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Original Japanese theatrical poster
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Directed by | Takeshi Yagi |
Produced by |
Tsuburaya Productions Kiyoshi Suzuki |
Written by | Keiichi Hasegawa |
Starring |
Hiroshi Nagano Susumu Kurobe Kohji Moritsugu Jiro Dan Keiji Takamine Takeshi Tsuruno Takeshi Yoshioka Shunji Igarashi |
Music by | Toshihiko Sahashi |
Cinematography | So Takahashi |
Edited by | Akira Matsuki |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date
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Running time
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97 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (大決戦!超ウルトラ8兄弟 Daikessen! Chō Urutora Hachi Kyōdai?, lit. "Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers") is an Ultraman theatrical feature, and the first film by director Takeshi Yagi, who has since retired from Tsuburaya Productions, superhero, and kaiju film as of January 2008. It unites the Shōwa heroes Ultraman, Seven, Jack and Ace together on screen with the Heisei heroes Tiga, Dyna, Gaia and Mebius. The catchphrase for the movie is "I will protect the world." (この世界を、僕が守る Kono sekai o, boku ga mamoru?).
The movie was released theatrically nationwide in Japan on September 13, 2008. As of October 23, 2008, the movie had grossed over ¥800,000,000 (US$8,000,000) at the box office, becoming the most commercially successful movie in the history of the Ultraman franchise.