A sealed evil, a dying robot, and Ultramen throwing hands in lava—Tokussoap opera at its finest.
Continuing where the previous story left, Mechazam proceeds to attack EX Zetton in a mad fury but almost perishes in the molten lava until Mebius saves him, despite being heavily injured by EX Zetton. Being thrown to the Battle Nizer, Mechazam tries to break the seal under Mebius' guidance to reverse the disruption field but the container was too strong...
Practical Effects
EX Zetton is a beautiful nightmare of foam and spite.
Acting
Kusao's Ace screams hit harder than the finisher.
Direction
Yokoyama squeezes an opera's worth of tragedy into 26 minutes.
Director
Makoto Yokoyama
Shunji Igarashi
Ultraman Mebius (voice)
Keiichi Nanba
Ultraman Hikari (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Ultraman Ace (voice)
Hiroya Ishimaru
Ultraman Taro (voice)
Hisao Egawa
Glozam (voice)
Seizo Kato
Armored Mefilas (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Deathrem (voice)
Ryoichi Tanaka
Mebius Killer (voice)
Hideyuki Hori
Mechazam (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Zoffy (voice)
Susumu Kurobe
Ultraman (voice)
Jiro Dan
Ultraman Jack (voice)
Kohji Moritsugu
Ultraseven (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the final on-screen appearance of Seizo Kato as Armored Mefilas; the legendary voice actor passed away in 2014, making this his villainous swan song.
Mechazam's arc mirrors classic Japanese 'ningyo' puppet narratives—artificial beings gaining souls through suffering—specifically echoing the 1968 film 'Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare.'
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