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Ultraman: The Next
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.
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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.
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Genre:Family, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Written By:Keiichi Hasegawa
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Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:Tsuburaya Productions, Bandai, Bandai Visual, TBS, CBC, Nippan Group Holdings, dentsu, Shochiku
Cast
Kazuya Konaka
Director
Tetsuya Bessho
Shunichi Maki / Ultraman the Next
Kyooko Tooyama
Sara Mizuhara
Kenya Osumi
Takafumi Udou / Beast the One
Ryohei Hirota
Tsugumu Maki
Nae Yuuki
Yoko Maki
Toshiya Nagasawa
Tsuyoshi Kurashima
Daisuke Ryū
Kazusa Sogabe
Masao Kusakari
President Manjime
Makiko Amuro
Yukie
Tatsumi Ishihara
Ryô Kinomoto
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