DARKNESS HEELS~THE LIVE~ is a stage play created for the DARKNESS HEELS project first held in September 2019, centering around Ultraman Belial, Jugglus Juggler, Evil Tiga, Dark Zagi and Camearra after they are mysteriously resurrected in human form.
DARKNESS HEELS~THE LIVE~SHINKA was held in December 2019,[5] featuring new cast members and three new characters. While mostly the same plot, one of five side stories, each focusing on one of the main characters, was shown at each performance.
DARKNESS HEELS~THE LIVE~2022 was held in September 2022,[6][7] again featuring the same story with minor differences and an almost entirely new cast.
Performances were followed by talk shows with performers and special guests, including Takaya Aoyagi, Kensuke Takahashi, Hideo Ishiguro and Kou Nanase.
Synopsis[]
Why would Ultraman put their own lives at stake just to save someone else?
Why would evils try to take things away just to save someone else?
There should be no need for such actions of it it is simply for living.
When the civilians from Planet Terrio came up with that question, they started two plans.
One, if powers were given to the kind-hearted ones, will they become heroes like Ultraman?
Or those who are called “evil”, what will they look for in the end?
The one who wanted revenge against the Land of Light and to take over the world – Ultraman Belial.
The one who held on to love even if it meant falling into darkness – Camearra.
The one who wanted to become god and lead humans – Evil Tiga.
The one who tried to destroy the world – Dark Zagi.
The one who dived into jealousy and craving – Jugglus Juggler.
Those who were once called "evil" wake up at Planet Terrio.
This is how the new dark story silently opened.[8]
Characters[]
Protagonists[]
Planet Aban[]
- Norm Jay
- Ward Lorette
- Regina Lorette
- Dash Lorette
- Crest Harloy
- Emeri Ameri (SHINKA and 2022 only)
O-50[]
- Parvina Rui
- Luke Basen
- Rommel
- Cecile Soria
- Bodai
Assassins from Planet Terrio[]
- Sharm Feeler
- Gia Mei
- Falcos Mizai
- Shushu
- Moria
- Koa
- Yasuka
- Haruka
- Hughes Ardy
- Gurego (SHINKA only)
Independent[]
- Hiyo (SHINKA only)
Ultras[]
- Ultraman Tiga (Stage Screen)
- Ultraman Noa (Stage Screen)
- Ultraman Orb (Stage Screen)
- Ultraman Geed (Stage Screen) (SHINKA and 2022 only)
- Ultraman Tregear (Stage Screen) (SHINKA and 2022 only)
Cast[]
- Ultraman Belial : Kentaro Menjo[9]
- Jugglus Juggler : Yoshiki Tani[10]
- Evil Tiga : Yuki Tomotsune[11]
- Dark Zagi : Yamato Furuya
- Camearra : Iori Sagara[12]
- Norm Jay [13] : Tatsuya Kageyama
- Ward Lorette [14] : Shigemi Tanaka
- Regina Lorette [15] : Kanami Morozuka
- Dash Lorette [16] : Yugo Sato
- Crest Harloy [17] : Takeru Goto
- Parvina Rui : Rina Miyazaki
- Luke Basen [18] : Judai Shirakashi
- Rommel [19] : Yuusuke Kondo
- Cecile Soria [20] : Taiichiro Matsumura
- Bodai [21] : Yuki Kaon
- Sharm Feeler [22] : Masahiro Sugie
- Gia Mei [23] : Yuko Sunohara
- Falcos Mizai [24] : Joji Saotome
- Shushu [25] : Aimi Natsume
- Moria Koji Maruyama[26] :
- Koa Keita Rikimaru[27] :
- Yasuka : Miho Amane
- Haruka : Sena Horikoshi
- Hughes Ardy : Daiki Sagawa[28]
Action Ensemble[]
- Ultraman Belial : Mashu Ishiwatari[34]
- Jugglus Juggler : Tatsuki Jonin[35]
- Evil Tiga : Yuki Tomotsune[11]
- Dark Zagi : Yuki Kamisato[36]
- Camearra : Iori Sagara[12]
- Norm Jay [13] : Tatsuya Kageyama
- Ward Lorette [14] : Shigemi Tanaka
- Regina Lorette [15] : Kanami Morozuka
- Dash Lorette [37] : Ryosuke Iwasaki
- Crest Harloy [38] : Masaki Matsuda
- Emeri Ameri[39] : Maho Tomita[40]
- Parvina Rui : Rina Miyazaki
- Luke Basen [18] : Judai Shirakashi
- Rommel [19] : Yuusuke Kondo
- Cecile Soria [41] : Takashi Tanaka
- Bodai [21] : Yuki Kaon
- Hiyo [42] : Ai Negishi
- Sharm Feeler [22] : Masahiro Sugie
- Gia Mei [23] : Yuko Sunohara
- Falcos Mizai [24] : Joji Saotome
- Shushu [43] : Saki Takahashi
- Gurego[39] : Hideyoshi Iwata
- Moria Koji Maruyama[26] :
- Koa Keita Rikimaru[27] :
- Yasuka : Miho Amane
- Haruka : Sena Horikoshi
- Hughes Ardy : Daiki Sagawa[28]
Action Ensemble[]
- Ultraman Belial : Masayasu Yagi[47]
- Jugglus Juggler : Yoshiki Tani[10]
- Evil Tiga : Kaoru Masaki[48]
- Dark Zagi : Yuta Higuchi[49]
- Camearra : Erina Oda[50]
- Norm Jay [51] : Youta Ohmi
- Ward Lorette Ryuichi Ohura :
- Regina Lorette : Mana Akasaka
- Dash Lorette [52] : Sousyo Tomimoto
- Crest Harloy [53] : Ryuki Toi
- Emeri Ameri[39] : Wakana Majima[54]
- Parvina Rui [55] : Saki Kitazawa
- Luke Basen [56] : Tatsuki Ookubo
- Rommel [57] : Hiro Akie
- Cecile Soria [58] : Tomohiro Sato
- Bodai [59] : Sora Hirayama
- Sharm Feeler [60] : Shoon Suzuki
- Gia Mei [61] : Ikumi Nakano
- Falcos Mizai [62] : Kenta Honma
- Shushu Misato Kawauchi[63] :
- Moria [64] : Shota Soeda
- Koa Keita Rikimaru[27] :
- Yasuka [65] : Rinka Ishikawa
- Haruka [66] : Kotono Shirai
- Hughes Ardy : Yusei Hiraga[67]
Voice Actors[]
Action Ensemble[]
Home Media[]
All three versions have been released on DVD, each one with two discs, the first containing the main story and the second containing a behind-the-scenes video. The original was released on January 24, 2020 and also contains a DARKNESS HEELS event held at Ultraman Festival 2019,[2] while SHINKA released on April 24, 2020 and 2022 released on January 25, 2023.[3][4]
Gallery[]
Images[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- In the beginning of the show, footage of the main protagonists in their original forms is shown on-screen. Camearra is seen fighting Ultraman Tiga, Dark Zagi is fighting Ultraman Noa, and Juggler is battling Ultraman Orb.
- At the end of SHINKA and 2022, Ultraman Geed is shown on-screen.
- Ultraman Tregear is depicted as a white silhouette on-screen.
- Shinya Saito's appearance in the original version was cancelled.[74] It is unknown what role he would have played.
- Yamato Furuya was set to reprise his role as Dark Zagi in SHINKA, but was unable to due to an injury.[75]
- Keita Rikimaru is the only actor who reprised his role in every version.
- Other than Rikimaru, Yoshiki Tani is the only returning actor in 2022, having played Jugglus Juggler in the original.
- Two actresses in 2022, Erina Oda and Ikumi Nakano, are members of AKB48.
- Some 2022 actors visited Ultra Heroes EXPO 2022 Summer Festival in costume.[76][77]
- Tregear's lines in 2022 were rerecorded and altered slightly from SHINKA.
- His voice actor in SHINKA is uncredited.
External Links[]
- Official website for the original
- Official website for SHINKA (web archive)
- Official website for 2022
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