Ultraman Blazar faces his deadliest foe yet in ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE: TOKYO KAIJU SHOWDOWN. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Source: Tsuburaya Productions
Official Site: https://m-78.jp/blazar-movie/ (Japan)
Official X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/TsuburayaGlobal, https://twitter.com/ultraman_series
Movie poster art, courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Masayuki Nagatake) has revealed that ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE: TOKYO KAIJU SHOWDOWN (ウルトラマンブレーザー THE MOVIE 大怪獣首都激突, Urutoraman Burēzā Za Mūbī Daikaijū Shuto Gekitotsu) will b e released nationwide run Japan on February 23, 2024. It will pick up from the events depicted in the recent Ultraman television series, ULTRAMAN BLAZAR (ウルトラマンブレーザー, Urutoraman Burēzā), which began airing in July 2023, was broadcast every Saturday at 9:00 am on TV Tokyo, simulcast in multiple territories, and shown dubbed in English on the Ultraman Official Youtube Channel and Ultraman Connection. The film was officially announced by lead actor Tomoya Warabino and director Kiyotaka Taguchi on November 25 during the Opening Ceremony of TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2023 at Tokyo Dome City.
Taguchi, who was also the main director of the TV series, will bring his mastery of spectacular and detailed monster special effects to depict the exploits of Captain Gento Hiruma (Warabino), who transforms into Blazar, and the members of the SKaRD, the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment, as the deal with a horde of kaiju running amok across the screen. The series' greatest enemy, Gongirgan the Demonic Carcass, also appears in the film. Ultraman Blazar and SKaRD clash with these kaiju in a decisive battle in none other than the capital of Japan—Tokyo! In the climactic special effects scene the National Diet Building, the symbol of the capital, is precisely recreated, for a battle that will make your hands sweat.
From boys and girls to tokusatsu fans, ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE: TOKYO KAIJU SHOWDOWN is filled with great adventure!
Details for the international release outside of Asia have not yet be announced.
Synopsis
Monsters appear en masse in an industrial area! SKaRD intercepts them, but the kaijuy continue to attack, no matter how many are defeated. Suspecting that Necromass, an advanced chemical company that owns factories in the area and conducts research and disposal of kaiju remains, is somehow involved, SKaRD rushes to Dr. Mabuse, CEO of the company and one of the world's leading chemical researchers.
The Necromass laboratory is developing "damudoxin," a substance that is related to the origin of life, and is close to completion. Then suddenly, a mysterious Alien Damuno, who calls itself "the supreme ruler of the universe," appears! In the midst of this chaos, the damudoxin overflows from a damaged tank and absorbs the laboratory samples of dead kaiju, creating the horrifyingly huge Gongilgan, a monstrous beast with incredible powers of destruction. The curtain now falls on an epic clash between Ultraman Blazer & SKaRD and the giant monster in Japan's capital city!
Ticket buyers will receive a free limited edition Blazar Stone of either Ultraman Blazar, Earth Garon or Taganular, while supplies last. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Ticket and Bonuses Info
Advance tickets can be purchased online from Movie Walker Store. Tickets are priced at ¥1,700 (Approximately $xxxx) for adults and ¥900 (Approximately $xxxx) for high school students and younger, with an economy ¥2,500 (Approximately $xxxx)"parent-child pair" ticket also available.
Ticket buyers will receive one of three limited edition red clear "Blazar Stones" as a gift. The designs are Ultraman Blazar, Earth Garon and Taganular and will be distrinuted randomly, one per person per visit, until supplies run out. The Blazar Stones can be used with Bandai's "DX Blazar Brace" transformation device (sold separately).
By reading the QR code on the Blazarr Stones, fans can also enjoy two digital bonuses at the official Japanese subscription digital platform service TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION. The first of these is ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE SPECIAL VOICE DRAMA: TOKYO KAIJU EXTERMINATION OPERATION Tomoya Warabino, Himena Tsukimiya, Konomi Naito, Hayate Kajihara and Yuki Ito) and Earth Garon must contend with small monsters that have appeared in the tunnels directly under Tokyo. However, these small monsters have a hidden secret...
The second bonus are two limited ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE-themed digital picture frames. Free registration for TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION is required to access the bonuses, which will be available from the movie's opening day until February 22, 2027. The campaign is subject to change without notice.
Theme Song CD. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Theme Song
Release Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Price: ¥1,500 (Approximately $xxxx, Excluding Tax)
Publisher: Bandai Namco Music Live
Distributor: BANDAI NAMCO Filmworks
Fan Greeting Tours Scheduled For Japan and Other Asian Countries
Following the release of ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE: TOKYO KAIJU SHOWDOWN in Japan, distribution of the film will begin in other Asian markets as well. In recent years, the popularity of the Ultraman Brothers has been growing in Asian, with an increase in viewer ratings, participants at live events, and sales of related products. Tsuburaya Productions has decided to hold the "Asian Stage Greeting Tour" so that fans across Asia can spend a special time with the Ultraman heroes and cast members.
The greetings will be held in Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other Asian countries. The cast and Ultraman Blazar will appear at theaters to talk with audiences about the film and other related topics.
Fans in Japan can also take part in the "Ultraman Blazar Theater Handshake Sessions". These meet and greet events were a popular fixture at Ultraman movie screenings for years but had to be postponed due to the recent pandemic. Now, for the first time in 4 years, the Handshare Sessions return! Ultraman Blazar will travel to movie theaters nationwide to meet with fans and shake hands with them.
Tsuburaya Productions hopes fans will enjoy this opportunity to directly meet Ultraman Blazar as well as to see the film.
The members of SKaRD (Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment). Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE Details
● Theatrical Release Date (Japan)
Friday, February 23, 2024 (Emperor’s Birthday holiday)
Theater List: https://theatertable.com/movie/?m=35
● Cast
Gento Hiruma: Tomoya Warabino
Emi Aobe: Himena Tsukimiya
Anri Minami: Konomi Naito
Yasunobu Bando: Hayate Kajihara
Teruaki Nagura: Yuki Ito
Ichiro Mabuse: Kisuke Iida
Satoko Hiruma: Maya Okano
Jun Hiruma: Haru Iwakawa
Yuki Mabuse: Ritsuto Morishima
Ultraman Blazar: Hideyoshi Iwata
Earthy: Akira Ishida (Voice)
● Crew
Supervisor: Takayuki Tsukagoshi
Director: Kiyotaka Taguchi
Screenplay: Takao Nakano
Chief Producer: Tsugumi Kitaura
Producer: Yasushi Murayama
Cinematography: Satoru Murakawa
Lighting Designer: Atsushi Ogasawara
Sound Designer: Ichiro Hoshi
Art Director: Masato Inamura
Practical Effects: Izumi Negishii
Editor: Yosuke Yafune
VFX: Tomoaki Miwa
Casting Director: Kazumasa Shimada
Action Coordinator: Daisuke Terai
Character Design: Masayuki Gotoh
Script Cooperation: Keigo Koyanagi
Music: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND
Theme Song: "Star and Beast" (Hoshi to Kemono) by Hiroshi Kitadani
Production: Ultraman Blazar Special Arc Production Committee
Distributors (Japan): Bandai Namco Filmworks, Tsuburaya Productions
©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Gento Hiruma's son Jun (Haru Iwakawa) and wife Satoko (Maya Okano). Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Emi Aobe (Himena Tsukimiya) and Gento Hiruma (Tomoya Warabino). Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Anri Minami (Konomi Naito) and Teruaki Nagura (Yuki Ito). Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR SPECIAL EDITION PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM
About Tsuburaya Productions
Tsuburaya Productions, creator and copyrights owner of the superhero ULTRAMAN series was founded in 1963 by Eiji Tsuburaya, world-renowned special effects wizard also known for his special effects work on the Godzilla series. With more than fifty years’ experience, it is one of Japan’s oldest and most respected independent film and television production houses. Its popular Ultraman TV and film series which premiered in 1966 has been seen in over 100 territories worldwide and has spawned over 3,000 licensed products. In addition to production, the company also handles character licensing and program distribution and staging live stage shows both domestically and internationally.