
A theatrical release of The Return of Ultraman episodes 13-14. It was released on December 12, 1971 as part of the Toho Champion Festival along with Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Earth's Greatest Battle (edited from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster) and shorter versions of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, and The Little Match Girl.
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81/100 The second two-parter of this particular show, and a very good one. It's very cinematic in nature, and I can see why it got a theatrical release, feeling very much like a cinema story, with a high budget allowing for more spectacle. Much like the previous two-parter from this show, the monsters here are a pair, though unlike Gudon and Twin Tail, they remain allies throughout. The monsters actually come off as pretty sympathetic here, with main character Goh questioning if they really need to be destroyed. The first half is primarily spent proving the legend of the two monsters is true, and while this has been tedious before, I feel it works well here with a satisfying payoff. There's also a subplot here with the daughter of a captain whose ship has been wrecked by the monster trying to reach him. The captain is played by series regular Akiji Kobayashi, and his performance adds a…