Ultraman (character)

rdf:langString Ultraman (character)

rdf:langString Ultraman

rdf:langString Ultraman

rdf:langString Shin Hayata

rdf:langString Japanese

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rdf:langString English

rdf:langString Takahiro Sakurai

rdf:langString Kōji Ishizaka

rdf:langString Hisashi Kondo

rdf:langString Tsutomu Isobe

rdf:langString Toshiyuki Morikawa

rdf:langString Isao Yatsu

rdf:langString Issei Futamata

rdf:langString Kenyu Horiuchi

rdf:langString Mahito Tsujimura

rdf:langString Susumu Kurobe

rdf:langString Kaiji Soze

rdf:langString Masao Nakasone

rdf:langString Shinya Nazuka

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rdf:langString the Inter-Galactic Defense Force

rdf:langString the Ultra Brothers

rdf:langString Ultraman

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rdf:langString Bemular

rdf:langString Original Ultraman

rdf:langString left

rdf:langString Shin Hayata, portrayed by Susumu Kurobe circa 1966

rdf:langString Ultraman portrayed in his Specium Ray stance

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rdf:langString Akira Sasaki

rdf:langString Ultraman

rdf:langString "The Birth of Ultraman"

rdf:langString Male

rdf:langString Shin Ultraman

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rdf:langString Member of the Inter-Galactic Defense Force

rdf:langString Member of the Ultra Brothers

rdf:langString Nebula M78, the Land of Light

rdf:langString *Kurobe: Ultraman is immortal, so that's why I want him to go on for more than 50 years. *Furuya: He should go beyond our lifelines. *Kurobe: So I want Tsuburaya to keep releasing Ultraman in any way possible. Whether it's television or films, for audiences in Japan and around the world to enjoy, if that continues, then Ultraman will live on. That's my wish.

rdf:langString Interview with Susumu Kurobe, Hiroko Sakurai and Bin Furuya, SciFi JAPAN TV

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rdf:langString Ultraman (ウルトラマン, Urutoraman) is a fictional superhero who debuted in the pilot episode to his 1966 TV series of the same name, entitled "The Birth of Ultraman". He is the first tokusatsu hero launched by the Ultra Series and by extension, Tsuburaya Productions. His appearance in the entertainment world helped spawn the Kyodai Hero genre with countless shows such as Godman and Iron King. Ultraman first appeared as the title character alongside his human host Shin Hayata in the 1966 Japanese television series, Ultraman which ran for 39 episodes. Following Ultraman's success, Tsuburaya created another Kyodai hero series still as part of their Ultra Series project, Ultraseven. While both series shared the same genre with very similar heroes, there was originally no relationship between the two. It was not until The Return of Ultraman was created four years later in 1971 that both Ultraman and Ultra Seven came together into the same story. This event cemented Tsuburaya Productions' decision to have the Ultra Series continue to follow the trend of focusing on an Ultraman with each new entry. The original red-and-silver giant hero himself enjoyed a long series of popularity and has continued to appear in various works in the Ultra Series. Apart from that, he also has a lot of popularity trademarks that make him memorable to this day: his Color Timer, the Specium Ray stance, and his famous cry "Shuwatch" (シュワッチ, Shuwatchi). In the series, Ultraman's grunts and his iconic shout "Shuwatch" were provided by Masao Nakasone (中曽根雅夫, Nakasone Masao), who would later voice him as an actual character in episode 33 during his fight with Alien Mefilas. His dialogue in episodes 1 and 39 was provided by Hisashi Kondō (近藤久, Kondō Hisashi) while in episode 15, he was voiced by Koji Ishizaka (石坂 浩二, Ishizaka Kōji), the narrator of episodes 1 to 19. In subsequent appearances, Ultraman reuses Masao's grunt while his voice being provided by Susumu Kurobe (Shin Hayata's actor) or just simply being speechless during the screen time. Ultraman's suit actor was Bin Furuya (古谷敏, Furuya Bin) during the original season. He would later go on to portray Ultra Guard member Amagi, one of the characters in the later series, Ultra Seven. Ultraman appeared in later works of the Ultra Series played by various voice and suit actors. Although Susumu Kurobe did reprise his role as Hayata or provided the voice of Ultraman himself at times (though his grunts were still reused from the late Masao Nakasone) but there are other occasions where he was voiced by other voice actors. In Japan, The Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987, equivalent to more than $18 billion adjusted for inflation. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.

rdf:langString Kaiji Soze

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rdf:langString Chūji Saitō

rdf:langString Hideyuki Masuda

rdf:langString Hiroyuki Inomata

rdf:langString Shunsuke Gondō

rdf:langString Original Ultraman

rdf:langString Bemular (2011 manga/2016 anime)

rdf:langString Ultraman (1966)