Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers

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Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers
Information
Starring	Shunji Igarashi, Masaki Nishina, Ai Saikawa, Daisuke Watanabe, Kenta Uchino, Misato Hirata, Minoru Tanaka
Release Date(s)	September 16, 2006
Country of Origin	Japan
Language	Japanese
Running Time	93 minutes
Directed by	Kazuya Konaka
Produced by	-
Written by	Keiichi Hasegawa
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Cinematography by	-
Editing by	-
Distributed by	Shochiku

Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers , is an Ultraman Mebius movie released in theatres in 2006. It is the 10th original film in the ultra series, and like the main Ultraman Mebius series, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the franchise. The movie peaked at 3rd in the Japanese box offices.

Plot

20 years ago, Ultraman , Ultraseven , Ultraman Jack and Ultraman Ace fought U-Killersaurus, an extremely powerful monster that Yapool , who had returned, had created and taken the form of. Together, they knock the beast into the sea, but in order to stop him for good, they seal him away, sacrificing their ability to transform. They take up jobs to be in the area of Kobe to live their rest of the lives, as humans.

20 years later, Mirai Hibino travels to Kobe as a investigation. There, he meets Aya Jinguji , an oceangrapher who is part of GUYS, and befriends her and meets her brother, Takato Jinguji who says that he hates team GUYS and Ultraman. Aya explains that 3 months ago, him and his pet dog, Art, were attacked by a Cherubim. This event traumatised him, as he felt powerless as Art was injured by the monster and also by the fact that team GUYS or Mebius did not come to save him. Art miraclously survived the incident, but Takato no longer wanted to take care of him.

Mirai and the four other Ultra Brothers in Kobe see an Ultra Sign sent by Zoffy, warning them of a new threat, calling themselves the Alien Union. This group consists of Alien Temperor , Alien Zarab , Alien Guts and Alien Nackle, who are working together in order to revive Yapool. Alien Temperor appears first, fighting Ultraman Mebius but being defeated fairly easily. Mirai tells Takato that he is friends with Mebius and will tell him to show him a 'V' sign, which excites Takato, as Mirai believes that this could re-ignite his belief in Ultraman.

Aya is then captured by Zarab and tricks Mirai into drinking a weakening substance, that doesn't allow him to transform for some time. Using data collected from their battle, Alien Zarab disguises himself as Mebius. Ultraman Mebius works to destroy him and afterwards faces Takato, but before he can hold up the 'V' sign, Alien Guts appears and traps Mebius in a crystal, effectively defeating him. The sky turns dark and the civlians of Kobe lose hope.

The four Ultra Brothers debate whether they should save him, as it's unlikely they'll be able to do anything in their weakened state anyway. They decide that they are Earth's last hope, and must fight even though all odds are against them. They transform but Alien Guts and Alien Nackle easily fight them, showing how weak they have truly become. With their will to save Ultraman Mebius and earth, they fire their beams at them and they topple to the ground, defeated. The four of them rescue Mebius and the day appears to be saved, until Alien Nackle and Alien Guits suddenly awaken.

It turns out they weren't yet defeated, and by capturing the four Ultra Brothers, the seal is removed and Yapool begins to awaken. It's now Mebius's turn to save his brothers and he does so by destroying Alien Guts and using the Mebium Punch on Nackle, leaving him lying in a crater. He saves his brothers, but Yapool has now fully awoken.

He re-appears as U-Killersaurus Neo, a much larger and stronger version of his original form. He destroys Alien Nackle, claiming that he was just pawn, hypnotised to revive him. With all ultras weak from previous battles, it seems they have no chance, until Ultraman Taro and Zoffy appear, sending their powers to the 5 other Ultra Brothers, so that they can all fight with their full strength. All 7 Ultra Brothers battle the creature, but before Mebius can fire his beam, he notcies that Aya is trapped inside the crystal on his head as a hostage. He tells the other Ultra Brothers to stop, so in response they all fuse together into Mebius and he become Mebius Infinity Form.

With his new power, Ultraman Mebius destroys Yapool and saves Aya and finally holds up the 'V' sign to Takato, who once again believes in Ultraman.

The setting of this movie is never explicitly given, but all members of Crew GUYS Japan are present in the movie, meaing that it must take place at least after Episode 2 and before Episode 24, where Mirai mentions that him and his brothers already defeated Yapool.

Characters

• Mirai Hibino (ヒビノ ミライHibino Mirai^?) - He is Ultraman Mebius's human form. The main character and a member of GUYS. 18 years old.
• Hayata (ハヤタHayata^?) - He is Ultraman's host. A real name is Shin Hayata (ハヤタ・シンHayata Shin^?). After change becomes impossible, he works as the airport administrator of the Kobe airport.
• Dan Moroboshi (モロボシ・ダンMoroboshi Dan^?) - He is Ultraseven's human form. After change becomes impossible, he works as the owner of a stock farm in Kobe City.
• Hideki Go (郷 秀樹Gō Hideki^?) - He is Ultraman Jack's host. After change becomes impossible, he is instructing boy racers of a circuit of Kobe City.
• Seiji Hokuto (北斗 星司Hokuto Seiji^?) - He is Ultraman Ace's host. After change becomes impossible, he works as the chef in the hotel of Kobe City.
• Aya Jinguji (ジングウジ・アヤJingūji Aya^?) - She is the genius oceanographer who acquired the license of GUYS at the age of 14. She is Takato's elder sister and Supreme Chancellor Takenaka's granddaughter. She is absorbed as a hostage by U-Killersaurus・Neo. 22 years old.
• Takato Jinguji (ジングウジ・タカトJingūji Takato^?) - He is Aya's younger brother and Supreme Chancellor Takenaka's grandson who aimed at becoming the member of GUYS. When he was attacked by Kelbeam, he was not able to go to help a pet dog named Alto. And it became a trauma and shut the mind. 7 years old.

Crew GUYS Japan Members

• Ryu Aihara (アイハラ リュウAihara Ryū^?)
• Marina Kazama (カザマ マリナKazama Marina^?)
• George Ikaruga (イカルガ ジョージIkaruga Jōji^?)
• Konomi Amagai (アマガイ コノミAmagai Konomi^?)
• Teppei Kuze (クゼ テッペイKuze Teppei^?)
• Shingo Sakomizu (サコミズ シンゴSakomizu Shingo^?)

Ultraman

• Ultraman Mebius (ウルトラマンメビウスUrutoraman Mebiusu^?)
  • Mebius Infinity (メビウスインフィニティーMebiusu Infinitī^?)
• Ultraman (ウルトラマンUrutoraman^?)
• Ultraseven (ウルトラセブンUrutora Sebun^?)
• Ultraman Jack (ウルトラマンジャック Urutoraman Jakku^?)
• Ultraman Ace (ウルトラマンエースUrutoraman Ēsu^?)
• Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンタロウUrutoraman Tarō^?)
• Zoffy (ゾフィーZofī^?)

Monsters

• U-Killersaurus (UキラーザウルスYū Kirāzaurusu^?)
• U-Killersaurus Neo (Uキラーザウルス・ネオYū Kirāzaurusu Neo^?)
• Yapool (ヤプールYapūru^?)
• Alien Temperor (テンペラー星人Tenperā Seijin^?)
• Alien Zarab (The Imit-Ultraman Mebius ) (ザラブ星人 (ニセウルトラマンメビウス) Zarabu Seijin (Nise Urutoraman Mebiusu)^?)
• Alien Guts (ガッツ星人Gattsu Seijin^?)
• Alien Nackle (ナックル星人Nakkuru Seijin^?)
• Kelbeam (ケルビム Kerubimu^?)

Cast

• Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (Voice) (ヒビノ ミライ／ウルトラマンメビウス (声) Hibino Mirai/Urutoraman Mebiusu (Koe)^?): Shunji Igarashi (五十嵐 隼士Igarashi Shunji^?)
• Shin Hayata/Ultraman (Voice) (ハヤタ・シン／ウルトラマン (声) Hayata Shin/Urutoraman (Koe)^?): Susumu Kurobe (黒部 進Kurobe Susumu^?)
• Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven (Voice) (モロボシ・ダン／ウルトラセブン (声) Moroboshi Dan/Urutora Sebun (Koe)^?): Kohji Moritsugu (森次 晃嗣Moritsugu Kōji^?)
• Hideki Go/Ultraman Jack (Voice) (郷 秀樹／ウルトラマンジャック (声) Gō Hideki/Urutoraman Jakku (Koe)^?): Jiro Dan (団 時郎Dan Jirō^?)
• Seiji Hokuto/Ultraman Ace (Voice) (北斗 星司／ウルトラマンエース (声) Hokuto Seiji/Urutoraman Ēsu (Koe)^?): Keiji Takamine (高峰 圭二Takamine Keiji^?)
• Aya Jinguji (ジングウジ・アヤJingūji Aya^?): Aiko Ito (いとう あいこItō Aiko^?)
• Takato Jinguji (ジングウジ・タカトJingūji Takato^?): Ouga Tanaka (田中 碧海Tanaka Ōga^?)
• Ryu Aihara (アイハラ リュウAihara Ryū^?): Masaki Nishina (仁科 克基Nishina Masaki^?)
• Marina Kazama (カザマ マリナKazama Marina^?): Ai Saikawa (斉川 あいSaikawa Ai^?)
• George Ikaruga (イカルガ ジョージIkaruga Jyōji^?): Daisuke Watanabe (渡辺 大輔Watanabe Daisuke^?)
• Konomi Amagai (アマガイ コノミAmagai Konomi^?): Misato Hirata (平田 弥里Hirata Misato^?)
• Teppei Kuze (クゼ テッペイKuze Teppei^?): Kenta Uchino (内野 謙太Uchino Kenta^?)
• Shingo Sakomizu (サコミズ シンゴSakomizu Shingo^?): Minoru Tanaka (田中 実Tanaka Minoru^?)
• Kobe Mayor Matsunaga (神戸市長 松永Kōbe Shichō Matsunaga^?): Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美Horiuchi Masami^?)
• Assistant Official Koda (コウダ助役Kōda Joyaku^?): Toshikazu Fukawa (布川 敏和Fukawa Toshikazu^?)
• Secretary Mayor Midorikawa (市長秘書ミドリカワShichō Hisho Midorikawa^?): Mariya Yamada (山田 まりやYamada Mariya^?)
• Ocean Curator Mr. Hirokawa (Masayoshi Hirokawa) (海洋学芸員 広川さん (広川 正義) Kaiyō Gakugeiin Hirokawa-san (Hirokawa Masayoshi)^?): Shingo Kazami (風見 しんごKazami Shingo^?)
• Tetsuya Yanagihara (柳原 哲也Yanagihara Tetsuya^?) of America Zarigani
• Yoshiyuki Hirai (平井 善之Hirai Yoshiyuki^?) of America Zarigani
• Hiroko Sakurai (桜井 浩子Sakurai Hiroko^?)
• Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子Hishimi Yuriko^?)
• Shunsuke Ikeda (池田 駿介Ikeda Shunsuke^?)
• Mitsuko Hoshi (星 光子Hoshi Mitsuko^?)
• Kiyoshi Hikawa (氷川 きよしHikawa Kiyoshi^?)
• Zoffy (ゾフィーZofī^?, Voice): Hideyuki Tanaka (田中 秀幸Tanaka Hideyuki^?)
• Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンタロウUrutoraman Tarō^?, Voice): Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也Ishimaru Hiroya^?)
• Yapool (ヤプールYapūru^?, Voice): Tesshō Genda (玄田 哲章 Genda Tesshō^?)
• Alien Zarab (ザラブ星人Zarabu Seijin^?, Voice): Takeshi Aono (青野 武Aono Takeshi^?)
• Alien Guts (ガッツ星人Gattsu Seijin^?, Voice): Piston Nishizawa (ピストン 西沢Pisuton Nishizawa^?)
• Alien Nackle (ナックル星人Nakkuru Seijin^?, Voice): Ryūsei Nakao (中尾 隆聖Nakao Ryūsei^?)
• Alien Temperor (テンペラー星人Tenperā Seijin^?, Voice): Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔Gōri Daisuke^?)

Suit actors

• Ultraman Mebius: Keiji Hasegawa (長谷川 恵司Hasegawa Keiji^?)
• Ultraman: Kenya Soma (相馬 絢也Sōma Kenya^?)
• Ultra Seven: Katsuhiko Watanabe (渡辺 勝彦Watanabe Katsuhiko^?)
• Ultraman Jack: Akashi Kajimoto (梶本 明志Kajimoto Akashi^?)
• Ultraman Ace: Keizo Yabe (矢部 敬三Yabe Keizō^?)
• Ultraman Taro: Shun Kobayashi (小林 峻Kobayashi Shun^?)
• Zoffy: Daisuke Fukuda (福田 大助Fukuda Daisuke^?)
• The Imit-Ultraman Mebius: Hidenori Ogino (荻野 英範Ogino Hidenori^?)
• Monsters & Aliens: Tomohiro Nagata (永田 朋裕Nagata Tomohiro^?), Hiroaki Nakamura (中村 博亮Nakamura Hiroaki^?), Hiroshi Suenaga(末永 博志Suenaga Hiroshi^?), Makoto Itō (伊藤 慎Itō Makoto^?)

Music

Ending Theme

• 未来(未来Mirai^?, The future) by KIYOSHI
  • "未来" is read with a title "未来(みらいMirai^?, The future)", but it is read in words "未来(あす (明日) Asu^?, The tomorrow)".

Insert Theme

• believe~あきらめないで~ (あきらめないでAkiramenaide^?, Don't give up) by KIYOSHI

Movie Making

The progress before the movie was released. Here's the video:

ウルトラマンメビウス＆ウルトラ兄弟 特撮メイキング.flv

Progress before the movie was released. By Harryjamesiripotter on Youtube

References

1. ^ "Box Office Mojo's Japanese sales chart for the weekend of Sept. 23-24, 2006".

External links

• Tsuburaya Productions - The Official Home of Ultraman (Japanese)
• Official Website of Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers (Japanese)
• Ultra 40th on FLET'S (Japanese)
• Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers Review

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