"Urutoraman: Kûsô tokusatsu shirîzu" (1966) TV series 1966-1967

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Akio Jissoji
Hajime Tsuburaya

Writers:

Tetsuo Kinjô (main writer)
Mamoru Sasaki (several episodes)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

17 July 1966 (Japan)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Family | Adventure | Fantasy | Action

Plot:

A human member of a defense force is given the life and ability to change into a giant super-hero to battle the monsters he encounters.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Superhero | Ultraman | Giant Monster | Ultra Series

Cast

Susumu Kurobe	...	Shin Hayata (39 episodes, 1966-1967)
Sandayuu Dokumamushi	...	Daisuke Arashi (39 episodes, 1966-1967)
Masanari Nihei	...	Mitsuhiro Ide (39 episodes, 1966-1967)
Bin Furuya	...	Ultraman (39 episodes, 1966-1967)
Hiroko Sakurai	...	Akiko Fuji (38 episodes, 1966-1967)
Akiji Kobayashi	...	Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu (38 episodes, 1966-1967)

Also Known As:

Bemular (Japan: English title) (working title)
Bemurâ (Japan) (working title)
Kagaku Tokusô Tai: Bemurâ (Japan) (working title)
Reddoman (Japan) (working title)
Redman (Japan: English title) (working title)
Science Investigation Team: Bemular (Japan: English title) (working title)
Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (International: English title)
Urutoraman (Japan) (short title)
Woo (Japan: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (39 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Trivia:

The sequences with Urutoraman fighting proved to be so expensive to film, that the producers needed a way to limit the scenes to only a few minutes for each episode. The solution was to give the character the weakness that he can not survive in his true self for more than roughly three minutes before he runs out of energy. This is marked with his warning chest light, called the Colortimer, which begins to blink with increasing speed as his energy runs out.

Quotes:

Ultraman: [flies off] Shuwatch!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Yi wu liang huo (2003)

Soundtrack:

Urutoraman no Uta

Kaiju Eiga T.V.

This was one of my favorite shows that from when I was a kid. Being a fan of the "kaiju eiga" genre, I really loved the fact that they had a super hero fighting all sorts of giant monsters. The only thing that I didn't like about the show was the fact that Ultra Man never talked to any of the other cast members. Too bad this show isn't on television anymore to thrill a new generation of viewers.