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Ultraman Zearth and Ultraman Zearth 2: Superman Big Battle - Light and Shadow are two Ultraman movies produced by Tsuburaya Productions in 1996 and 1997 respectively. The first movie was released as a celebration of Tsuburaya's 30th anniversary, as part of the Ultraman Wonderful World project. Both movies feature many homages to previous series, including some of the members of the original Science Patrol from Ultraman. It is succeeded by Ultraman Tiga.
Appearances
Ultra
Kaiju & Seijin
Cast
- Katsuto Asahi : Masaharu Sekiguchi
- Shinpei Ohkohchi : Takaaki Ishibashi
- Butsukichi Konakai : Noritake Kinashi
- Tohru Hoshimi : Yuka Takaoka
- Ganta Takemura : Hiromoto Okubo
- Ban Satsuma : Kohji Moritsugu
- Manabu Kazu : Ichirota Miyagawa
- Night Watchman: Susumu Kurobe
- Fisherman: Akiji Kobayashi
- Photographer: Masanari Nihei
- Reporter: Sandayu Dokumamushi
- Housewife: Sakurai Hiroko
- Master of Seidokaikan: Kazuyoshi Ishii
- Instructor of Seidokaikan: Nobuaki Kakuda
- Assistant Instructor: Andy Hug
- Yuki Hoshimi : Hiromi Sakimoto (Played as "崎元 大海")
- Telecast Reporter: Jiro Dan
Voice cast
- Midori: Mariko Fukushima
- Akuma Ogami/Alien Benzene: Takeshi Kaga
- Kagemi/Alien Lady-Benzene: Uno Kanda
Theme Song
- Shuwatch! Ultraman Zearth
- Lyrics: Shinya Jinma
- Composition: James Shimoji
- Artist: Tunnels
Releases
A two disc release of Ultraman Zearth 1 & 2 is available on Blu-Ray.
Games
A game adaption of Ultraman Zearth was available in PlayStation.
Cancelled sequel
A 3rd Ultraman Zearth film is planned during the production of Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light, but no progress was made.
Notes & Trivia
- A parody of the film is produced for the Comedy show Tonneruzu no Minasan no Okage deshita before the film's premiere.
- Actors/Actresses from previous Ultraman series made cameos in 2 movies:
- Arashi is a helicopter reporter (which is not too far from what he currently does in real life). In Ultraman Zearth, Hayata is a night watchman (who holds his flashlight up like a Beta Capsule) and in Ultraman Zearth 2 he is a common citizen who tries to transform into Ultraman with a spoon (echoing Hayata's performance from episode 34), Fuji (the only woman who ever catches the MYDO plane taking off from a secret base exit, which happens to be a billboard), Ide (as a photographer), and Captain Muramatsu, as a fisherman. In Ultraman Zearth 2, Ide shows up as the fisherman's son with the a photograph of his dad (actor Akiji Kobayashi, who played Captain Muramatsu, died between films). And finally, in Ultraman Zearth 2, we are treated to a rare cameo reappearance of Jiro Dan, who played Hideki Goh from Return of Ultraman as a telecast reporter on TV.
- Product placement:
- An Ultra Hero Series Ultraman, a larger Ultraman Taro figure, and a Sound Battler Ultraman Powered figure is shown in the beginning of the movie.
Errors & Goofs
Ultraman Zearth
- A scene of Zearth rising from the lake of mud is actually a reversed version of Zearth diving through the water, which produces unnatural water effects during the rise.
Ultraman Zearth 2
- The Laser Rope is spelled as "Laser Roap". While the Capsule Monster is spelled as "Capsuele Monster". (The English dub also humorously acknowledges the error.)
References
- ^ Schilling, Mark (1997). The Encyclopedia of Japanese pop culture. Weatherhill. p. 280. ISBN 0-8348-0380-1.
- ^ Warner, Brad (2003). Hardcore Zen: punk rock, monster movies & the truth about reality. Wisdom Publications. p. 54. ISBN 0-86171-380-X.
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