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Celebrate 3 days of Ultraman movies, exclusives, and special guests! Image courtesy of Bay Area Film Events. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS
Bay Area Film Events, CinemaSF and SciFi Japan are pleased to present ULTRAFEST, a 3-day Ultraman film festival coming to the 4-Star Theater in San Francisco the weekend of July 21-23. Authorized by Tsuburaya Productions, Starlight Runner and The Licensing Group, the event will include screenings of Ultraman movies and episodes, special guests, merchandise dealers, an art gallery and more!
• Special screening of the all-new SHIN ULTRAMAN Saturday night! SHIN ULTRAMAN posters for all who attend.
• West Coast Premiere of special 4K restorations of episodes from the original 1966 ULTRAMAN Series!
• Special matinee of the Tsuburaya/Hanna-Barbera co-produced animated movie ULTRAMAN THE ADVENTURE BEGINS!
• Plus more ULTRAMAN Movies and TV Episodes!
• Win ULTRAMAN Blu-rays and DVDs courtesy of Mill Creek Entertainment! Over 100 winners throughout the weekend!
• Win Blu-rays of SHIN ULTRAMAN!
• Exclusive Alien Baltan collectors card to all attendees (while supplies last) courtesy of RR Parks Cards! Art by Gaz Gretsky. Only available at the show.
• Ultraman toy and art vendors!
• Daily Giveaways and additional exclusives!
• Special Guest! Dore Kraus, Jack Shindo from ULTRAMAN TOWARDS THE FUTURE!
Special Guest! Dore Kraus, Jack Shindo from ULTRAMAN TOWARDS THE FUTURE! ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS
ULTRAFEST SCHEDULE
July 21-23, 2003
4-Star Theater
2200 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121
UltraFest - Full Festival Pass $60.00 This gets you into every film the fest across all dates. You can enter and leave throughout the day! Order Here.
UltraFest - Saturday Pass $40.00 This gets you into every film screening on Saturday, Juky 22. You can leave and return throughout the day! Order Here.
UltraFest - Sunday Pass $40.00 This gets you into every film screening on Sunday, July 23. You can leave and return throughout the day! Order Here.
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Friday, July 21
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ULTRAMAN 1966 4K Restoration (2023)
Classic episodes of the original 1966 ULTRAMAN brought to the big screen on the west coast for the first time!
All episodes are remstered in 4K and literally pop off the screen! Featuring introductions by many of the people who brought the series to life.
If you are a fan of Ultraman, you will NOT want to miss this presentation of the series that launched it all!
Shown with two early episodes!
ULTRA Q - Episode 1: Defeat Gomess! (Gomess and Litra)
ULTRAMAN - Episode 16: Science Patrol Into Space (Alien Baltan)
Saturday, July 22
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ULTRAMAN: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS (1987)
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Detecting that an asteroid containing four Sorkin monsters has crashed on Earth and thrreatens to destroy the planet, the Ultra Force, an intergalactic police unit from planet M-78 is dispatched to protect the planet. Ultra Force merges into the bodies of three Air Force pilots and transforms them into super-powered "Ultra" beings.
This is a fantastic co=production of Hanna-Barbera and Tsuburaya Productions which combines Ultraman action and American-style adventure.
Shown with classic episode!
ULTRASEVEN - Episode 3: Secret of the Lake (Eleking and Miclas)
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ULTRAMAN: THE ALIEN INVASION (1990)
Shown with classic episode!
RETURN OF ULTRAMAN - Episode 18: Here Comes Ultraseven! (Bemstar and Ultraseven)
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GREAT DECISIVE BATTLE: SUPERIOR 8 ULTRA BROTHERS (2008)
Just a few days later, Daigo wanders into a strange parallel world resembling the real world. There, he witnesses Ultraman Mebius fighting Monster Gesura. Daigo recalls Gesura’s weakness from the television programs he had seen in the past, and quickly advises Ultraman Mebius to help defeat the monster. Ultraman Mebius turns back to Mirai and thanks Daigo for his help. When Daigo returns to the real world, Mirai follows him. Mirai‘s mission is to find and awaken the seven brave heroes to protect the world from invading aliens.
Shown with classic episode!
ULTRAMAN ACE - Episode 13: Death Penalty! 5 Ultra Brothers (Ace Killer and Ultra Bros) Pt 1
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SHIN ULTRAMAN (2022)
SHIN ULTRAMAN posters for all who attend!
Shown with classic episode!
ULTRAMAN ACE - Episode 14: 5 Stars Scattered in the Galaxy (Ace Killer and Ultra Bros) Pt 2
Sunday, July 23
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ULTRAMAN X: THE MOVIE - HERE HE COMES! OUR ULTRAMAN (2016)
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When realty TV host Carlos Kurozaki breaks into a mysterious underground pyramid for a television event, he removes a special gem and unwittingly releases a diabolical monster called Zaigorg! The evil creature wants Kurozaki's gem, so it spawns an army of giant kaijus to get it!
It's up to the famous superheroes Ultraman X, Ultraman Tiga, and the one and only original Ultraman to stop the worldwide monster war!
Shown with classic episode!
ULTRAMAN TARO - Episode 39: The Ultraman Father-and-Son’s Grand Mochi Making Plan (Mochiron)
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MEGA MONSTER BATTLE: ULTRA GALAXY THE MOVIE (2009)
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Somewhere three million light years from the Earth, lies the Planet of M-78, also known as “Land of Light”. This is where the Ultraman family lives in peace. The peace is broken when one of the ambitious family members, Ultraman Belial who has been imprisoned by Ultraman King for turning evil breaks the prison. Possessing the forbidden and all-mighty item called “Giga Battlenizer”, Belial runs rampant, knocking down one Ultraman after another who tries to stop him. Eventually, Belial fights his way to the land’s eco-energy storage center and snatches the energy away, leaving the whole land in darkness…
As a last resort, Ultraman Mebius and the rookie Ultraman Zero, turns for help to the mysterious young man called Rei who controls over one hundred monsters to challenge Belial and his troops of monsters. Will the trio be able to save the Light of Land and the Universe from the powerful claws of Belial?
Shown with classic episode!
ULTRAMAN LEO - Episode 30: Monster’s Return of Favor (Alien Magma and Rolan)
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ULTRAMAN ORB THE MOVIE – LET ME BORROW THE POWER OF BONDS! (2017)
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A mysterious item is delivered to paranormal investigators SSP (Something Search People). SSP members Naomi, Jetta and Shin determine that it is a transformation device… the X Devizer that housed Ultraman X both during and after his merging with Xio agent Daichi Oozora (Kensuke Takahashi).
Gai Kurenai (Hideo Ishiguro), the human form of Ultraman Orb returns from his wanderings to search for X … unaware that this is just the first sign of a new threat to the Earth. The villainous space witch Murnau has allied with Ultraman Orb’s arch enemy Jugglus Juggler to use the Dark Ring she now possesses.
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About Bay Area Film Events
Bay Area Film Events brings shows, events and film festivals to theaters throughout the Bay Area and Northern California... from Godzilla to The Beatles, Bond to The Three Stooges, music to comedy, BAFE presents films, bands, guests and more.
Bay Area Film Events has welcomed Richard Kiel, Judith O'Dea, Julie Adams, Ben Chapman, Russ Tamblyn, Marta Kristen and even stars from Japan like Hiroshi Koizumi, Akira Kubo, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Shinichi Wakasa and Hiroshi Maruyama.
Venues we've worked with include The Castro Theatre, Auctions by the Bay, The Grand Lake, The Historic Bal Theatre, The Del Mar, The Crest, The Cerrito and AT&T Park in conjunction with the San Francisco Giants.
As we continue to plan new and innovative shows, we invite fans along for the ride. Come out and enjoy films in theaters, the way they were meant to be seen and make new memories with us!