Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman

'Daicon Film's version of Return of Ultraman')[a] is a 1983 Japanese superhero kaiju parody fan film directed by Hideaki Anno in his directorial debut.

[2] 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.

[5] They would later collaborate on Shin Ultraman with Anno returning to the title role.

[6] 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.

[3] On November of the same year, an HD remaster of the film began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Japan.