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The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman poster

The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman (1993)

Hiroshi Asami has been working at Tsuburaya Productions for nearly 20 years. He is a member of the special effects team who both creates and wears kaiju costumes, making him an expert on how they move. As a seasoned veteran of the Ultraman Series, Hiroshi is involved in the production of a new movie. However, when it is decided to replace the traditional kaiju costumes with CGI to make the film more internationally appealing, he is removed from the team and transferred to another department.

Release: 1993-10-18
Runtime: 114 min
Cast
Tetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda
Hiroshi Asami
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Masanori Teramura
Toshinori Omi
Toshinori Omi
Junichi Yoshida
Shinobu Satô
Shinobu Satô
Yoko Asami
Ichirō Ogura
Ichirō Ogura
Tappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa
General Director Natsume
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Shingo Hiramatsu
Kimihiro Reizei
Kimihiro Reizei
Ken'ichi Ishii
Ken'ichi Ishii
Aikawa
Akitoshi Ohtaki
Akitoshi Ohtaki
Ultraman
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Ryuji Matsuoka
Bossdon
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Tatsumi Nikamoto
Ultraman Leo