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!
Audience Engagement
100 audience reviews — more than 76% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity (91th percentile) outruns review volume (76th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $53K per minute on screen and earned $302K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shin Ultraman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Tsuburaya Productions
Drama + Action in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shin Ultraman itself).
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
Shin Ultraman holds position #225 of 389 Japan films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shin Ultraman premiered alongside 131 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan films in 2022.
The 4413th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Shin Ultraman, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- kyodai hero · 4
- defence team · 1
- alien invasion · 24
- tokusatsu · 21
- reboot · 13
- ultraman · 7
- henshin heroes · 6
- superhero · 80
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- alien · 51
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 |