"Recover the light of the galaxy!!"
- ―Movie tagline
Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie [1] is a Japanese film in Tsuburaya Productions' 43-year-old Ultraman Series franchise. The film premiered in theaters on December 12, 2009, distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Japan. The film went on to gross $6,161,665 and become the third highest-grossing Ultraman movie behind the previous year's entry.
Production
This film is the first project produced by Tsuburaya Productions after joining the TYO Group.[2][3] Its distribution shifted from Shochiku, the long-time distributor of the Ultraman franchise, to Warner Bros. Pictures. The film also marks the Japanese directorial debut of Koichi Sakamoto, his first contribution to the Ultraman series.[4][5]
The film serves as a sequel to Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey, featuring the largest "war" ever depicted in Ultraman history. Set within a space opera narrative beyond Earth, it unites every warrior from the Land of Light, from the original Ultraman to Ultraman Mebius, and presents the first full cinematic view of their homeland. It also showcases over 100 monsters, forming one of the franchise's biggest ensemble casts.[6][7]
The film also introduces Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Belial, both of whom later became central and iconic figures within the franchise.[8][9]
Development
Planning began in August 2008. From the start, concepts, including the introduction of Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Belial and the setting of the Land of Light as the main stage, were already in place. At the time, director Koichi Sakamoto was living in New Zealand, prompting then–Tsuburaya Productions vice president Junya Okabe to visit him personally to invite him to direct the film.[10]
Sakamoto was chosen largely through Okabe's initiative. The two had met in the United States in their twenties and had long wanted to collaborate. Okabe envisioned a film that audiences of all ages could enjoy, while introducing fresh action and visual techniques unique to the Ultraman Series. Confident that Sakamoto would take on the challenge enthusiastically, Okabe entrusted him with the project.
Early development initially considered continuing the story from Superior 8 Ultra Brothers, with appearances by Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Gaia.[11] The original draft included a large-scale battle involving the Ultra Brothers, but Sakamoto later restructured the idea. His revised plan emphasized each Ultra Warrior's individuality while showcasing Belial's overwhelming power. The structure of the battles was inspired by Bruce Lee's Game of Death, with choreography tailored to each hero's unique fighting style.[12]
Concept
Through the use of CGI, the Land of Light was rendered with greater detail than in any previous series.
Sakamoto aimed to make the Ultras appear "cool" on screen, incorporating as many dynamic and visually striking shots as possible in both live action and CGI. Drawing on his background in live-action filmmaking, he balanced anime-inspired visuals with steady pacing and cinematic rhythm. The Land of Light was designed from concept art by Okabe, while Sakamoto handled storyboarding to visualize each sequence in detail.
When developing Ultraman Zero, Sakamoto worked closely with the tokusatsu team after receiving preliminary character details from Okabe. Zero was given Ultraman Leo as his mentor, both for Leo's reputation as a fierce fighter and because he had been Sakamoto's favorite Ultraman growing up. Sakamoto was deeply influenced by the story of Gen Otori, who trains under Dan Moroboshi in Ultraman Leo and grows stronger through hardship. Since Zero was conceived as the son of Ultraseven, pairing him with Leo felt natural.[12]
Zero's design drew inspiration from classic manga protagonists such as Joe Yabuki from Ashita no Joe and Akira Fudo from Devilman. Okabe initially suggested a "delinquent youth" archetype, which aligned with Sakamoto's vision and helped define Zero's rebellious and determined personality. His original color scheme was primarily red, but with many red Ultras appearing in the film, blue was added for clearer visual distinction based on Okabe's recommendation.[12]
For Ultraman Belial, the design aimed to make him appear both menacing and stylish. Sakamoto collaborated closely with the suit actor to express the character's power and presence through movement rather than facial expression. Because Belial's mask limited emotional range, the portrayal relied heavily on body language and cinematography. The production team focused on capturing these nuances to maximize the character's on-screen impact.[12]
Casting
In addition to the regular cast from the Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle series, several notable actors reprised their original roles. Shunji Igarashi, Susumu Kurobe, Kohji Moritsugu, and Takeshi Tsuruno returned to portray their characters from earlier Ultraman entries. Jiro Dan, Keiji Takamine, and Ryu Manatsu also participated as voice performers.
Taiyo Sugiura, who had previously played Musashi Haruno in Ultraman Cosmos, requested to appear in the film during production. As a result, he reprised his role as Musashi after a six-year hiatus.[13][14] The ancient Ultra beings from the Land of Light were portrayed by Bin Furuya, the original Ultraman suit actor, and manga artist Mamoru Uchiyama.[15]
The newly introduced character Ultraman Zero was voiced by Mamoru Miyano.[16] Other roles featured well-known celebrities with little prior experience in voice acting. Comedian Hiroyuki Miyasako voiced the film's main antagonist, Ultraman Belial.[17] Fashion model Rie Hasegawa provided the voice of the Mother of Ultra,[18][19] while professional wrestler Masahiro Chono voiced Alien Reiblood.[20][21]
Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made a special appearance as the voice of Ultraman King. Initially reluctant, he accepted the offer after encouragement from his family, including his younger son, politician Shinjiro Koizumi.[22][23][24][25][26]
As part of a promotional tie-in with the variety show Super Talent ×2 Bakushōchū!, Takashi Okamura of the comedy duo Ninety-Nine appeared in the film as the character Pressure.[27][28]
Filming
Due to a tight production schedule, filming took place between May 27 and mid-July 2009. Most scenes were shot using green screen compositing and computer-generated imagery (CGI), with few on-location sequences.[12] The only major physical set built for the production was the interior of the spaceship Space Pendragon.
The special effects were handled by the "Build Up" team, led by producer Junya Okabe. Extensive use of full-CG backgrounds and wire-action techniques allowed for fast-paced combat scenes between human-sized aliens and human characters. According to Fuyuki Shinada, many of the film's visual motifs were inspired by The・Ultraman, a manga illustrated by Mamoru Uchiyama. Okabe instructed the team to use the manga's visual tone as a stylistic reference.[12]
Sakamoto also emphasized that Ultra hosts should appear physically stronger than ordinary humans. To reflect this, the film includes several hand-to-hand combat scenes before each transformation sequence. Post-production was completed in October 2009.[12]
Marketing
The main actors participated in the production press conference.[29]
Production of the film was officially announced on June 19, 2009, through a press release issued by the TYO Group.[30] A formal production presentation followed on July 23 at the "Ultra Festival Eve Festival/Ultra Project Presentation" event held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.[31][32]
On September 16, 2009, it was announced that Takeshi Tsuruno would join the cast.[33] Additional voice actors were revealed on October 7. The film's premiere took place on December 6 at Lazona Kawasaki Plaza in Kanagawa Prefecture.[34][35]
In 2011, the film was released in over 1,000 theaters across China,[36] setting a record for the widest release of a Japanese film in the country. Between May 9 and May 15, it grossed approximately ¥170.4 million. According to Tsuburaya Productions, it achieved the highest box office revenue ever recorded for a Japanese film in China at that time.[37][38]
Plot
The film opens up with a red orb of energy chasing after a blue orb of energy throughout space. Upon landing on a desert-like moon, the blue orb reveals itself to be the monster, Bemular. The red orb reveals itself to be Ultraman Mebius and the two face off. After a short battle, Ultraman Mebius destroys Bemular and returns to the Land of Light in Nebula M78, where he is reunited with Ultraman, Zoffy and Ultraseven. The three Ultras inform Mebius that "minus energy" has been plaguing several planets in the universe lately, causing monsters across the universe to rampage for unexplained reasons.
Meanwhile on a Space Prison, Alien Zarab (disguised as Imit-Ultraman) tricks two guard Ultras and uses the Giga Battlenizer to release the evil Ultraman known as Ultraman Belial. Alien Zarab declares an alliance with the evil Ultraman, but is quickly killed in cold blood. Ultraman Belial is then confronted by a squadron of Ultras led by Ultraman Taro to stop him, but Belial easily shrugs them all off and fights with Taro himself, dragging him down to the Land of Light.
Ultraman Belial is then confronted by all of the citizens of the Land of Light, but he easily brushes them all off and continues towards HQ, taking out Ultraman, Seven, Zoffy, Mebius, Jack, Ace, 80, and even both Father of Ultra and Mother of Ultra until finally, he steals the Plasma Spark - the ultimate source of power for the Ultras on the planet. Without its power, the Land of Light quickly freezes over, as well as all of its denizens (Ultraman and Ultraseven survive by shielding themselves at the last moment).
Ultraman Belial then leaves the Land of Light with the Plasma Spark in hand and heads to the Monster Graveyard as Ultraman Taro saves the last amount of light to keep the planet alive. Meanwhile Ultraman Mebius, who was flung into space during Belial's raid, returns to the Land of Light to see that it has become a frozen wasteland. However, Ultraman and Ultraseven inform Mebius of a helpful source, Rei, a Reionics and the human form of Reimon.
Elsewhere the ZAP SPACY crew, after their battle against Alien Reiblood, have now landed on an Earth-like planet known as "Dent". However, their visit is quickly interrupted by the appearance of the monster Zaragas, who appears before them in a meteorite. After a short battle using their weapons, Rei sends his Gomora to do battle against the monster and after some assistance by the ZAP SPACY, Zaragas is destroyed. Immediately afterwards, the ZAP SPACY is shocked by the sudden appearance of Ultraman Mebius, who takes Rei and teleports away before the ZAP SPACY can respond.
Rei is then confronted by Mirai, the human form of Ultraman Mebius. Mirai tells Rei the story of M78 and the Land of Light. Long ago, the planet and its people were once very much like Earth until its sun went out and thus the planet faced destruction until the Plasma Spark was created, it is revealed that the Plasma Spark acts like an artificial sun for the planet and that it also transformed all of its citizens into the Ultra Warriors. Mirai then explains the story of Ultraman Belial: Before his current state, Belial was tempted into owning the power of the Plasma Spark for himself, but was visibly scarred by its energy and was banished by the Ultra Warriors for endangering the planet. In the deep recesses of space, he met Alien Reiblood who fused with Belial, transforming him into the evil Ultra he is now and acting as his consciousness. During Belial's first raid on the Land of Light called the Revolt of Belial, he nearly conquers the planet with an army of monsters until he was confronted by Ultraman King.
Ultraman Belial was sealed away in a prison made to hold him, his army was destroyed, and the Giga Battlenizer was sealed away in a Valley of Fire. Mirai then asks for Rei's assistance now that Belial has returned, and Rei agrees to help. Meanwhile after fleeing M78, Ultraman Belial hides in the Monster Graveyard and uses the Giga Battlenizer to resurrect and control 100 Ultra Monsters to fight the Ultra Warriors. Rei and Mirai soon land on the frozen surface of the Land of Light, and begin to journey to the Plasma Spark Tower to reunite with Ultraman and Ultraseven.
The duo are suddenly ambushed by the sudden appearances of Dorako, Bemstar and Saramandora, all led by an Alien Shaplay, who was sent by Ultraman Belial to stop them from reaching the Spark Tower. During the fight, Mirai's Mebius Brace is damaged by Alien Shaplay and Rei nearly loses his Battlenizer, but luckily Shin Hayata (Ultraman taking the form of his human host) and Dan Moroboshi (Ultraseven's human form) arrive to briefly stop Alien Shaplay; Rei rescues his Battlenizer and Dan's Capsule Monsters: Windom, Miclas and Agira fight and destroy Belial's monsters as the four heroes continue to venture to the Spark Tower.
During the journey, Hayata and Mirai suggest calling out to an unknown person believed to have limitless potential, but Dan refuses. Like Belial, the person was also tempted into owning the Plasma Spark but was stopped by Ultraseven and was "banished" from the Land of Light as well. In reality, the person (who is Ultraman Zero) was sent to train with Ultraman Leo on a desert planet while wearing training armor known as the Tector Gear Zero. Zero is more reliant on physical strength and appears to be stubborn, although it is revealed he does have a sense of justice as he befriends a Pigmon on the planet where he is training.
The heroes soon reach the Spark Tower and prepare to reunite with Ultraman Taro, but Alien Shaplay returns seeking vengeance and sends another of Belial's monsters, Black King to stop the heroes. Rei sends Gomora to battle against Black King while the Ultra Brothers face off against Alien Shaplay inside the Tower. Ultimately, Alien Shaplay plunges to his death and Gomora destroys Black King in short order. Using the last of his remaining power, Ultraman Taro gives his energy to Hayata, Dan, and repairs Mirai's Mebius Brace, allowing the three Ultras to transform once again.
Rei joins up with them and together the heroes journey to face off against Ultraman Belial in the Monster Graveyard. Soon the Ultra Brothers, Gomora, Litra, and Rei all confront Ultraman Belial in the Monster Graveyard. After a failed attempt to turn Rei against the Ultra Brothers, Belial unleashes his Monster Army to destroy them, Ultraman and Ultraseven team up while Mebius and Gomora work together to retrieve the Plasma Spark.
Rei transforms into Reimon to face off against some of Belial's alien minions and is victorious. Noticing that Rei is a Reiblood just like him, Belial continues to goad Reimon into joining him as they are both "brothers". After Reimon refuses again, Belial strikes Reimon with some negative Reiblood energy, transforming him into Reimon's out-of-control Burst Mode. Gomora transforms into Reionic Burst mode as well, but with Belial having superior control over Reiblood energy, Burst Mode Reimon is brainwashed into attacking the Ultra Brothers instead and Gomora mortally wounds Ultraseven.
Elsewhere in the universe, the ZAP SPACY are searching for Rei but are suddenly ambushed by two more of Belial's monsters, Nurse and Alien Zetton. Suddenly, Shin Asuka of Super GUTS appears, fights, and defeats Alien Zetton. He reveals himself as Ultraman Dyna to the ZAP SPACY, he agrees to take them to the Monster Graveyard after destroying Nurse. Upon arriving in the Monster Graveyard, Ultraman Dyna tries to face off against Belial while the ZAP SPACY crew snaps Reimon out of his Burst Mode.
After brushing off Dyna, Belial tries to kill the ZAP SPACY and Rei, but Ultraseven takes the hit and collapses, but not before sending his Eye Slugger to the deep recesses of space. Back on the planet where Leo is training Zero, during their training Leo witnesses his pupil saving the life of his Pigmon friend and stops fighting. Both Leo and Ultraman King inform Zero that he saved the life of someone, the purpose of being an Ultraman, and they finally reveal to him that when he was exiled, Ultraseven was actually saving his life by stopping him from touching the Plasma Spark, otherwise he would've ended up just like Ultraman Belial.
Suddenly, Ultraseven's Eye Slugger appears before them as an S.O.S. Ultraman King finally reveals that Zero is actually the son of Ultraseven, Ultraman Zero. Redeemed and now freed from his armor, Ultraman Zero takes off to the Monster Graveyard to confront Ultraman Belial. Upon arriving, Ultraman Zero quickly retrieves his father's body but is too late as Ultraseven dies in his arms.
Infuriated and fueled with potential, Ultraman Zero destroys the remaining monsters of Belial's Monster Army and faces off with Ultraman Belial himself. After a long and vicious battle, Ultraman Zero disarms Belial of the Giga Battlenizer and defeats Ultraman Belial with ease, knocking him into a river of molten lava and seemingly destroying him. Ultraman Leo and Astra also reunite with the other Ultras in attendance and prepare to take the Plasma Spark back to the Land of Light. Suddenly, all the monsters of Belial's Army (as well as a few others) suddenly reappear as ghosts and they all dive into the Lava where Belial had fallen before. They all soon re-emerge, combined to form the gigantic Belyudra with Ultraman Belial as its brain. All the Ultras in attendance (Ultraman, Leo, Astra, Dyna, Mebius, and Zero), Rei, EX Gomora, and the ZAP SPACY crew all work together to try and stop Belyudra, but the gargantuan monster of monsters stands up to them all and shrugs off all of their attacks.
Rei then notices the Giga Battlenizer, attempting to take control of Belial's monsters with his own Battlenizer, Belyudra is immobilized from the monsters revolting against Belial. This allows Ultraman Zero to use the Plasma Spark's energy to give him enough power to destroy Ultraman Belial once and for all, even though he claims he is immortal.
After the combined forces off the Ultras, the ZAP SPACY, and Ultraman Zero's power, Belyudra explodes and the Giga Battlenizer follows close behind. The Plasma Spark is returned to the Land of Light, restoring the planet's life and saving the people of M78. The ZAP SPACY crew become the first humans to ever set foot on the Land of Light and after saying their goodbyes to Hayata and Mirai, Asuka decides to join the ZAP SPACY crew on their adventure.
Ultraman Zero is reunited with his revived father Ultraseven, and Ultraman King warns the population of Ultras that while they have just overcome a major crisis, there are likely more to come, and they must all work together to protect the galaxy. Elsewhere, Ultraman Belial's body is seen floating in space, and his eyes begin to light up...
Appearances
Ultras
- Ultraman Mebius
- Normal
- Mebius Burning Brave
- Ultraman Taro
- Ultraman Boy
- Father of Ultra
- Mother of Ultra
- Zoffy
- Ultraman
- Ultraseven
- Ultraman Hikari
- Yullian
- Ultraman Neos
- Ultraseven 21
- Ultraman Max
- Ultraman Xenon
- Ultraman Powered
- Ultraman Great
- Ultraman Chuck
- Ultraman Scott
- Ultrawoman Beth
- Ultraman Jack
- Ultraman Ace
- Ultraman 80
- Ultraman King
- Ultraman Leo
- Astra
- Ultraman Zero
- Tector Gear Zero
- Normal
- Ultraman Dyna
- Ultraman Belial
- Early Style (Flashback)
- Reionics
- Residents of Land of Light
Kaiju
Rei's Kaiju
Reionics
- Reimon
- Normal
- Burst Mode
- Alien Shaplay
- Alien Reiblood (Flashback)
Reionics Kaiju
Ultraseven's Capsule Kaiju
Belial Army
- Dorako
- Saramandora
- Bemstar
- Alien Baltan
- Zetton
- Gomess (S)
- Antlar
- King Guesra
- King Silvergon
- King Goldras
- Magular
- Arigera
- Gudon
- Twin Tail
- Mukadender
- Angross
- Roberuga II
- Kelbim
- Gromite
- Froguros (B)
- Birdon
- Lunaticks
- Jasyuline
- Alien Valky
- Pressure
- Zoa Muruchi
- Hoe
- Telesdon
- Alien Reflect
- Tyrant
- Arstron
- Red King
- Galberos
- Vakishim
- Sadola
- Alien Hipporit
- Alien Temperor
- Alien Guts
- Alien Metron
- King Joe Black
- Fire Golza
- Eleking
- Gan-Q
- Banpira
- Verokron
- Nova
- King Pandon
- Doragory
- Nurse
- Alien Zetton
- Dada
- Alien Nackle
- Alien Babarue
- Alien Magma
- Belyudra
Ordinary Kaiju
- Bemular
- Alien Zarab
- Imit-Ultraman
- Normal
- Zaragas
- Pigmon
- Peguila (Stock Footage Flashback)
- EX Red King (Stock Footage Flashback)
- Armored Darkness (Stock Footage Flashback)
Cast
- Rei /Reimon : Shota Minami
- Shin Hayata /Ultraman : Susumu Kurobe
- Dan Moroboshi /Ultraseven : Kohji Moritsugu
- Hyuga : Hiroyuki Konishi
- Haruna : Saki Kamiryo
- Kumano : Mitsutoshi Shundo
- Oki : Toru Hachinohe
- Musashi : Taiyo Sugiura
- Residents of the Land of Light (pre-transformation):
- Shin Asuka /Ultraman Dyna : Takeshi Tsuruno
- Mirai Hibino /Ultraman Mebius : Shunji Igarashi
- Alien Pressure : Takashi Okamura
Voice Actors
- Ultraman Belial : Hiroyuki Miyasako
- Ultraman Zero : Mamoru Miyano
- Alien Reiblood : Masahiro Chono
- Mother of Ultra : Rie Hasegawa
- Ultraman Jack : Jiro Dan
- Ultraman Ace : Keiji Takamine
- Ultraman Taro : Hiroya Ishimaru
- Ultraman Leo : Ryu Manatsu
- Ultraman 80 : Osamu Yamamoto
- Zoffy : Hideyuki Tanaka
- Alien Zarab/Imit-Ultraman : Takeshi Aono
- Alien Shaplay : Taiyo Kawashita
- Ultraman Hikari : Keiichi Nanba
- Ultraman King : Junichiro Koizumi
- Father of Ultra : Tokuma Nishioka
- Alien Zetton : Daisuke Nagakura
- Battlenizer : Hideyuki Hori
- Narration : Masaaki Yajima
- Trailer Narration : Eiichiro Suzuki
- Yukihiro Matsumura
- Mariko Tonomura
- Yunosuke Inoue
- Shinya Nakakubo
- Sasaki Kayoko
- Shunzo Miyasaka
- Yoko Hirao
- Takamichi Ootsubo
- Kenichiro Morita
- Haruna Wakizaka
Suit Actors
- Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Mebius, Ultraman Taro, Father of Ultra, Zoffy, Ultraman Max, Ultraman Powered, Windom, Alien Babarue, Alien Magma: Masaki Onishi [41][42][40]
- Ultraman Belial, Ultraseven, Ultraman Leo, Rei's Gomora, Father of Ultra, Dada: Hirokazu Iwakami [41][42][40][43]
- Ultraman, Reimon, Ultraman Ace: Hiroyuki Inomata [41]
- Masaki Inatome
- Hideki Sugiguchi
- Koji Kawamoto
- Minoru Tomita
- Makoto Ito
- Mother of Ultra, Yullian, Ultrawoman Beth: Jun Yamashita [41]
- Pigmon: Koshige Namihei [44]
- Takehito Ouchi
- Tomohiko Akiyama
- Kazunori Yajima
- Kota Fukuchi
- Junya Matsukami
- Kohji Mimura
- Nobuyuki Obigane
- Motoko Nagino
- Yuka Hino
- Ayako Hino
- Daisuke Terai
- Land of Light Ultra: Hideyoshi Iwata [45]
- Daisuke Fukuda
- Shinya Iwasaki
- Hiroshi Suenaga
- Eiji Mori
- Norifumi Fukuda
- Ryusei Fukushima
- Kenji Kajikawa
- Ikumi Tanoue
- Koyomi Sakurai
- Takumi Koyanagi
- Akihiro Miyata
- Tatsumi Tamori
Staff
- Director: Koichi Sakamoto
- Screenwriters: Junya Okabe, Tatsuro Kashihara, Yuji Kobayashi
- Producer and visual supervisor: Junya Okabe
- Executive producers: Shinichi Ooka, Kazuhiro Takenaka, Kazumi Kawashiro, Shin Unozawa, Yoshio Takada, Shuhei Miura, Kazuhiko Kurokawa, Hiroaki Yoshida, Toyoki Ota, Noriyasu Ueki
- Music: Mike Verta
- Production producer: Koki Okagawa
- Cinematographer: Takumi Furuya
- Lighting: Katsunori Saito
- Art: Tetsuzo Osawa
- Editor: Daisuke Imai
- Editing supervisor: Shuichi Kakesu
- Sound recording: Ichiro Hoshi
- Action director: Akihiro Noguchi
- Stunt cooperation: Tatsuro Koike, Hiroyuki Okano
- Wire stunt coordinator: Tomoaki Kawasumi
- Director's assistant: Taikan Higurashi
- Assistant directors: Masayasu Yasuhara, Shoichi Tanaka, Hideki Inagawa
- Associate producers: Hiroyasu Shibuya, Nobuyuki Koyama
- Set decoration: Nobuhiro Yamashita
- Practical effects: Izumi Negishi
- VFX and modeling: Build Up
- Character designers: Masayuki Gotoh, Taishiro Kiya
- Image boards: Masayuki Gotoh[46]
- VFX producer: Takashi Kuwabara
- VFX chief director: Hajime Koyasu
- VFX art directors: Hijiri Taketomi, Takayuki Honda
- Modeling producer: Takafumi Tanibuchi
- Modeling: Fuyuki Shinada, Yuya Takahashi
- Sound effects: Yuji Furuya
- Script supervisor: Midori Mori
- Advertising producers: Sei Okazaki, Hiroshi Deme
- Cooperation: Hiroko Sakurai
- Theme song music producers: Hideki Tanabiki (rooM78), Hiroto Tanikawa (Rhythmedia)
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie Production Committee (Tsuburaya Productions, Bandai, Bandai Visual, Bandai Namco Games, Dentsu, Dentsu Tec, Shogakukan, Dwango, TYO, Warner Bros. Entertainment Japan)
- Production: Tsuburaya Productions
- Distribution: Warner Bros. Entertainment Japan
Music
The film's theme song was performed by Japanese singer MISIA. The collaboration stemmed from Ultraman being appointed as a special supporter of Child AFRICA, a charitable organization founded by MISIA in 2008 to support children's education worldwide.[47][48]
The music video for the theme song marked the first time Tsuburaya Productions was involved in the production of a music video for a musical artist. It was filmed by Shinichi Ooka, the cinematographer for Ultraman series. The video was directed by Kazuhito Kamimura, who had previously directed several of MISIA's music videos.[49]
- Hoshi no You ni...
- Lyrics: MISIA
- Composition: Sinkiroh
- Arrangement: Tohru Shigemi
- Artist: MISIA
Gallery
Images
Videos
Trivia
- This movie marks the last appearance of Shunji Igarashi in the Ultraman Series. This is also the last time he reprised his role as Mirai Hibino as well as his role in voicing Ultraman Mebius. Later, Shunji retired from his entertainment career in 2013.
- This also was Takeshi Aono's final role in voicing Alien Zarab, as he retired in 2010 and died in 2012.
- Concept art for the film has several differences regarding the monster cast:
- One piece depicts Gavadon, Bemstar, Bemular and Red King II amongst the ghosts floating in the graveyard.
- One piece depicts Zumbolar, Gandar and Oxter as the monsters sent to the Land of the Light.
- Another has Bemstar amongst the monster army at the graveyard rather than at the Land of the Light like in the final film.
- As one of many selected to celebrate the Ultraman Series' 60th anniversary, this film was made available on the official Ultraman YouTube channel in three parts on October 31, November 9, and November 16, 2025, each available for two weeks, following November's theme of "The Story of Hope."[50][51][52]
Errors & Goofs
- While Ultraman, Zoffy, and Ultraseven headed to one of the Land of Light structures to fight against Belial, Zoffy's suit and helmet is shown to be different in some sequences before it switches back to the previous one (though it's occasionally shown during the fight) after Ultraman and Ultraseven fell off from the building.
External Links
- Official website (web archive)
- Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie at Tsuburaya Productions' official website
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- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie Super Complete Works, pg 59. Interview with Junya Okabe and Koichi Sakamoto.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 Ultraman Official Archive: Zero vs. Belial 10th Anniversary Book, pg 67. Interview with Masaki Onishi.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie Super Complete Works, pg 74. Interview with Koichi Sakamoto, Masaki Onishi, Hiroyuki Inomata, Jun Yamashita and Hirokazu Iwakami.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie Visual File, pg 91. Interviews with Masaki Onishi and Hirokazu Iwakami.
- ↑ Ultraman Official Archive: Zero vs. Belial 10th Anniversary Book, pg 114. Interview with Hirokazu Iwakami.
- ↑ http://aac-stunts.co.jp/member_profile/NamiheiKoshige/
- ↑ Ultraman Official Archive: Zero vs. Belial 10th Anniversary Book, pg 68. Interview with Hideyoshi Iwata.
- ↑ Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie Super Complete Works, pg 73
- ↑ https://eiga.com/news/20090928/17/
- ↑ https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0021223
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- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-7611
- ↑ https://x.com/TsuburayaGlobal/status/1982734065317900342
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