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Bridgestone Sports Corp has released a new line of golf balls with illustrations of popular character Ultra Seven from the Ultraman series. The product is… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, Aug 12 2008

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18 May 07 visit Ultraman Powered - Intro  »  YouTube videoUltraman: The Ultimate Hero is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero series produced in the US in 1993 by Major Havoc Entertainment (later renamed Steppin Stone Entertainment) and Tsuburaya Productions (the creators of the Ultraman character), with a total of 13...
13 Sep 07 visit TYO to make Ultraman firm its subsidiary  »  Japan Times Television commercial and movie production firm TYO Inc. said Wednesday it will turn Tsuburaya Productions Co., known for its film and TV series featuring the Ultraman character, into a subsidiary. Read more . . .
21 Jan 08 visit Bandai secures Ultraman rights with share purchase  »  Japan Times
Toy maker Bandai Co. has secured the rights to the Ultraman character by purchasing 33,400 shares in Tsuburaya Productions Co., the special effects company that created the classic superhero and TV... Read more . . .
06 Feb 08 visit Top court rules Ultraman is not Thai  »  Japan Today Thailand's Supreme Court has ruled that TV superhero Ultraman is not Thai, rejecting a complaint by a local businessman who claimed he helped invent the iconic Japanese character, an official said Wednesday. The ruling ended a 10-year legal battle by...
12 May 08 visit Ultraman creator Kazuho Mitsuta  »  Japan Times
Mitsuta, aged 70, is one of the creators of the Ultraman series, a science-fiction TV show that was a pioneer of the genre with its wildly imaginative mix of special effects with live action that brought to life hundreds of one-of-a-kind kaijus...
15 Mar 08 visit Ultraman the hero ... again!  »  Japan Times
SCENE ONE — Television production company Tsuburaya Productions' "Monster Archive," a two-story wooden shed used for storing "monsters" from long-running TV and film franchises such as "Ultraman." The location is Kinuta, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo; the date ...

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