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Ultraseven
1967
In the not-too-distant future, the Earth finds itself constantly under attack from extraterrestrial threats. The Terrestrial Defense Force establishes the Ultra Garrison, a team of six elite members who utilize high-tech vehicles and weaponry. Joining their fight is the mysterious Dan Moroboshi, secretly an alien from the Land of Light in Nebula M-78, who transforms into his true form in times of crisis, Ultraseven.
Yoji Hashimoto
Producer · Known for Ultraseven
Yoji Hashimoto (橋本 洋二, Hashimoto Yōji) is a Japanese former television producer who worked at the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), and is best known for serving as a producer on several of Tsuburaya Productions' tokusatsu series from the 1960's to 1970's, including Ultraseven (1967-1968), Operation: Mystery (1968-1969) and Return of Ultraman (1971-1972), among others.
Kohji Moritsugu
Cast · Known for Ultraseven
Kohji Moritsugu is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Dan Moroboshi in Ultra Seven. He is widely regarded as the best actor in the Ultra Series by fans, along with Susumu Kurobe and Jiro Dan.
Akio Jissoji
Director · Known for Ultraseven
Akio Jissoji was a Japanese television and film director best known outside Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultra Seven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy Mujō (無常), Mandala (曼陀羅), and Uta (哥). He was also known for his film adaptations of Japanese horror author Rampo Edogawa. Jissoji possessed a very distinctive visual style that was notable even in Japanese cinema which is known internationally for its visual style. Every project he directed, from children's action shows to the most disturbing adult films had an uncompromising approach to cinematic story telling. His episodes of the Ultraman TV shows are unique and quite unusual for children's television. His career is also unusual in that he went back and forth from children's television to film projects that were sexually provocative in some way or another. It is perhaps this aspect of his work that has prevented wider distribution of his films. Sadomasochistic and non-consensual sexual practices are featured in many of his film works with women receiving the brunt of the abuse. Another recurring theme was to pull the camera back and reveal the set his actors were working on.