Dec 12 2023 94 mins 2
In the final film/TV episode of this iteration of Henshin Men, Nathan invites YouTuber Soundout12 on to discuss the first (and only) official crossover between Japan’s biggest superheroes: Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider. This 1993 special, which is 80 minutes of retrospective documentary and ten minutes of glorious tokusatsu, has Shin Hayata and Takeshi Hongo joining forces to stop a combined kaijin/kaiju monster. It’s the one and only time the mad genius Keita Amemiya ever directed Ultraman (so far as we know). Yes, this breaks the podcast’s “legally available in the U.S.” rule, but can you blame us? See you next time for some Henshin Men V3 HYPE!
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This episode was edited by Christopher Riner with Nathan Marchand.
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MUSIC:
-“ Tatakau Tame ni Umareta Senshi” by Hironobu Kageyama
-“Not Your Above-Average Joe [Standing Ovation]” by Ivan Hakštok
