42nd "Ultraman Day" Commemorative Special Dialogue Shinji Higuchi x Tomoo Haraguchi Talking about ULTRA-ACT

Interview Articles 42nd "Ultraman Day" Commemorative Special Dialogue Shinji Higuchi x Tomoo Haraguchi ULTRA-ACT

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Interview Articles 42nd “Ultraman Day” Commemorative Special Talk Shinji Higuchi × Tomoo Haraguchi Talking about ULTRA-ACT

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Shinji Higuchi	×	Tomoo Haraguchi
"Lorelei", "Sinking of Japan" director "Evangelion New The Movie" new storyboard		"Ultraman Mebius" Director Heisei Gamera Series Monster Modeling

July 17, 1966, when the first episode of "Ultraman" was aired. A week before that, on July 10th, a program PR event called "Ultraman Eve Festival Ultraman Birth" was broadcast on TV, and this day was the historic moment when Ultraman first appeared in front of the viewer. And July 10th is now certified as "Ultraman Day".

July 2012, when 46 years passed. The world's most moving Ultraman action figure "ULTRA-ACT Ultraman", which not only Ultraman fans but also action figure fans have been waiting for, will be released.

Therefore, this time, as a special project of "Ultraman Day", we invited Mr. Shinji Higuchi and Mr. Tomoo Haraguchi, who are the staff of "SFX Museum", and gave them their impressions of "ULTRA-ACT Ultraman" and the highlights of the museum. I had you talk.

※ continuation of this interview is published will also be available on the issue sale July 24, 2012 "Figure King" magazine. Please take a look.

── First of all, please tell us your impressions of touching the "ULTRA-ACT".

Interview Articles 42nd “Ultraman Day” Commemorative Special Talk Shinji Higuchi × Tomoo Haraguchi Talking about ULTRA-ACT

"I completely different and new ULTRA-ACT is moving comfort. Masu comfortably Kimarimasu"
Shinji Higuchi

HiguchiThere was is that I had lent to a friend, it is the first time that touch and carefully. ···It is amazing. No, I think that really amazing.

BlastoporeI was seeing for the first time. In much gotten Popinika the time was doing a "Mobius", I did not buy so much I recently toys.

HiguchiI was surprised to Andro Melos have been commercialized. "I go here!?" As the order in which the issue (laughs).

BlastoporeBut not 80 Toka Speaking Yeah, mon's sudden Melos (laughs).

HiguchiLeave me alone with that Ultra Brothers, it is a coming attack from more outside of the character (laughs).

BlastoporeDo you Wolf and Mars should not be allowed out? Melos and Wolf for shooting suit is not even help myself, I completely he had been asked to leave with respect to Mars. So because feelings also pretty deep.

──And the latest work "ULTRA-ACT Ultraman"
Or thoughts would you like?

HiguchiI think I know the last time of evolution? ... Contrary to what is selling now or is that I no longer If you do not buy (laughs). BlastoporeIt's was so lean, and bend your back earlier. It's very different even the eyes of representation most recent product. HiguchiSo far do you neck is directed right above! ? Amazing Do not .... BlastoporeIt's a real suit not toward the absolute (laughs). HiguchiI completely different also comfortable moving. Still new it is Masu comfortably Kimarimasu. It is good to not break after. The old days of the moving figure is well hip joint is off, because I had fix on your own luck in the time. BlastoporeWell I think had been dislocated (laughs). I was playing me old toys at the last minute that "might break and move more", at the time I feel its raw whiff was good to (laughs). HiguchiYou know (laughs). BlastoporeIf you move to this point, for example, "The first Ultraman must be decorated with such a (stoop) pose", and the sense of the playing side will be questioned.	"When the pause can be taken up to this point, also I will not bother moving figure specific joint" Tomoo Haraguchi

──What do you think of the "movable figure" style that wasn't there when "Ultraman" was aired? BlastoporeUltraman is not a robot, so some people may feel uncomfortable if their joints are exposed when it is commercialized. However, if this product can pose so far, it will not bother you beyond that reason. HiguchiAfter that, I'm troubled by eliminate the well accessories I like this toy. It is want if you can even base like a guy that houses the accessories. As invincible Castle jumbo machine Zehnder. BlastoporeOnce you have the parts here and there to fall apart, which I mon will not know absolutely what wrist or (laughs). ── If the child has this product is released, do you think you two is that it how to play? HiguchiBecause pains joints moving up to this, I would have been tempted to take the place running. BlastoporeYeah, it's not a photo Toka. HiguchiAbsolutely to take "coma※I think you do, "or. And I feel that fail to (laughs). Do you not Made up that is up to the video site? Oh, it's still. BlastoporeBut I might also think about the lapse, I feel actually which is likely finished playing is to (laughs). HiguchiI like this for me is a friend of the rich have, I'm not bought me quite his own parents. If the appeal I "I have everyone!" Would have been told, "Everybody I Who?" (Laughs). BlastoporeIt's or Sugekae the neck to the absolute me after children (laughs). HiguchiYaruyaru (laughs). Always make like the chimera (laughs). ※The official name is "stop-motion animation." Take one frame at a time while moving the subject a little, as if moving show As is shooting technique. ── or does not or can take advantage of the "ULTRA-ACT," the two of you work? BlastoporeI also Higuchi' chan I'm so, in the special effects field when deciding whether to take the next scene, I think with this kind of toys. It can be used to dummy at the time of taking the time to test after synthetic cut. HiguchiI think you can also be used to pose doll when drawing Conte. Wish to commercialize ── "ULTRA-ACT" series Is there a character?

HiguchiIt's still stupid and tails?

BlastoporeIt's good, stupidity and twin tails.

HiguchiEspecially tails is want.

But it is a little monster of commercialization when compared to the hero. Everyone, is useless if not also buy monster! Monster of fire disappears.

BlastoporeI'd want Toka verokron.

HiguchiWhat a nice super-beast. Kamerekingu Toka Toka vakishim.
Cost is a frightfully takes likely guy (laughs).

Perfect if put out the ace of the TV version of proportion in its timing. It guy is good that contains a cut in the first episode suit (laughs).

Interview Articles 42nd “Ultraman Day” Commemorative Special Talk Shinji Higuchi × Tomoo Haraguchi Talking about ULTRA-ACT

◎ This time, I heard the talk also about the "special effects museum" of the public from July 10, 2012
(Interview contents June 22, 2012)

HiguchiThough there were more and more shooting of the time lost in various places, of thought and want to save it somehow it was the beginning of this project. And it had become tattered most That said, I is Haraguchi san is willing to repair it.

Rather than character closer we have to show you as the special effects art materials. It will be impressed if you look at the people to know the work, I think I even saw people who do not know "if the watch with the help of DVD!". Visitors were people we aim to exhibit such that like special effects and miniature.

BlastoporeIf you are out of the studio since I was myself is small, there got a miniature for photography that has become unnecessary and thus have been restored using the leisure of life what you got. This time of issue MJ be one of them, the first place was not as had been repaired for the exhibition. But would collapse factories in the last year of the earthquake, it continues the work has become more difficult. At that time Anno Hideaki's gave me press the shoulder in the form of exhibitions.

──How much did you spend on the restoration of "MJ", one of the major attractions of this time?

BlastoporeA year when the count in the real work is not at stake. Missing Toka or the I am made in the sheet metal shop that worked on that was used Tokyo Tower of the model in the Showa special effects, such as Godzilla part was, we managed to finally completed our cooperation on so various people.

I don't think the younger generation knows "Mighty Jack", but if you look at a miniature that is close to 3 meters, you can tell something. Miniatures, monsters, and Ultraman costumes are supposed to end their role once you take a picture. However, these are proofs of how the Showa special effects were filmed, and they are the materials of the Showa special effects created by me and Higuchi-chan's seniors.

It is the same meaning there is this "ULTRA-ACT" is also. Because the person in charge is not developed using the hands and head on the basis of the time of this article. Even if it is said I "! I do not need such a thing," from the world, I will continue this restoration work. Higuchi' chan and Anno's also I like miniature, we the the seniors of the work that was affected because I want to be seen in everyone.

■ Showa Heisei be seen in director Anno Hideaki special effects museum miniature tricks

Holding period: July 10, 2012 (Tuesday) to October 8 days (Mon)
Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (admission until 30 minutes before closing)
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (Koto-ku, Tokyo)

Official siteHttp://www.ntv.co.jp/tokusatsu/

The "ULTRA-ACT, especially tails is want. Everyone, no good have to buy even the monster!
I monster of fire disappear "(Higuchi)
"I'm good, tails. I'd want Toka verokron" (Haraguchi)

(At Shibuya / Tsuburaya Productions)

Shinji Higuchi (Shinji Higuchi)
Born in 1965,

Film director, special effects director. Active in both special effects and animation works such as the special effects director of the Heisei Gamera trilogy and "Evangelion New The Movie". His major works include "Lorelei" (2005), "Japan Sinks" (2007), and "MM9" (2010). The latest work, "Nobo no Shiro" was released in November 2012. He worked as a special effects director on Haraguchi's Mikadroid (1991) and Sakuya Yokaiden (2000).

Tomoo Haraguchi (Tomoo Haraguchi)
1960 Born

Film director, special lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media. His major works include Mikadroid (1991), Sakuya Yokaiden (2000), Ultraman Mebius (2006), Ukulele PAITITI THE MOVIE (2010), and Descappa (2010). In the Heisei Gamera Series where Mr. Higuchi is the special effects director, he was in charge of monster modeling.

ULTRA-ACT
ULTRAMAN

Price (including tax): 3,360 yen
Release Date: 07 January 27, 2012
Target: 15-year-old -

Product Details page, click here

[ULTRA-ACT]
ULTRA-ACT is a new series of action figures that have both the ideal body shape (ACTOR) and high action (ACTION) of each character by the movable mechanism that considers the design of Ultraman to the maximum.

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