"The silver meteor...descends"
- ―Movie tagline
Synopsis[]
First Lieutenant Shunichi Maki of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is a prestigious F-15 Eagle jet pilot (or "driver" as he is called in the film). A lifelong fan of flying since he was a child, being a pilot is his ultimate dream. Unfortunately, his duties distance himself from his wife, Yoko, who always ends up being neglected, and his son, Tsugumu Maki, who has a congenital blood disease and has a high risk of dying at a young age.
Maki decides to quit the Air Force to devote more time to his family and to spend whatever is left for his son. He takes a part-time job as a commercial tour guide run by a kindly group of people who allow him time to work and to also take care of his family.
However, prior to quitting, Maki and his flight partner Yamashima are alerted to a strange red light streaking towards Japan, and Maki's plane collides with the red light. However, he has suffered no ill effects other than brief flashes of scenes playing out in his mind. He later discovers that the images in his mind are due to telepathic messages from the strange being in the light.
Appearances[]
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
Cast[]
- Shunichi Maki Tetsuya Bessho
- Sara Mizuhara : Kyoko Toyama
- Takafumi Udo /Beast the One : Kenya Osumi
- Yoko Maki : Nae Yuuki
- Tsugumu Maki : Ryohei Hirota
- Takeshi Kurashima : Toshiya Nagasawa
- Sogabe Daisuke Ryu :
- Manjome : Masao Kusakari
- Ippei : Eisuke Tsunoda
- Yuriko : Yumiko Sato
- Yashiro Kazuya Shimizu :
- Restaurant owner: Yoichi Okamura
- Yukie : Makiko Amuro
- Miku : Mahiro Endo
- Miku's Mother: Michimi Ono
- Miku's father: Kazuya Konaka
- Shunichi Maki (Child) : Ayumu Hamakawa
- Repairman: Takashi Yamazaki
- Ground Self-Defense Force Communication Soldier: Naoki Ichimura
- Announcer: Kengo Komada
- Special Forces: Keizo Yabe , Hirosuke Nakamura
- Gourmet Reporter: Ryo Kinomoto
- Man Watching Street TV: Yuichi Kikuchi
Voice Actors[]
- Ultraman the Next : Hideyuki Tanaka
- Beast the One :
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman the Next: Keiji Hasegawa
- Beast the One:
- Satoshi Yamamoto
- Junya Iwamoto
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- "ULTRAMAN THE NEXT"
- Artist: Tak Matsumoto
- Ending Theme
- "NEVER GOOD-BYE"
- Lyrics: Jack Blades
- Composer: Matsumoto Takahiro
- Arranger: Matsumoto Takahiro & Tokunaga Akihito
- Artist: Tak Matsumoto Group
Original Soundtrack[]
The original soundtrack was produced by Tak Matsumoto (of B'z), under his Vermillion Records label (which is in turn, a part of the Being Giza group). It was released in Japan on July 20, 2005. The catalogue code for the album is BMCV-8015.
Spin-offs[]
- Manga: A manga adaptation created by Takahiro Sawaki was serialized in Tokusatsu Ace magazines from December 2004 to April 2005. The tankobon was released on 2008.
Cancelled Sequel[]
In 2005, Tsuburaya Productions announced that a sequel to this movie, ULTRAMAN 2: requiem would be released in winter. However, due to the failure of the Ultra N Project, the sequel was cancelled. The suits for this unmade sequel were remodeled into Zett and Reibatos.