Japan Shin Ultraman returned 5.7× its production cost, earning $33.8M against a $5.9M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
シン・ウルトラマン
“Have you become so fond of humans, Ultraman?”
The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad unexpectedly meets a giant silver humanoid who starts appearing every time a space monster attacks!
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
389 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shin Ultraman sits at position #225.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shin Ultraman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
6 sharedUltraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light
★ 6.3 · Japan
5 sharedGamera: Super Monster
★ 5.6 · Japan
4 sharedShin Kamen Rider
★ 7.0 · Japan
4 sharedGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
★ 7.0 · Japan
4 sharedInvasion of Astro-Monster
★ 6.8 · Japan
4 sharedDestroy All Monsters
★ 6.8 · Japan
Other Titles From Tsuburaya Productions
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shin Ultraman premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $53K per minute on screen and earned $302K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,943 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #850 of 1,933 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese, Russian |
| Production Companies | Tsuburaya Productions, TOHO, khara, Cine Bazar |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | May 13, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt10737918 |
| Official Site | shin-ultraman.jp |