Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman

Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman (DAICONFILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン) is a 1983 Japanese superhero kaiju parody fan film directed by Hideaki Anno in his directorial debut.

Cast

 * Hideaki Anno as Ultraman (here, the character is referencing Ultraman Jack)
 * Norio Tamura as Kiruan
 * Yasuhiro Takeda as Captain Ibuki
 * Joiichi Hayashi as Hayakawa
 * Takeshi Sawamura as Ibuki
 * Takashi Nyoten as Yamaga
 * Nishigaki Toshihiko as Imamura
 * Yuki Nishi as Nishi
 * Norio Tamura as Kiruan
 * Kifumi Seizumi as the narrator

Release
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. They would later collaborate on Shin Ultraman with Anno returning to the title role. 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. On November of the same year, an HD remaster of the film began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Japan.