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The Men Who Made Ultraman: Moon Ship in a Forest of Stars (ウルトラマンをつくった男たち 星の林に月の舟, Urutoraman o Tsukutta Otoko-tachi Hoshi no Hayashi ni Tsuki no Fune) is a docudrama film that aired on TBS on March 21, 1989. It is a dramatization of director Akio Jissoji's involvement in the original Ultraman series based on his autobiography, Moon Ship in a Forest of Stars ― The Men Who Dreamed of Kaiju (星の林に月の舟―怪獣に夢見た男たち, Hoshi no Hayashi ni Tsuki no Fune Kaijū ni Yumemita Otoko-tachi).

Synopsis[]

Heiji Kira (representing Akio Jissoji) is a director at TBS who is disliked for his unconventional style. After being offered a job as a director for the series after Ultra Q at Tsuburaya Productions, soon to be titled Ultraman, he joins the team, but not all the staff approve of him. Not wanting to compromise on his vision, he continues directing in his own way, while bonding with a co-worker named Tokura.

Cast[]

Character Real Life Counterpart Actor
Heiji Kira Akio Jissoji Hiroshi Mikami
Noriko Tokura Noriko Shishikura Kaho Minami
Eiji Tsuburaya Eiji Tsuburaya Kou Nishimura
Ichiro Tsuburaya Hajime Tsuburaya Yuji Miyake
Tetsuo Miyagi Tetsuo Kinjo Ryoichi Yamaguchi
Hiromi Iizawa Toshihiro Iijima Junichi Ishida
Takada Koichi Takano Yasuo Daichi
Yamashita N/A Shingo Yanagisawa
Kawashima Toshiaki Ichikawa
Masami Sueyasu
Koji Nakamoto
Katayama Takashi Kakoi Shigeru Saiki
Ikeda Tohl Narita Susumu Kurobe
Barkeeper N/A Akiji Kobayashi
Murakawa Ultraman kaiju suit actors Sandayu Dokumamushi
Oshima Bin Furuya Masaki Kyomoto
Ultraman's Voice Actor Masao Nakasone Kanichi Kurita
Shozo Koyanagi Akiji Kobayashi Tatsumi Fujinami
Susumu Kurokawa Susumu Kurobe Hiroshi Tsuburaya
Mamekichi Ishida Sandayu Dokumamushi Hito Yasuhito
Tatsuya Nijo Masanari Nihei Takashi Sumita
Hiromi Momoi Hiroko Sakurai Ako Jissoji
Sachiko Kano N/A Sayuri Kokusho
TBS Production Manager Kaneko N/A Shiro Ito
TBS Producer N/A Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toho Special Effects Cameramen N/A Shigeo Kato (uncredited)
Others
Toho Assistant Special Effects Director N/A Eitaro Matsuyama
Tsuburaya Productions Assistant Director N/A Apache Ken
Suit Maker Shingo Uchiide Shingo Uchiide
Izumi N/A Junji Takada
Izumi's Wife N/A Chikako Yuri
Saseki N/A Gen Idemitsu
Kotani N/A Isamu Ichikawa
Hiraishi N/A
Shikiseki N/A
Electrical Staff Member N/A Yu Akagi
Journalists N/A Shigeru Izumiya
Kazuya Kosaka
Akebonoso Landlord N/A Chisako Hara

Others[]

  • Kyoko Iijima (飯島 京子, Iijima Kyōko)
  • Makoto Kitami (北見 誠, Kitami Makoto)
  • Kazuaki Miyamoto (宮本 和明, Kazuki Miyamoto)
  • Tetsuji Endo (遠藤 哲司, Endō Tetsuji)
  • Ichiko Fujii (藤井 一子, Fujii Ichiko)
  • Sayuri Sakihama (咲浜 小百合, Sakihama Sayuri)
  • Kazuo Osanai (小山内 一雄, Osanai Kazuo)
  • Hidetoshi Otsuki (大月 秀敏, Ōtsuki Hidetoshi)
  • Tetsuo Tanaka (田中 孝雄, Tanaka Tetsuo)
  • Ikuo Kono (河野 郁夫, Kōno Ikuo)
  • Jun Matsushita (松下 惇, Matsushita Jun)
  • Maki Yonekura (米倉 真樹, Yonekura Maki)
  • Haruki Yamaguchi (山口 晴記, Yamaguchi Haruki)
  • Takeshi Amami (天海 武, Amami Takeshi)
  • Yusuke Saito (斉藤 祐介, Saitō Yūsuke)
  • Shinichi Moroi (諸井 伸一, Shin'ichi Moroi)
  • Masaki Takayama (高山 正紀, Takayama Masaki)
  • Naoki Kanamoto (金本 修樹, Kanamoto Naoki)
  • Hidekatsu Toya (戸谷 秀克, Toya Hidekatsu)
  • Norikazu Sato (佐藤 紀和, Satō Norikazu)
  • Jo Narita (成田 穣, Narita Jō)

Staff[]

Home Media[]

The film was released on DVD on January 26, 2005. Its second disc comes with a documentary titled First Reveal! Behind the Scenes of Ultraman and a video interview with Hiroshi Mikami, Kaho Minami, Mamoru Sasaki, Takamichi Yamada, Toshihiro Iijima, Yuzo Higuchi and Kazuho Mitsuta.

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Trivia[]

  • Suits for Ultraman, Alien Baltan, Pigmon, Gomora, Red King, Seabozu, Skydon, and Woo appear in the film.
  • The film's equivalent of the Beta Capsule is called the Flash Beam (フラッシュビーム, Furasshu Bīmu), named after the light that the Beta Capsule emits when used.
  • The documentary included on the DVD release aired earlier on the same day as the docudrama's airing. Titled First Reveal! Behind the Scenes of Ultraman (初公開!ウルトラマンの裏のウラ, Hatsu Kōkai! Urutoraman no Ura no Ura), it features interviews with Ultraman staff, behind-the-scenes footage of the docudrama, and ends with Ultraman and many kaiju dancing in a field.

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Productions
Showa Series Ultra Q | Ultraman | Ultraseven | Return of Ultraman | Ultraman Ace | Ultraman Taro | Ultraman Leo | Ultraman 80
Heisei Series Ultraman Tiga | Ultraman Dyna | Ultraman Gaia | Ultraman Cosmos | Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy | Ultraman Nexus | Ultraman Max | Ultraman Mebius | Ultraseven X | Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle | Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey | Neo Ultra Q | Ultraman Ginga | Ultraman Ginga S | Ultraman X | Ultraman Orb | Ultraman Geed | Ultraman R/B
Reiwa Series Ultraman Taiga | Ultraman Z | Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga | Ultraman Decker | Ultraman Blazar | Ultraman Arc
Outside of Japan Ultraman: The Adventure Begins | Ultraman: Towards the Future | Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero | Ultraman: Rising
Original Video and TV Special Ultra Fight | Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider | Ultra Super Fight | Ultraman Nice | Heisei Ultraseven | Ultraman Neos | Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend | Ultra Idemitsujin | Ultra Zone
Showa Movies Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature | Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight | Return of Ultraman | The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army | Ultraman (1979) | Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle | Return of Ultraman: MAT Arrow 1 Takeoff Order | Ultraman ZOFFY: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army | Ultraman Story
Heisei Movies Ultra Q The Movie | Revive! Ultraman | Ultraman Zearth | Ultraman Zearth 2 | Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna | Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia | Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey | Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact | Ultraman Cosmos 2 | New Century Ultraman Legend | Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice | New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend | ULTRAMAN (2004) | Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers | Superior 8 Ultra Brothers | Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie | Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial | Ultraman Saga | Ultraman Ginga Theater Special | Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Battle Royale | Ultraman Ginga S The Movie | Ultraman X The Movie | Ultraman Orb The Movie | Ultraman Geed The Movie | Ultraman R/B The Movie
Reiwa Movies Ultraman Taiga The Movie | Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z | Shin Ultraman | Ultraman Decker Finale | Ultraman Blazar The Movie
Spin-Offs Andro Melos | Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter | Revival of the Ancient Giant | The Return of Hanejiro | Gaia Again | Ultra Q Kaiju Legend | Ultraman Kaiju Legend | Hikari Saga | Armored Darkness | Ghost Rebirth | Ultraman Zero VS Darklops Zero | Q - Door to Another Dimension | Killer the Beatstar | Ultra Zero Fight | Ultra Fight Victory | Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA | Ultra Fight Orb | New Generation Heroes | The Absolute Conspiracy | Sevenger Fight | The Struggle of Special Section 3 | The Destined Crossroad | Continued Ultra Fight | Shin Ultra Fight | Return of Special Section 3 | Ultraman Regulos | Ultraman Regulos: First Mission | Ultraseven IF Story | SKaRD Break Room
Rebroadcast Shows Ultraman Retsuden | New Ultraman Retsuden | Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle | Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle | Ultraman New Generation Chronicle | Ultraman Chronicle: ZERO & GEED | Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey | Ultraman Chronicle D | Ultraman New Generation Stars
Informational Ultraman The Prime | ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES | Ultra Science Fantasy Hour | Ultra Fight Club | UlSummer Information Station | Ultra Information Center | Professor Teruaki's "Blazar Kaiju Academy" | Super Power! Ultra Encyclopedia! | Ultra Construction Tour | THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN | Ultraman 4K Discovery
Docudramas Fly in the Sea Breeze! Ultraman | The Men Who Made Ultraman | My Beloved Ultraseven | The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman | Kaiju Club | The Two Ultramen
Other Series and Movies Kaiju Booska | Captain Ultra | Mighty Jack | Fight! Mighty Jack | Operation: Mystery | Chibira-kun | Mirrorman | Redman | Triple Fighter | Emergency Directive 10-4·10-10 | Iron King | Horror Theater Unbalance | Fireman | Jumborg Ace | Mirror Fight | Jumborg Ace & Giant | Mars Men | Army of the Apes | Pro-Wrestling Star Aztecaser | The Last Dinosaur | Dinosaur Expedition Born Free | Dinosaur Great War Izenborg | Star Wolf | Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon | Anime-chan | Gridman the Hyper Agent | Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad | Moon Spiral | Cyber Beauties Telomere | Booska! Booska!! | Otasuke Girl | Mysterious Incident Special Investigation Team SRI | Mirrorman REFLEX | Bio Planet WoO | Operation: Mystery - Second File | Mirror Fight 2012 | Operation: Mystery - Mystery File | Gridknight Fight
Anime The☆Ultraman | Ultraman Kids | Ultraman Graffiti: Wild! Ultra Country | Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend | Ultra Nyan | Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation | Ultraman M78 Theater Love & Peace | Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero | The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman | Kaiju Sakaba Kanpai! | Kaiju Girls | SSSS.GRIDMAN | ULTRAMAN (2019) | Kaiju Step Wandabada | SSSS.DYNAZENON | KAIJU DECODE | GRIDMAN UNIVERSE
Outlaw Content Space Warriors 2000 | Project Ultraman | Ultraman The Animation | Ultraman: A Little Journey on Earth | Fun... English with Ultraman | Young Ultraman | Ultraman Big Transformation | Sinic Q | Red Jade | Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman | Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman
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