Ultraman Archives Episode 37 Blu-ray + DVD | HobbyTiger

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Release December 16, 2020

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Ultraman TV Series

ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES preserves the appeal of the Ultraman series for a new generation. The project shines a light on historical works from throughout the series, using contemporary materials, testimony from people involved in production, present-day perspectives and criticism from outside experts. Through video, publications, merchandise and other forms, it communicates new aspects of their appeal, deepens understanding and allows people who have never seen the works to enjoy them fully.

This release contains a carefully selected episode together with Premium Talk, in which legendary contributors and well-known guests examine the work from multiple angles, offering a deeper way to enjoy it.

One day, Pigmon suddenly appears in a department store in Ginza. Taken into the care of the Science Special Search Party, Pigmon desperately tries to communicate something. When his words are deciphered, they reveal that the monster chief Geronimon intends to revive more than sixty monsters and take revenge on the Science Special Search Party and Ultraman. The team immediately sets out to intercept them, but Ide, troubled by doubts about the meaning of their own existence, eagerly awaits Ultraman's arrival.

Premium Talk has nine chapters: Navigation; Production Background; A Portrait of Kazuho Mitsuta; The Theory of Direction; The Road to Ultraman, Final Chapter, on the suit actor; Kunio Miyauchi's Music; A Deep Love for Sculptural Design; The First Kaiju Boom; and Longing for the Ultraworld.

Guests include director Amon Miyamoto; stage and film director Katsuyuki Motohiro; actor Bin Furuya; director and producer Kazuho Mitsuta; screenwriter Shigemitsu Taguchi; actor and coordinator Hiroko Sakurai; actor Masanari Nihei; sculptor Shinichi Wakasa; composer and arranger Yasuhiko Fukuda; commentator Hideo Shinada; producer Shigenori Takatera; and illustrator and multi-disciplinary creator Jun Miura, among others.

The episode cast includes Akiji Kobayashi, Susumu Kurobe, Iyoshi Ishii, Masanari Nihei and Hiroko Sakurai, among others. This set contains Blu-ray and DVD editions of the 99-minute program. Product specifications and participants may change without notice.