Ultra Heroine Legend: From Anne to Seven is a direct-to-video documentary special about the 1967 series Ultraseven, mainly focusing on the series' heroine, Anne Yuri, and her actress Yuriko Hishimi, as she and staff and cast members share behind-the-scenes stories from the series. It was released on February 25, 2004.[2]
Synopsis[]
The documentary brings together an anthology of interviews and stories from actress Yuriko Hishimi, who played Anne, along with the staff and cast of the series. The documentary covers everything from the initial incident where the originally cast Toho actress dropped out, leading to Hishimi's sudden casting as Anne, to behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the filming of the legendary final episode, all narrated by Hishimi herself.
It includes a recreation of the unproduced episode "Revenge of 300 Years", secrets about Anne Yuri and the creation of Ultraseven, memories of the first shot, and visits to iconic filming locations, such as the Irita Beach in Izu from episode 42 "Ambassador of the Nonmalt", Mukogaoka-Yuen Station from episode 8 "The Marked Town", and the Tama Riverbank from episode 49 "The Biggest Invasion in History: Part 2". It also features a special interview between director Akio Jissoji and Yuriko Hishimi.
Cast[]
Interviewees[]
- Yuriko Hishimi (played Anne Yuri)
- Kohji Moritsugu (played Dan Moroboshi)
- Sandayu Dokumamushi (played Shigeru Furuhashi)
- Shinsuke Achiha (voice, played Soga)
- Toshihiro Iijima
- Akio Jissoji
- Shozo Uehara
- Shinichi Ichikawa
- Keisuke Fujikawa
- Akira Tsuburaya
- Shigemitsu Taguchi
- Koichi Takano
- Toru Fuyuki
- Kazuho Mitsuta
Others[]
- Misato Suzuki
- Narrator : Hikaru Urano
Staff[]
- Director: Masaki Harada
- Screenwriter and composition: Yasuo Akihiro
- Supervisor: Kazuho Mitsuta
- Planning: Kazuo Tsuburaya (Tsuburaya Productions), Masahiro Tsuburaya (Tsuburaya Productions), Yoshinori Kumazawa (Geneon Entertainment)
- Producers: Nobuyuki Koyama (Tsuburaya Productions), Sayumi Ota (Tsuburaya Productions), Yuki Mori (Geneon Entertainment), Shuichi Kitazawa (Geneon Entertainment)
- Music: Toru Fuyuki
- Production: Geneon Entertainment, Tsuburaya Productions
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Trivia[]
- In the 2017 Shogakukan publication "The Story of Anne", Hishimi stated that during this documentary's interview with her and Akio Jissoji, he mentioned the banned Ultraseven episode, "From Another Planet with Love", and hoped that it would be released soon, although this was cut out of the release.
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