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Shin Ultraman Film Opens in India on September 23
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Odex began streaming a trailer for the Indian theatrical release of Studio Khara's new Shin Ultraman (New Ultraman) film on Monday. PVR pictures confirmed with ANN on Tuesday that it will release the film in Indian theaters on September 23.
PVR Pictures describes the film:
With the emergence of giant, violent monsters known as “S-Class Species,” the Japanese government has formed the SSSP to study and formulate how to defeat them. During one such monster attack, the SSSP is shocked to gain a new ally in their fight against the monsters: a silent silver giant who they name “Ultraman.” Yet, what are Ultraman's true goals? Why is he helping humanity against the monsters? And how does this all connect with SSSP veteran Shinji Kaminaga and his sudden personality shift after rescuing a child during Ultraman's first appearance?
The film opened in Japan on May 13, and debuted at #1 in its first weekend. It sold 641,802 tickets to earn 993,410,050 yen (about US$7.68 million) in its first three days.
The film has the highest-earning debut weekend for a live-action Japanese film in 2022 so far. It has earned a cumulative total of 4,165,925,800 yen (about US$30.58 million) as of July 3.
Shin Ultraman earned 17% more in its first three days than Shin Godzilla did when it opened in August 2016. Shin Godzilla sold 564,332 tickets to earn 845,675,500 yen in its first three days.
Takumi Saitō plays the film's main character, the man who can transform into Ultraman. Masami Nagasawa is the partner of the main character. Hidetoshi Nishijima also stars in the film.
Shin Godzilla director Shinji Higuchi and his Higuchi-Gumi team helmed the project, and Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno was in charge of planning and scripts. Kenshi Yonezu performs the film's theme song "M87."
Update: PVR Pictures' description and film poster.
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