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Heisei Ultraseven
is a collective of Japanese direct-to-video instalments, serving as a standalone sequel to the 1967-68 tokusatsu series ''Ultraseven''. The series took place in an alternate universe featuring ''Ultraseven'' diverging from ''Ultraman'' and other succeeding Ultra Series starting from ''Return of Ultraman''. The project initially started as a pair of television specials in the year 1994, made to promote environmental awareness in Japan. It received a trilogy of specials in 1998 to promote ''Ultraseven'''s 30th anniversary and a hexalogy in 1999 to ostensibly wrapping up the entire series. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of ''Ultraseven'', the Evolution pentalogy was introduced in 2002 as a direct follow up to the 1999 hexalogy and became the definitive ending to ''Heisei Ultraseven''. Synopsis NTV Duology (1994) 10 years after Ultraseven's fight with Re-Pandon, the Ultra crash-landed on Earth after being injured from the fight against Alien Pitt. At this point, Furuhashi lead a ...
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Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, ''tokusatsu'' mainly refers to science fiction film, science fiction, War film, war, fantasy film, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself. Its contemporary use originated in the Mass media in Japan, Japanese mass media around 1958 to explain special effects in an easy-to-understand manner and was popularized during the ":ja:第一次怪獣ブーム, first monster boom" (1966–1968). Prior to the monster boom, it was known in Japan as or shortened . Subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; Kyodai Hero, ''Kyodai'' Hero like ''Ultra Series, Ultraman, and Gridman the Hyper Agent, D ...
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Ultraman Leo
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television show and the sixth Ultraman show (or the seventh if ''Ultra Q'' is included) in the ''Ultra Series''. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, ''Ultraman Leo'' was aired between April 12, 1974, and March 28, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes. Tatsumi Nikamoto was the in-suit actor of the main character, Ultraman Leo. Plot Ultraman Leo comes from Nebula L77 (Leo constellation), and takes the human form of Gen Ootori. Ultraseven (character), Ultraseven appears to fight a new foe, Alien Magma and his two "pets", the Red and Black Giras. Ultimately, Ultraseven is greatly overpowered and his leg is graphically broken by Black Giras. Ultraman Leo drives off the foes, but Ultraseven is confined to his human form because of his injuries and due to the Ultra Eye being damaged when he attempted to transform. Dan then maintains his role as Captain of MAC (Monster Attack Crew). Gen is a gymnastics teacher on the side and joins MAC to defend the Earth. Gen and ...
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Kohji Moritsugu
is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Dan Moroboshi in ''Ultraseven''. Filmography Films *''The Music'' (1972) *'' Zero Fighter Burns'' (1984) *'' Furimukeba Ai'' (1984) *'' Robot Carnival'' (1987) - Protagonist in "Presence" segment *''Ultraman Zearth'' (1996-1997) – Ban Satsuma *'' Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers'' (2006) – Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven *''Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers'' (2008) – Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven *''Persona'' (2008) *'' Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Reverse'' (2009) – Ultra Seven (voice) *'' Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy'' (2009) – Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven *'' Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial'' (2010) – Ultra Seven (voice) *'' Ultraman Zero: Killer The Beat Star'' (2011) – Ultra Seven (voice) *''Ultraman Saga'' (2012) – Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven *'' Ultraman Orb: I'm Borrowing the Power of Your Bonds!'' (2017) - Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven *''Summer Blooms'' (2018) *''Go! Go! Sakura Club'' (2023) TV Drama *'' Ultra S ...
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Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal ( ; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-Dan (rank), dan Black belt (martial arts), black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan where he became the first American to teach in an aikido dojo. He later moved to Los Angeles where he continued teaching aikido. In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in ''Above the Law (1988 film), Above the Law'', which is regarded as the first American film to feature aikido in fight sequences. He has appeared in over 50 films. By 1991, he had starred in three commercially successful films, and would go on to achieve greater fame in ''Under Siege'' (1992), where he played Navy SEALs counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback, a role he reprised in the sequel ''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1995). In 1994, he starred in his directorial debut film ''On Deadly Ground''. During the latter half of the 1990s, Seagal starred in thr ...
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Health And Sports Day
, formerly , is a public holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday in October. It commemorates the opening of the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, and exists to promote sports and an active lifestyle. History and current practice The first Health and Sports Day was held on October 10, 1966, two years after the 1964 Summer Olympics. October was chosen for the unusually late Summer Olympics to avoid the Japanese rainy season, and Health and Sports Day continues to be one of the fairest days of the year.Kid's Web Japan: Sports Day
retrieved November 21, 2005
In 2000, as a result of the Happy Monday System, Health and Sports Day was moved to the second Monday in October.
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Ultraman Tiga
is a Japanese tokusatsu TV drama and the eighth entry (twelfth overall) in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System, ''Ultraman Tiga'' had aired at 6:00 pm and aired between September 7, 1996, to August 30, 1997, with a total of 52 episodes with five movies (three being crossovers, two being direct sequels to the series as well as a comic book series). It was broadcast after a franchise hiatus of over 15 years, set in a universe different from all previous series and updated with a new look and feel. Tiga is the first Ultraman with multiple combat modes and non-red colors. It is one of the most popular entries in the Ultra Series. Because of Tiga's popularity, he had more exposure on TV and movies than any other Heisei Ultraman. ''Ultraman Tiga'' was also dubbed in English by 4Kids Entertainment and broadcast in the United States as part of the FoxBox programming block on Fox Broadcasting Company affiliates, making it the fourt ...
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Gridman The Hyper Agent
, known as ''Gridman the Hyper Agent'' in some English-speaking territories, is a 1993–1994 Japanese tokusatsu " Giant Hero" series created by Tsuburaya Productions (the producers of ''Ultraman'') and would be Tsuburaya's last non-Ultra superhero production before '' Bio Planet WoO''. It was the inspiration and source material for DiC Entertainment's ''Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad''. Shot on live video, ''Gridman'' was the first series by Tsuburaya Productions to utilize D-2 digital video for its special effects scenes, allowing for smoother slow-motion photography. Tsuburaya, having switched to digital techniques since then, would continue to use D-2 for all future productions. The series was released in the United States with subtitles in English on the television network TOKU on December 18, 2017. The series was also made available on Toku's streaming service and on its Amazon Prime channel. On October 30, 2020, the series began streaming episodes weekly on Tsuburaya's U ...
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Vernal Equinox Day
is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21. The date of the holiday is not officially declared until February of the previous year, due to the need for recent astronomical measurements. Vernal Equinox Day became a public holiday in 1948. Prior to that it was the date of , an event relating to Shinto. Like other Japanese holidays, this holiday was repackaged as a non-religious holiday for the sake of separation of religion and state in Japan's postwar constitution. Pre-1945 State Shinto or Kokka Shinto is defined as the Shinto activities surrounding the support of government ideals that the government would have control over. These include day to day worship at public shrines and their messages, traditional ceremony (Kokutai Cult) and rites performed among the Imperial households, and shrines specifically symbolizing the d ...
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Ministry Of International Trade And Industry
The was a Ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of Japan from 1949 to 2001. The MITI was one of the most powerful government agencies in Japan and, at the height of its influence, effectively ran much of Japanese industrial policy, funding research and directing investment. In 2001, MITI was merged with other agencies during the 2001 Central Government Reform, Central Government Reform to form the newly created Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). History MITI was created with the split of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Japan), Ministry of Commerce and Industry in May 1949 and given the mission for coordinating international trade policy with other groups, such as the Bank of Japan, the Economic Planning Agency, and the various commerce-related Cabinet (government), cabinet ministries. At the time it was created, Japan was still recovering from the economic disaster of World War II. With inflation rising and productivity failing to kee ...
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Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 or B33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion molecular cloud complex. It appears within the southern region of the dense dust cloud known as Lynds 1630, along the edge of the much larger, active star-forming H II region called IC 434. The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 422 parsecs or 1,375 light-years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of its resemblance to a horse's head. History The nebula was discovered by Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming in 1888 on a photographic plate taken at the Harvard College Observatory. One of the first descriptions was made by E. E. Barnard, describing it as: "Dark mass, diam. 4′, on nebulous strip extending south from ζ Orionis", cataloguing the dark nebula as Barnard 33. Structure The dark cloud of dust and gas is a ...
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Pentalogy
A pentalogy (from Greek πεντα- ''penta-'', "five" and -λογία ''-logia'', "discourse") is a compound literary or narrative work that is explicitly divided into five parts. Although modern use of the word implies both that the parts are reasonably self-contained and that the structure was intended by the author, historically, neither was necessarily true: in fact, a ''pentalogia'' could be assembled by a later editor, just as Plotinus's ''Enneads'' were arranged in nines by Porphyry in order to create an overarching structure of six which would express the idea of perfection. Overview In Western literature, the oldest quinary structure with great influence is the Torah or Pentateuch; in the Far East, it is the Five Classics. The most famous pentalogy in medieval literature is Nizami Ganjavi's ''Panj Ganj'', or ''Khamsa'' ("Five Treasures"), a collection of five epics which was composed in the latter half of the 12th century. They were ''Makhzan al-Asrar'', '' Khusraw o Sh ...
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Hexalogy
A hexalogy (from Greek ἑξα- '' hexa-'', "six" and -λογία ''-logia'', "discourse") is a compound literary or narrative work that is made up of six distinct works. The word apparently first appeared in English as a borrowing from German, in discussions of August Bungert's Wagnerian opera cycle entitled ''Homerische Welt'' based on the Iliad and the Odyssey.William Foster Apthorp. ''The opera, past and present: an historical sketch.'' Scribner, 1901. Page 204.Arthur Elson. ''Modern Composers of Europe.'' L.C. Page and Company, 1904. Page 76. (He planned two tetralogies, but the third and fourth operas of the eight were never written.) Both ''pentalogie'' and ''hexalogie'' were used by Théophile Gautier in 1859.Théophile Gautier. ''Histoire de l'art dramatique en France depuis vingt-cinq ans, Volume 5.'' Magnin, Blanchard et compagnie, 1859. Page 220. In 1923 the word was applied by an American reviewer to Johannes V. Jensen's '' The Long Journey''.''The Bookman: a review ...
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