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Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

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| director = Hajime Tsuburaya

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| music = Kunio Miyauchi

| cinematography = Masaharu Utsumi

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| studio = Tsuburaya Productions

| distributor = Toho Co., Ltd.

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| runtime = 79 minutes

| country = Japan

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is a 1967 Japanese superhero 'kaiju' film directed by Hajime Tsuburaya. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the first film in the 'Ultraman' franchise, consisting entirely of re-edited material from 'Ultraman'.Multiple sources:

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In the film, an extraterrestrial defends Earth from giant monsters who pose a threat to humanity.

'Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature' was released theatrically in Japan on July 22, 1967, where it was distributed by Toho as double feature with their film 'King Kong Escapes', which was less popular among Japanese children upon its release. During its theatrical run, it grossed in just three theaters in Tokyo. The film has never been released in the United States.

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'Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature' was edited from episodes 1, 8, 26, and 27 of the television series 'Ultraman' originally broadcast on the Japanese television station TBS from 1966 to 1967. The episodes were blown up to 35mm from their 16mm original television prints.

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Marketing

Since the majority of television-owning Japanese households had black-and-white televisions at the time of 'Ultraman''s broadcast on TBS, the film was marketed as a color production to encourage children to watch it.

Theatrical

'Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature' was released theatrically in Japan on July 22, 1967, where it was distributed by Toho as double feature with 'King Kong Escapes', which was less popular among Japanese children upon its release. During its theatrical run, it grossed in just three theaters in Tokyo. The film has never been released in the United States.

Home media

In 2006, Avex Trax released the film on DVD. The film was included along with 5 other theatrical 'Ultraman' films on a 9-disc box set released by Tsuburaya Productions on April 7, 2011, in celebration of their 45th anniversary.

Critical response

On review aggregator Filmarks, the film has an average rating of 3.2/5 based on 229 reviews.

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