Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman (DAICONFILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン, DAICON FILM-ban Kaettekita Ultraman, lit.'Daicon Film's version of Return of Ultraman')[a] is a 1983 Japanese superherokaijuparodyfan film directed by Hideaki Anno in his directorial debut.[2]
Hideaki Anno attended a screening of the film in Tokyo in 1983, where he met his future friend and collaborator Shinji Higuchi for the first time.[5] They would later collaborate on Shin Ultraman with Anno returning to the title role.[6] The film was screened at Shinjuku Wald 9 on July 1, 2022 to commemorate the theater's 15th anniversary and the success of Shin Ultraman.[3] On November of the same year, an HD remaster of the film began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Japan.[7]
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^Also known as Return of Ultraman: MAT Arrow 1 Takeoff Order (帰ってきたウルトラマン マットアロー1号発進命令, Kaettekita Urutoraman Matto Arō 1-gō Hasshin Meirei).[1]