History Trivia / ShinUltraman

** The lead actor Takumi Saitoh. In addition to be [[https://m-78.jp/news/post-5367 confirmed]] portraying the person who transforms into Ultraman, he also mentioned to have fond memories of watching ''Series/UltramanTaro'' and had met the late Akio Jissoji, one of the many directors of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''. An exclusive Fathom Events interview revealed that Saitoh's father was involved with the production of ''Series/UltramanAce''.

** The lead actor Takumi Saitoh. In addition to be [[https://m-78.jp/news/post-5367 confirmed]] portraying the person who transforms into Ultraman, he also mentioned to have fond memories of watching ''Series/UltramanTaro'' and had met the late Akio Jissoji, one of the many directors of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''.

* YouLookFamiliar: Kyusaku Shimada, one of the actors of this movie, was once TheLeader of a BadassCrew in ''Series/UltramanNeos''.

** According to [[https://youtu.be/tP8F9umDbAM?t=154 behind-the-scenes footage]], Bin Furuya, Ultraman's suit actor in the original series, is Ultraman's mo-cap actor in the scene where he transforms and confronts his impostor.

** And how can we ever forget Creator/ShinjiHiguchi and Creator/HideakiAnno, especially the latter having made a Tokusatsu fan film based on ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'' during the 1980s! Even more so, with Anno playing the role of Ultraman in the fan film, and being the primary motion capture actor for Ultraman in this film.

* ShoutOut: In one scene, a whole host of models depicting vehicles from other science fiction properties can be seen on shelves, including the ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' machines, The Alpha from ''Film/LatitudeZero'', the Mighty-Go from ''Series/MightyJack'' and the [[Franchise/StarTrek USS]] ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Enterprise]]''.

** And how can we ever forget Creator/ShinjiHiguchi and Creator/HideakiAnno, especially the latter having made a Tokusatsu fan film based on ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'' during the 1980s!

* RoleReprise: [[spoiler:Creator/KoichiYamadera reprised his role as Zoffy after voicing the character from the Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo's ''The Ultraman'' short film.]]

* ProductionPosse: Not only the filming crew behind it, but the movie also utilizes some of the actors of ''Film/ShinGodzilla''.

** The lead actor Takumi Saitoh. In addition to be [[https://m-78.jp/news/post-5367 confirmed]] portraying the person who transforms into Ultraman, he also mentioned to have fond memories of watching ''Series/UltramanTaro'' and had met the late Akio Jissoji, one of the many directors of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''. On another note, Saitoh has previously appeared in ''Film/ShinGodzilla'', as tank captain Ikeda.

** The lead actor Takumi Saitoh. In addition to be [[https://m-78.jp/news/post-5367 confirmed]] portraying the person who transforms into Ultraman, he also mentioned to have fond memories of watching ''Series/UltramanTaro'' and had met the late Akio Jissoji, one of the many directors of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''.
** And how can we ever forget Creator/ShinjiHiguchi and Creator/HideakiAnno, especially the latter having made a Tokusatsu fan film based on ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'' during the 1980's!

* TheBusCameBack: A sizeable chunk of the monsters that appear in the film have gone without appearances for variable amounts of time; these range from franchise regulars such as Gomess, which appear every other entry or so, to Gabora, which hasn't reappeared since ''Series/UltramanTheUltimateHero'' in 1993, to monsters from ''Series/UltraQ'' such as Goga (referred to as Kaigel here) and Larugeus, which haven't made another appearance since their debut, ''over 50 years ago''.

* MilestoneCelebration: This movie will be on theatres in the 55th anniversary of ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' and the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' as a whole.

** And how can we ever forget Creator/ShinjiHiguchi and Creator/HideakiAnno, especially the latter having made a Tokusatsu fan film based on ''Series/TheReturnOfUltraman'' during the 1980's!

** And how can we ever forget Creator/ShinjiHiguchi and Creator/HideakiAnno, especially the latter having made a fan tokusatsu film in his student years by portraying his own version of ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman''.

* ReleaseDateChange: This film was supposed to be released in summer of 2021. But unfortunately, like many other films around this time period, the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic had slowed production to the point that Tsuburaya had to move its release date to an unspecified time period, as of writing.
* YouLookFamiliar: Kyusaku Shimada, one of the actors of this movie was once TheLeader of a BadassCrew in ''Series/UltramanNeos''.

* YouLookFamiliar: Kyusaku Shimada, one of the actors of this movie was once TheLeader of a BadassCrew in ''Series/UltramanNeos''.

* ReleaseDateChange: This film was supposed to be released in summer of 2021. But unfortunately, like many other films around this time period, the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed production to the point that Tsuburaya had to move its release date to an unspecified time period, as of writing.

* MilestoneCelebration: This movie will be on theatres in the 55th anniversary of ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' and the Franchise/UltraSeries as a whole.

* ReleaseDateChange: This film was supposed to be released in summer of 2021. But unfortunately, yet also like many other films around this time period, the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed production to the point that Tsuburaya had to move its release date to an unspecified time period, as of writing.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This film was supposed to be released in summer of 2021. But unfortunately, yet also like other films of it's time period, the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed production to the point that Tsuburaya had to move it's release date to an unspecified time period as of now.

* YouLookFamiliar: Kyusaku Shimada, one of the actors of this movie was once TheLeader of a BadassCrew in ''Series/UltramanNeos''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This film was supposed to be released in summer of 2021. But unfortunately, yet also like other films of it's time period, the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed production to the point that Tsuburaya had to move it's release date to an unspecified time period as of now.

* YouLookFamiliar: Kyusaku Shimada, one of the actors of this movie was once TheLeader of a BadassCrew in ''Series/UltramanNeos''.