SeriesMonster & Creature Sci-Fi Horror Survival

Ultraman: Towards the Future1990

Name: Ultraman: Towards the Future
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror, Survival
Released: 1990-09-25
Rating: 6.5

Created by Andrew Prowse, Ken Arlidge

6.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.4TMDB 7.8

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Year

1990

Seasons

Network

Syndication

Status

Ended

The premise

Jack Shindo and Stanley Haggard are members of the first manned expedition to Mars, and on the red planet find a giant slug-like monster, Goudes/Gudis. Shindo is pinned by a rockslide and Haggard tries to escape in their ship but is blown up by Gudis. Suddenly a giant warrior, Ultraman Great, arrives and fights Goudes, but when Ultraman is on the verge of victory Goudes changes into a virus and travels to Earth where it mutates other creatures into monsters and awakens existing ones. Needing a human host to survive on Earth, Ultraman joins with Jack, allowing him to become the mighty alien when all seems lost. He joins UMA in order to help them battle the monsters.

Horror Vault's take

When a deep-space expedition to Mars disturbs something ancient and monstrous, the threat doesn't stay confined to the red planet for long. A shape-shifting alien menace makes its way to Earth, warping wildlife into deadly kaiju and putting the entire planet on a collision course with extinction. Humanity's only hope arrives in the form of Ultraman Great — a colossal alien warrior who must bond with one courageous astronaut to stand any chance of fighting back. This Australian co-production brings a distinctly Western flavour to the beloved tokusatsu tradition.

Content: Monster Violence, Mild Peril, Creature Destruction Sequences

Episode Guide

· 5h 25m total· Sep 1990 → Jun 1991

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S1.E1 · Signs of LifePremiere
Sep 25, 1990 · 25 min
Jack Shindo and Stanley Haggard are the first men to land on Mars. Upon arriving they are met with none other than the strange alien monster Gudis. As Gudis was slowly moving towards them a giant silver humanoid by the name of Ultraman Grea
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S1.E2 · The Hibernator
Sep 25, 1990 · 25 min
An ancient being living in stasis for millions of years Gigasaurus was frozen under the ice of the arctic until the Gudis virus began to warm up the arctic and Gigasaurus was soon discovered by UMA. One day his icy prison began to slowly me
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S1.E3 · The Child's Dream
Sep 25, 1990 · 25 min
One night an abandoned carnival was reactivated by unknown circumstances. The local police went to check it out only to be scared out of their minds by the monster Gerukadon. Before they could inflict any damage Gerukadon ran away from the
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S1.E4 · The Storm Hunter
Sep 25, 1990 · 25 min
One day, a couple of hunters were hunting kangaroos when a dust devil picked up their car and dropped it causing an explosion, but nobody was killed. Since there wasn't a cloud in the sky, UMA suspected the Gudis virus. Jack and Lloyd tried
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S1.E5 · Blast from the Past
Sep 25, 1990 · 25 min