Ultra Q (1966) Episode 01-28 (End)

Ultra Q  (1966) Episode 01-28 (End)
This is the first series in the Ultra Series before Ultraman. Original run January 2, 1966 - July 3, 1966
Language: Japanese
Format : RAW

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01 Defeat Gomess! (ゴメスを倒せ!)
02 Goro and Goro (五郎とゴロー)
03 A Present from Mars (宇宙からの贈りもの)
04 The Mammoth Flower (マンモスフラワー)
05 Peguila has Come! (ペギラが来た!)
06 Grow! Turtle (育てよ! カメ)
07 SOS Mt. Fuji (SOS富士山)
08 The Terror of Sweet Honey (甘い蜜の恐怖)
09 The Spider Baron (クモ男爵)
10 Underground Super-Express To The West (地底超特急西へ)
11 Balloonga (バルンガ)
12 I Saw a Bird (鳥を見た)
13 Garadama (ガラダマ)
14 Tokyo Ice Age (東京氷河期)
15 Kanegon's Cocoon (カネゴンの繭)
16 Garamon's Counterattack (ガラモンの逆襲)
17 1/8 Project (1/8計画)
18 The Rainbow Egg (虹の卵)
19 Challeng From the Year 2020 (2020年の挑戦)
20 Undersea Humanoid Ragon (海底原人ラゴン)
21 Space Directive M774 (宇宙指令M774)
22 Transformation (変身)
23 Rage of the South Sea (南海の怒り)
24 The Idol of Goga (ゴーガの像)
25 The Devil Child (悪魔ッ子)
26 Burn on, Glory (燃えよ栄光)
27 Flight 206 Disappears (206便消滅す)
28 Open Up! (あけてくれ!)

About Ultra Q :

On January 2, 1966, Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd premiered what was to become the first series in an extensive legacy of fantastic television in Japan. Inspired by classic 1960s American sci-fi television programs, the 28-episode anthology series entitled Ultra Q introduced audiences to an array of bizarre monsters, strange aliens and alternative dimensions unleashed upon our world when the delicate balance of nature was disturbed by mankind. This theme was originally developed by Tsuburaya Productions as a proposed series entitled Unbalanced, a project which ultimately evolved into Ultra Q when the emphasis was shifted from sci-fi mystery to kaiju-oriented stories. Filmed in 35-millimeter black and white and transferred to 16-millimeter for broadcast, each half-hour episode was richly atmospheric with creative, ingenuity compensating for lack of budget. Although frequently compared by western fans to The Twilight Zone and The Otter Limits, Ultra Q actually has more in common with the British Quatermass film series, in which the renowned scientist and his team discover strange creatures or covert alien operations hell-bent on taking over the world.

Ultra Q starred Kenji Sahara as Jun Manjorne, a pilot for Hoshikawa Aviation whose enthusiasm for science fiction leads him to uncover many of the series' extraordinary scenarios. The cast also included actress Hiroko Sakurai as Daily News Photographer Yuriko Edogawa, and Yasuhiko Saijo as Jun's assistant pilot and comic relief, Ippei Togawa. Together, these three formed the crack investigative trio with a penchant for stumbling upon strange phenomena, preceding other famous TV sleuths of the supernatural such as Carl Kolchak in Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) and FBI agents Scully and Mulder in the hit series The X-Files. In addition to semi-regulars Yoshifumi Tajima as Daily News desk editor Seki (Yuriko's boss) and Ureo Egawa as Dr. Ichinotani, the renowned scientist with a scientific explanation for everything, Ultra Q guest-starred a virtual who's who of famous Japanese sci-fi feature film and television actors (to be noted in the episode summaries which follow).

While it was fortunate that Ultra Q was able to attract many familiar personalities to portray its human characters, it was the monsters that were ultimately responsible for the overwhelming popularity of the series. Because the series was produced by Tsuburaya Productions, monster costumes from various Toho films for which Tsuburaya had provided the special effects were redressed to be utilized as new creatures in Ultra Q. The popularity of the kaiju stars, especially among children, was the key aspect responsible for the creation of Ultraman and subsequent sci-fi television series produced by Tsuburaya; likewise, several original monster designs from Ultra Q later appeared in Ultraman, as well. Today, many Ultra Q monsters remain as popular icons for the entire Japanese kaiju genre.