THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN (2026)

When it first aired in 1966, the legendary Japanese Tokusatsu series *Ultraman* ignited a cultural wildfire, capturing a record-breaking 42.8% of television viewers at its peak. Six decades on, Tsuburaya Productions is still expanding the franchise, launching fresh installments that carry its iconic universe across borders and between generations. This documentary gathers visionary minds from cinema, special effects, and design to explore the phenomenon. Hear powerful, firsthand reflections from an extraordinary international lineup of creators, including Guillermo del Toro, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Hideo Kojima, Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi, and Nicolas Winding Refn.