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Ultraman Saga (2012)
Directed by Hideki Oka
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Overview
Ultraman Saga opens with a powerful apocalyptic vision of Tokyo, buildings destroyed and the city seemingly devoid of life. We are soon introduced to the Earth Defense Force (EDF), Team U (played by members of the female idol group AKB48). They and a group of young children and the last survivors on planet Earth after the world was invaded by the evil Alien Bat, the rest of the human population having been abducted.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Takeshi Tsuruno | Daigo | Sayaka Akimoto | Ayaka Umeda | Taiyo Sugiura | Yuka Masuda | Sae Miyazawa | Sumire Sato | Kana Kobayashi | Haruka Shimada | Sayaka Ikeda | Kurea Mori | Tanaka Kanau | Shion Nakamaru | Toshikazu Fukawa | Risa Saito | Nobuyuki Kase | Jou Onodera | Ryo Kinomoto | Mayuka Suzuki | Susumu Kurobe | Koji Moritsugu | Jiro Dan | Keiji Takamine | Ryū Manatsu | Mamoru Miyano | Yuki Sato | Hideo Higashikokubaru
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2021 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 7 stars |
| 07/11/2020 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
Dinner & a movie: viewed this last year as part of Kaiju-ConLine event but after reading the description I wanted to watch it again bc it’s a good one. This is the post-apocalyptic story where the group of young women find the Earth Defense Force shed and assumes their identity even tho they’re just mechanics, a nurse and whatever. They are portrayed by RL idols AKB48. So they cruise around in mechs.
The three Ultraman in this have to combine to beat a superior Zetton alien. They form the Ultraman Saga, which is super badass. This is really fun esp bc of the AKB48 members getting to play in the UltraVerse. Sayaka Akimoto is their “chief” and she’s excellent. They could’ve really made a statement w/this movie and had Anna (Akimoto) be the missing piece for the Ultraman Saga and had her become the next Ultrawoman. Blown opportunity to introduce a female Ultra for a change.
Impressed w/the opening shots of desolate Tokyo (Shinkuku and Shibuya in particular). Curious how they did these as there is never a time esp during the day when these areas are completely devoid of ppl. They don’t look like models so maybe digitally erased?
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