Kazuya KONAKA 小中和哉

Ultraman: The Next

Nippon Cinema   ª 

ULTRAMAN was first broadcast 39 years ago, and soon developed an enthusiastic following. Anyone moved by the figure of Ultraman, protector of family, friends and the future, will be amazed and fascinated by the latest SFX and CG technology used to create the new Ultraman image. In the depths of the ocean, a deep-sea mission collides with a luminous blue form and is seriously damaged. Although Japan Maritime pilot Udo Takafumi miraculously survives, he is transformed into a cruel beast…

Japan 2004

97 minutes

Director
Kazuya KONAKA

Script
Keichi HASEGAWA

Cinematography
Shinichi OHOKA

About Kazuya KONAKA
小中和哉

Kazuya KONAKA, born in Tokyo in 1963, began making 8-mm films when he was just 10. His first film, CLAWS (1976), was inspired by Steven Spielberg’s JAWS. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he completed his first feature film in 1986, THE LAND BEYOND THE STARRY SKY, which he then remade in 2021. He is particularly well-known for directing multiple cinema and television segments for the ULTRAMAN series.