Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (ウルトラマンティガ THE FINAL ODYSSEY, Urutoraman Tiga Za Fainaru Odessei) is a tokusatsu superhero movie, and part of the Ultra Series franchise, released in 2000. The movie is a direct sequel to the original Ultraman Tiga television series, serving as an epilogue to the events between Tiga and the successor series, Ultraman Dyna. A TPC excursion (including GUTS' Captain Megumi Iruma) heads to old ruins and unintentionally wakes up three evil ancient giants. Daigo's impending marriage to fellow GUTS member Rena is interrupted by a mysterious woman who hands him a black Sparklence, as well as disturbing visions of an evil, dark Tiga and three other mysterious giants. Daigo must discover the truth and history behind his visions, and defeat the darkness one more time.

Plot

Set two years after Tiga's final battle, Daigo is approached by a mysterious woman, Camearra, who possessed a dark version of the Sparklence. It is then revealed that more than 30,000,000 years ago, Tiga was originally evil in nature, part of a group of four that dominated Earth. The group consisted of Dark Tiga, the telepathic Camearra (gold patterns on silver skin), the powerful Darramb (red patterns on silver) and the speedy Hudra (purple patterns on silver). One day, Tiga fell in love with a local human woman, and decided to convert from darkness to protect her from harm. Being the weakest of the four, Tiga quickly became a target of the group. However, unbeknownst to the group, the original "talentless" Tiga Dark possessed the ability to absorb powers from fallen enemies. As he eliminated each of the three dark members and sealed them away, he absorbed their powers which explains the new Tiga's color patterns (purple, red and gold lined with his original silver). Convinced by his ability to convert the last known Sparklence to good, Daigo accepts the gift and becomes Tiga once again, survives his inner struggles and vanishes the darkness within. Soon after this, he marries Rena Yanase, fellow GUTS member and longtime love interest (Shin Asuka, Dyna's eventual human host, also makes a cameo during the finale as a junior crew member, in a symbolic passing of the torch moment).

Cast

• Daigo Madoka (マドカ・ダイゴ, Madoka Daigo): Hiroshi Nagano (長野 博, Nagano Hiroshi)
• Rena Yanase (ヤナセ・レナ, Yanase Rena): Takami Yoshimoto (吉本 多香美, Yoshimoto Takami)
• Seiichi Munakata (ムナカタ・セイイチ, Munakata Seiichi): Akitoshi Ohtaki (大滝 明利, Ōtaki Akitoshi)
• Masami Horii (ホリイ・マサミ, Horii Masami): Yukio Masuda (増田 由紀夫, Masuda Yukio)
• Tetsuo Shinjoh (シンジョウ・テツオ, Shinjō Tetsuo): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹, Kagemaru Shigeki)
• Jun Yazumi (ヤズミ・ジュン, Yazumi Jun): Yoichi Furuya (古屋 暢一, Furuya Yōichi)
• Mayumi Shinjoh (シンジョウ・マユミ, Shinjō Mayumi): Kei Ishibashi (石橋 けい, Ishibashi Kei)
• Tetsuji Yoshioka (ヨシオカ・テツジ, Yoshioka Tetsuji): Ken Okabe (岡部 健, Okabe Ken)
• Masayuki Nahara (ナハラ・マサユキ, Nahara Masayuki): Uketa Take (タケ・ウケタ, Take Uketa)
• Naban Yao (ヤオ・ナバン, Yao Naban): Ichirō Ogura (小倉 一郎, Ogura Ichirō)
• Camearra (カミーラ, Kamīra): Miyoko Yoshimoto (芳本 美代子, Yoshimoto Miyoko)
• Darramb (ダーラム, Dāramu): Masaru Matsuda (松田 優, Matsuda Masaru)
• Hudra (ヒュドラ, Hyudora): Tenmei Basara (婆裟羅 天明, Basara Tenmei)
• Red balloon girl: Eiko Yamauchi (山内 瑛子, Yamauchi Eiko)
• Researchers: Masakazu Migita (右田 昌万, Migita Masakazu), Mayu Tsukada (塚田 真夕, Tsukada Mayu)
• Saeki (サエキ): Ryu Kano (加納 竜, Kanō Ryū)
• Priest: Scott T. Hards (スコット・ハーズ, Sukotto Hāzu)
• Mai's friends: Ayano Ohta (太田 彩乃, Ōta Ayano), Saika Tanaka (田中 彩佳, Tanaka Saika)
• Daigo's caretaker: Kazuo Tsuburaya (円谷 一夫, Tsuburaya Kazuo)
• Rena's caretaker: Kiyoshi Suzuki (鈴木 清, Suzuki Kiyoshi)
• Shin Asuka (アスカ・シン, Asuka Shin): Takeshi Tsuruno (つるの 剛士, Tsuruno Takeshi)
• Gousuke Hibiki (ヒビキ・ゴウスケ, Hibiki Gōsuke): Ryo Kinomoto (木之元 亮, Kinomoto Ryō)
• Toshiyuki Kohda (コウダ・トシユキ, Kōda Toshiyuki): Toshikazu Fukawa (布川 敏和, Fukawa Toshikazu)
• Ryo Yumimura (ユミムラ・リョウ, Yumimura Ryō): Risa Saito (斉藤 りさ, Saitō Risa)
• Tsutomu Nakajima (ナカジマ・ツトム, Nakajima Tsutomu): Joe Onodera (小野寺 丈, Onodera Jō)
• Kouhei Kariya (カリヤ・コウヘイ, Kariya Kōhei): Takao Kase (加瀬 尊朗, Kase Takao)
• Mai Midorikawa (ミドリカワ・マイ, Midorikawa Mai): Mariya Yamada (山田 まりや, Yamada Mariya)
• Nagumo (ナグモ): Hiroyuki Konishi (小西 博之, Konishi Hiroyuki)
• Souichiro Sawai (サワイ・ソウイチロウ, Sawai Sōichirō): Tamio Kawachi (川地 民夫, Kawachi Tamio)
• Megumi Iruma (イルマ・メグミ, Iruma Megumi), Yuzare (ユザレ): Mio Takaki (高樹 澪, Takaki Mio)

Theme songs

Ending theme

• "TAKE ME HIGHER"
  • Lyrics: Kazumi Suzuki (鈴木 計美, Suzuki Kazumi)
  • Composition: Giancarlo Pasquini, Jennifer Batten, Alberto Emilio Contini
  • Arrangement: Yasuhiko Hoshino (星野 靖彦, Hoshino Yasuhiko)
  • String Arrangement: Mitsuo Hagida (萩田 光雄, Hagida Mitsuo)
  • Choral Arrangement: Hiroaki Suzuki (鈴木 弘明, Suzuki Hiroaki)
  • Artist: V6

Insert theme

• "Brave Love, TIGA"
  • Lyrics: Sunplaza Nakano (サンプラザ 中野, Sanpuraza Nakano)
  • Composition: Barbe-Q Wasada (バーベQ 和佐田, Bābe Kyū Wasada)
  • Arrangement: Yasuhiko Fukuda (福田 裕彦, Fukuda Yasuhiko)
  • Artist: Earth Protection Force (地球防衛団, Chikyū Bōei-dan)

Release

In July 2000, Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey premiered in Japanese with English subtitles at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California, as part of the annual G-Fest convention, but it was not released domestically in the United States for home viewing.

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