Ultrafest at the 4 Star, day 2
I went back to the 4 Star Theater for Ultrafest today. I got the day pass.
At 11:00AM was Ultraman: The Adventure Begins/Ultraman USA. Preceeded by an episode of Ultraman.
At 2:00PM was an episode compilation of Ultraman: Towards the Future/Ultraman Great.
Presentation and interview with Jack Shindo actor Dore Kraus before the screening. He talked about what it was like to go to Australia and work on the series. He changed his citizenship to work in Australia and Ultraman was his lucky break. It was supposed to be 26 episodes but it ran over budget and was cut down to 13 episodes. Also, the would not let him keep the UMA uniform or transformation pendant, even though they didn't really have a use for those afterward.
He studied Tang Soo Do and Wing Chun. His Wing Chun teacher was William Chung, student of Yip Man and a teacher of Bruce Lee. Tsuburaya Productions packed up and left the South Australia Film Company holding the back for like $7million of budget overrun. That's why the Ultraman series was never aired on TV there.
Also an episode of Ultra 7.
At 5:00PM was the Ultraman Mebius era movie Superior Ultra 8 Brothers. That was a fantastic movie as a tribute and love letter to the old Ultraman series. They brought back the original actors from the 1960s and 1970s.
Before the screening was an episode of Ultraman Ace.
At 8:00PM was Shin Ultraman. Hideaki Anno's excellent work and tribute to his nostalgia.
Before the screening was the part 2 episode of Ultraman Ace that was shown before the previous screening.
At 11:00AM was Ultraman: The Adventure Begins/Ultraman USA. Preceeded by an episode of Ultraman.
At 2:00PM was an episode compilation of Ultraman: Towards the Future/Ultraman Great.
Presentation and interview with Jack Shindo actor Dore Kraus before the screening. He talked about what it was like to go to Australia and work on the series. He changed his citizenship to work in Australia and Ultraman was his lucky break. It was supposed to be 26 episodes but it ran over budget and was cut down to 13 episodes. Also, the would not let him keep the UMA uniform or transformation pendant, even though they didn't really have a use for those afterward.
He studied Tang Soo Do and Wing Chun. His Wing Chun teacher was William Chung, student of Yip Man and a teacher of Bruce Lee. Tsuburaya Productions packed up and left the South Australia Film Company holding the back for like $7million of budget overrun. That's why the Ultraman series was never aired on TV there.
Also an episode of Ultra 7.
At 5:00PM was the Ultraman Mebius era movie Superior Ultra 8 Brothers. That was a fantastic movie as a tribute and love letter to the old Ultraman series. They brought back the original actors from the 1960s and 1970s.
Before the screening was an episode of Ultraman Ace.
At 8:00PM was Shin Ultraman. Hideaki Anno's excellent work and tribute to his nostalgia.
Before the screening was the part 2 episode of Ultraman Ace that was shown before the previous screening.