Movielogr
Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen (1974)
Directed by Shohei Tôjô, Sompote Sands
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Overview
After a valiant Thai boy is brutally murdered by a gang of archeological looters, his soul is joined with the Hindu god Hanuman, who teams up with Ultraman and his brethren against familiar Ultra-foes unleashed by a weather control experiment gone awry, in this influential Thai-Japanese co-production.
Length 103 minutes
Actors
Ko Kaeoduendee | Anan Pricha | Yodchai Meksuwan | Pawana Chanajit | Sripouk | Srisuriya | Kan Booncho | Chan Wanpen | Ai Sasaki | Sumiko Shirakawa | Takashi Nakagi | Yoko Kurita | Junpei Takiguchi | Shingo Kanemoto
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/24/2021 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Dinner & a movie: aka Hanuman vs. 7 Ultraman (its original Thai title), another Ultraman movie I hadn’t seen but only heard about. I may even have a file or bootleg DVD of this one. Anyways, I just wrapped up painting so the timing was perfect to grab a bite and watch this crazy movie about the Hindi monkey god Hanuman. This was a co-production between Thailand and Japan (Tsuburaya Productions) where the on-location stuff in Thailand was handled by one team and the miniatures and suit actors where done in Japan. Apparently due to some liberal uses of the movie and re-releases, Tsuburaya has disowned this film. That’s unfortunate b/c it is a fascinating movie if not all that great of an Ultraman movie.
Bandits robbing the heads of Buddha statues kill a child trying to stop them. The child gets revived by Ultra Mother and imbued with the spirit of Hanuman. Meanwhile a scientist has created rockets to launch into the stratosphere to make it rain and accidentally awakens five kaiju (all repurposed from Ultra tv shows). Hanuman battles them but is soon outmatched so six Ultra brothers show up to give him a hand. The battles are actually p decent. It’s all the other stuff that drags the movie down.
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