team. Shin Ultraman was the second film in Anno’s Shin Japan Heroes Universe. It received eight nominations at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Picture of the Year, and won three. Shin Ultraman is available now for Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital.
The continued appearance of giant unidentified lifeforms known as “S-Class Species” has become commonplace in Japan.
Conventional weapons have no effect on them. Having exhausted all other options, the Japanese Government issued the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol and formed an enforcement unit, known as the SSSP.
The members chosen for the unit are: Leader Fumio Tamura (played by Hidetoshi Nishijima), Executive Strategist Shinji Kaminaga (played by Takumi Saitoh), Unparticle Physicist Taki Akihisa (played by Daiki Arioka), and Universal Biologist Yume Funaberi (Akari Hayami)
As the threat of S-Class Species worsens, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
Analyst Hiroko Asami (played by Masami Nagasawa) is newly appointed to the SSSP to deal with this giant and is partnered with Shinji Kaminaga.
In Hiroko’s report, she writes… “Ultraman (tentative name), identity unknown”.
Source: TUBI
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