Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
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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 Template:JPYTemplate:Efn in just three theaters in Tokyo.
Cast
Production
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature was edited from episodes 1, 8, 26, and 27 of the television series Ultraman[1] originally broadcast on the Japanese television station TBS from 1966 to 1967.Template:Sfn The episodes were blown up to 35mm from their 16mm original television prints.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Release
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.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
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,Template:Sfn which was less popular among Japanese children upon its release.Template:Sfn During its theatrical run, it grossed Template:JPYTemplate:Efn in just three theaters in Tokyo.Template:Sfn The film has never been released in the United States.Template:Sfn
Home media
In 2006, Avex Trax released the film on DVD.Template:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn
Critical response
On review aggregator Filmarks, the film has an average rating of 3.2/5 based on 229 reviews.Template:Sfn
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