Season 1 • Episode 39
LatestUltraman Max was an Ultraman TV series which started airing on 7 July 2005, and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.. The show tried to return to the true formula of new monsters every week and being a fast paced show like previous series with the exception of Ultraman Nexus. The show is full of homages to past series by having three of the original cast members from the first Ultraman series being featured in an episode, updated versions of classic monsters like Red King, Eleking and Pigmon among others. One unusual episode revolves around the filming of the 1964 program Ultra Q which was the predecessor to the first Ultraman show in 1966. Two actors from that show appear as themselves.
Practical Effects
Suitmation kaiju updated with modern craft.
Production
That Ultra Q meta episode broke brains.
Stunts
Fastest toku fights of the era.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series arrived during Ultraman's 40th anniversary, deliberately rejecting the dark 'Nexus' era for pure Showa optimism.
The Ultra Q episode features actors from the actual 1964 series playing themselves, including one who originally played a giant monster victim.
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