Ultraman: The Next (2004)
FamilyScience FictionActionAdventure
First Lieutenant Shun'ichi Maki of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is a prestigious F-15 Eagle jet pilot (or "driver" as he is called in the film). A lifelong fan of flying since he was a child, being a pilot is his ultimate dream. Unfortunately, his duties distance himself from his wife, Yoko, who always ends up being neglected, and his son, Tsugumu, who has a congenital blood disease and has a high risk of dying at a young age.Maki decides to quit the Air Force to devote more time to his family and to spend whatever is left for his son. He takes a part-time job as a commercial tour guide run by a kindly group of people who allow him time to work and to also take care of his family.
Director:
Kazuya Konaka
Writer:
Keiichi Hasegawa
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Tetsuya Bessho as Shunichi Maki / Ultraman the Next |
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Kyooko Tooyama as Sara Mizuhara |
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Kenya Osumi as Takafumi Udou / Beast the One |
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Ryohei Hirota as Tsugumu Maki |
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Nae Yuuki as Yoko Maki |
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Toshiya Nagasawa as Tsuyoshi Kurashima |
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Daisuke Ryū as Kazusa Sogabe |
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Masao Kusakari as President Manjime |
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Makiko Amuro as Yukie |
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Tatsumi Ishihara as |
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Ryô Kinomoto as Gourmet Reporter |
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Kazuya Konaka as Miku's Father |
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Katsuyuki Konishi as Beast The One (voice) |
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Yôichi Okamura as Restaurant Owner |
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Kazuya Shimizu as Yashiro |
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Hideyuki Tanaka as Ultraman The Next (voice) |
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Edo Yamaguchi as JASDF Operator Base Commander |
| Directing | Kazuya Konaka | Director |
| Production | Takeo Hisamatsu | Producer |
| Production | Yuuji Shimamoto | Producer |
| Production | Kunikatsu Kondo | Producer |
| Camera | Shin'ichi Ôoka | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kazumi Kawashiro | Producer |
| Production | Kiyoshi Suzuki | Producer |
| Sound | Tak Matsumoto | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Kaoru Yamauchi | Script |
| Production | Tsuyoshi Yoshida | Producer |
| Production | Satoshi Kubo | Producer |
| Production | Daisuke Ooka | Producer |
| Production | Shinjiro Yokoyama | Producer |
| Production | Kenji Komatsu | Producer |
| Production | Takeyuki Okazaki | Producer |
| Sound | Hideki Tanabiki | Music Director |
| Sound | Tak Matsumoto | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Shizuka Tamagawa | Music Producer |
| Sound | Yutaka Tsurumaki | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hitoshi Tsurumaki | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Akihiko Okase | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Mizuki Ito | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Akira Matsuki | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Satoko Matsuyama | Costume Design |
| Camera | Junji Saito | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kakusei Fujiwara | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mitsuo Nakai | Production Manager |
| Production | Fumio Kojima | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Maruyama | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yasushi Torisawa | Character Designer |
| Crew | Kenji Watanabe | CG Supervisor |
| Sound | Tomoharu Urata | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Shin'ichi Ôoka | VFX Supervisor |
| Writing | Keiichi Hasegawa | Screenplay |