Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers , an Ultraman Mebius theatrical film adaptation, was released in Japan on September 16, 2006. It is the 10th original film in the Ultraman franchise, it also celebrates the 40th anniversary of the franchise. The movie peaked at 3rd in the Japanese box offices.
Plot
20 years ago in Japan, the 4 Ultra brothers (Ultraman, Seven, Jack, and Ace) were fighting the deadly foe Yapool. The brothers were barely able to defeat Yapool but the monster still needed to be sealed. However, to seal Yapool away they were forced to give up the ability to transform, and took up jobs to be in the area of Kobe in case the monster ever returned.
20 years later Yapool is risen from the sea again by alien allied forces, and Mebius must fight the aliens and Yapool. But when Mebius is about to lose, The Ultra brothers come to aid Mebius in his battle against Yapool and the Aliens...
The setting of this movie takes place during the middle of the Mebius series. All members of Crew GUYS Japan are present in the movie, and Leo and 80 are not mentioned or shown. The actual placement of the movie in the order of the series is not explicitly given. The beginning of the movie's events is presumed to take place after the 80 series.
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 (The Return of Ultraman) (ウルトラマンジャック (帰ってきたウルトラマン) Urutoraman Jakku (Kaettekita Urutoraman)?)
- 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?)
[edit]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
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
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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