
Ultraman Tiga(1996)
A high-tech squadron protects Earth from evil monsters and aliens with the help of a giant super-being named Ultraman Tiga.


“To protect justice and peace, he has returned.”
In a fight between two giant monsters named Takkong and Zazahn, young race car driver Hideki Go is killed while trying to rescue a little boy and a dog from the falling rubble. His valiant sacrifice is noted by everyone, even his friends and the new defense force MAT, but an unseen being also takes notice. Looking over Go is the "New Ultraman", who is so touched by Go's actions that he decides to combine his life force with that of Hideki, thus bringing him back to life. Hideki Go then joins the MAT and fights alongside them and Ultraman against monsters and alien invaders.

Jiro Dan
Hideki Gô

Nobuo Tsukamoto
Captain Katsuichiro Kato

Jun Negami
Captain Ryu Ibuki

Mika Katsuragi
Yuriko Oka

Shunsuke Ikeda
Takeshi Minami
Wataru Mitsui
Ippei Ueno

Kazuko Iwasaki
Rumiko Maruno

Susumu Fujita
Fumio Kishida

Isao Yatsu
Ultraman Jack (voice)

Akira Nagoya
Narrator
Return of Ultraman is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 1971 exploring themes of japan, monster, hero, villain, superhero, extraterrestrial. it stars Jiro Dan, Nobuo Tsukamoto, Jun Negami. In a fight between two giant monsters named Takkong and Zazahn, young race car driver Hideki Go is killed while trying to rescue a little boy and a dog from the falling rubble. His valiant sacrifice is noted by everyone, even his friends and the new defense force MAT, but an unseen being also takes notice. Looking over Go is the "New Ultraman", who is so touched by Go's actions that he decides to combine his life force with that of Hideki, thus bringing him back to life. Hideki Go then joins the MAT and fights alongside them and Ultraman against monsters and alien invaders.
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