A reboot of the legendary Ultraman franchise under Mighty Morphin Power Rangers director Koichi Sakamoto. Ultraman not only battles over 100 monsters but also faces off against a villainous Ultraman in a first for the 43-year-old film and TV series.

Prod companies: Tsuburaya Productions

Backer: Tsuburaya Productions, Warner Brothers, Bandai, Bandai Visual, Bandai-Namco Games, Shogakukan, Dentsu

Producers: Junya Okabe

Budget: tba

Intl sales: Tsuburaya Productions

Director: Koichi Sakamoto

Screenplay: Junya Okabe, Tatsuro Kashihara, Yuji Kobayashi

DoP: tba

Production Design: tba

Cast: Susume Kurobe, Shota Minami, Koji Moritsugu, Hiroyuki Konishi

Locations: Japan

Shooting dates: May 27 – Mid-July 2009

Contact: Tsuburaya Productions (81) 3 5317 7821

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