Ultraman: The Next (2004)

Director: Kazuya Konaka

First Lieutenant Shun'ichi Maki of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is a prestigious F-15 Eagle jet pilot (or "driver" as he is called in the film). A lifelong fan of flying since he was a child, being a pilot is his ultimate dream. Unfortunately, his duties distance himself from his wife, Yoko, who always ends up being neglected, and his son, Tsugumu, who has a congenital blood disease and has a high risk of dying at a young age.Maki decides to quit the Air Force to devote more time to his family and to spend whatever is left for his son. He takes a part-time job as a commercial tour guide run by a kindly group of people who allow him time to work and to also take care of his family.

Cast

Tetsuya Bessho

Shunichi Maki / Ultraman the Next

Kyooko Tooyama

Sara Mizuhara

Kenya Osumi

Takafumi Udou / Beast the One

Ryohei Hirota

Tsugumu Maki

Nae Yuuki

Yoko Maki

Toshiya Nagasawa

Tsuyoshi Kurashima

Daisuke Ryū

Kazusa Sogabe

Masao Kusakari

President Manjime

Makiko Amuro

Yukie

Tatsumi Ishihara