Japan Synopsis
ウルトラマンサーガ
“We Still Have Glittering Hope!!”
Ultraman Saga opens with a powerful apocalyptic vision of Tokyo, buildings destroyed and the city seemingly devoid of life. We are soon introduced to the Earth Defense Force (EDF), Team U (played by members of the female idol group AKB48). They and a group of young children and the last survivors on planet Earth after the world was invaded by the evil Alien Bat, the rest of the human population having been abducted.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ultraman Saga. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedUltraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light
★ 6.3 · Japan
3 sharedMy Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
★ 7.6 · Japan
3 sharedShin Ultraman
★ 7.1 · Japan
3 sharedMy Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
★ 8.2 · Japan
3 sharedMy Hero Academia: Two Heroes
★ 7.9 · Japan
3 sharedNinpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 YEARS AFTER
★ 5.5 · Japan
Other Titles From Tsuburaya Productions
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ultraman Saga itself).
The 2011–2013 Japan Window
Ultraman Saga holds position #217 of 482 Japan films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ultraman Saga premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2584th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ultraman Saga, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- akb48 · 1
- hero · 25
- ultraman · 7
- superhero · 80
- kaiju · 77
- super power · 61
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,067 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #839 of 1,714 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Tsuburaya Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | March 24, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2109245 |
| Official Site | www.ultramansaga.com |