UltraSeven
UltraSeven ウルトラセブン | |
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Genre | Ultraman |
Writer | Kinjou Tetsuo and others |
Director | Tsuburaya Hajime and others |
Starring | |
Opening theme |
Song of UltraSeven by The Echoes and Misuzu Children's Choir |
Composer(s) | Fuyuki Touru |
No. of episodes | 49 |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
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Production company(s) | |
Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | TBS |
Time | 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Sunday |
Original run | October 1, 1967 | – September 8, 1968
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Ultraman |
Followed by | The Return of Ultraman |
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ウルトラセブン
October 1, 1967
- September 8, 1968 (49 episodes)UltraSeven returns in the series UltraSeven X.
Plot
The Earth is constantly under threats of invasions by aliens. To defend the planet, the Terrestrial Defense Force sets up the Ultra Guard, a small team of elite members specialized in using state-of-the-art equipments and vehicles. A mysterious man known as Moroboshi Dan joins the Ultra Guard. Unbeknownst to them, he is actually UltraSeven in disguise.
Characters
Ultra Guard
ウルトラ警備隊 Urutora keibitai
The Ultra Guard is a unit of the TDF. It specializes in combat and conducts field operations to defend Earth.
- Moroboshi Dan / UltraSeven - Moritsugu Kohji → モロボシ・ダン/ウルトラセブン - 森次 浩司
- Captain Kiriyama Kaoru - Nakayama Shouji → キリヤマ・カオル隊長 - 中山 昭二
- Yuri Anne - Hishimi Chiyako → 友里・アンヌ - 菱見 百合子
- Furuhashi Shigeru - Ishii Iyoshi → フルハシ・シゲル - 石井 伊吉
- Soga - Achiwa Shinsuke → ソガ - 阿知波 信介
- Amagi - Furuya Bin → アマギ - 古谷 敏
Terrestrial Defense Force (TDF)
地球防衛軍 Chikyuu bouei gun
The TDF is the parent organisation of the Ultra Guard.
- Chief Yamaoka - Fujita Susumu → ヤマオカ長官 - 藤田 進
- Staff Officer Takenaka - Sahara Kenji → タケナカ参謀 - 佐原 健二
- Staff Officer Manabe - Miyagawa Youichi → マナベ参謀 - 宮川 洋一
- Captain Kurata - Minami Hiroshi → クラタ隊長 - 南 廣
- Professor Kitamura - Okabe Tadashi → 北村博士 - 岡部 正
Voice Actors
- UltraSeven - Moritsugu Kohji → ウルトラセブン - 森次 浩司
- Narration - Urano Hikaru → ナレーター - 浦野 光
- Ultra Hawk Launch Announcer - Mitsuta Kazuho → ウルトラホーク発進時のアナウンス - 満田かずほ
Stunt Actors
- UltraSeven - Uenishi Kouji → ウルトラセブン - 上西 弘次
- UltraSeven (Ep 14 & 15) - Kikuchi Eiichi → ウルトラセブン - 菊地 英一
- Monsters - Suzuki Kunio and others
Chronology
Episode | Title | Writer | Director | Action Director | Date | Viewers |
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Episode 01 | The Invisible Challenger 姿なき挑戦者 |
Kinjou Tetsuo | Tsuburaya Hajime | Takano Kouichi | October 1, 1967 | 33.7% |
Episode 02 | The Green Terror 緑の恐怖 |
Nonagase Samaji | October 8, 1967 | 33.8% | ||
Episode 03 | Secret of the Lake 湖のひみつ |
October 15, 1967 | 32.1% | |||
Episode 04 | Please Respond, Max! マックス号応答せよ |
Yamada Masahiro Kinjou Tetsuo |
Mitsuta Kazuho | Arikawa Sadamasa | October 22, 1967 | 32.5% |
Episode 05 | The Negated Hours 消された時間 |
Sugano Akihiko | Tsuburaya Hajime | Takano Kouichi | October 29, 1967 | 32.9% |
Episode 06 | Dark Zone ダーク・ゾーン |
Wakatsuki Bunzou | Mitsuta Kazuho | Arikawa Sadamasa | November 5, 1967 | 32.4% |
Episode 07 | Space Prisoner 303 宇宙囚人303 |
Kinjou Tetsuo | Suzuki Toshitsugu | Matoba Tooru | November 12, 1967 | 29.1% |
Episode 08 | The Targeted Town 狙われた街 |
Jissouji Akio | Ooki Junkichi | November 19, 1967 | 29.6% | |
Episode 09 | Orders of Android 0 アンドロイド0指令 |
Uehara Shouzou | Mitsuta Kazuho | Matoba Tooru | November 26, 1967 | 30.6% |
Episode 10 | The Suspicious Neighbor 怪しい隣人 |
Wakatsuki Bunzou | Suzuki Toshitsugu | December 3, 1967 | 31.7% | |
Episode 11 | Fly to the Monster's Mountain 魔の山へ飛べ |
Kinjou Tetsuo | Mitsuta Kazuho | December 10, 1967 | 31.7% | |
Episode 12 | From Another Planet, with Love 遊星より愛をこめて |
Sasaki Mamoru | Jissouji Akio | Ooki Junkichi | December 17, 1967 | 32.8% |
Episode 13 | The Man From V3 V3から来た男 |
Ichikawa Shinichi | Suzuki Toshitsugu | Takano Kouichi | December 24, 1967 | 31.6% |
Episode 14 | To the West, Ultra Guard (Beginning) ウルトラ警備隊西へ 前編 |
Kinjou Tetsuo | Mitsuta Kazuho | January 7, 1968 | 28.5% | |
Episode 15 | To the West, Ultra Guard (Conclusion) ウルトラ警備隊西へ 後編 |
January 14, 1968 | 31.1% | |||
Episode 16 | Shining Eyes in the Darkness 闇に光る目 |
Fujikawa Keisuke | Suzuki Toshitsugu | January 21, 1968 | 30.8% | |
Episode 17 | GO! GO! GO! to the Depths of the Earth 地底GO! GO! GO! |
Uehara Shouzou | Tsuburaya Hajime | Ooki Junkichi | January 28, 1968 | 31.6% |
Episode 18 | Escape from Dimension X 空間X脱出 |
Kinjou Tetsuo | February 4, 1968 | 28.8% | ||
Episode 19 | Project Blue プロジェクト・ブル |
Nonagase Samaji | Nonagase Samaji | Matoba Tooru | February 11, 1968 | 30.6% |
Episode 20 | Destroy X, the Source of the Earthquake 地震源Xを倒せ |
Wakatsuki Bunzou | February 18, 1968 | 28.7% | ||
Episode 21 | Pursue the Undersea Base 海底基地を追え |
Akai Onisuke | Suzuki Toshitsugu | Ooki Junkichi | February 25, 1968 | 28.6% |
Episode 22 | The Human Farm 人間牧場 |
Yamaura Hiroyasu | March 3, 1968 | 27.5% | ||
Episode 23 | In Search of Tomorrow 明日を捜せ |
Nonagase Samaji Uehara Shouzou |
Nonagase Samaji | Matoba Tooru | March 10, 1968 | 30.6% |
Episode 24 | Return to the North! 北へ還れ! |
Ichikawa Shinichi | Mitsuta Kazuho | Takano Kouichi | March 17, 1968 | 30.1% |
Episode 25 | -140 degrees Showdown 零下140度の対決 |
Kinjou Tetsuo | March 24, 1968 | 28.6% | ||
Episode 26 | Super Weapon R1 超兵器R1号 |
Wakatsuki Bunzou | Suzuki Toshitsugu | Matoba Tooru | March 31, 1968 | 27.3% |
Episode 27 | Operation Cyborg サイボーグ作戦 |
Fujikawa Keisuke | April 7, 1968 | 26.4% | ||
Episode 28 | The 700km Dash! 700キロを突っ走れ! |
Uehara Shouzou | Mitsuta Kazuho | Takano Kouichi | April 14, 1968 | 27.8% |
Episode 29 | The Lonely Earthling ひとりぼっちの地球人 |
Ichikawa Shinichi | April 21, 1968 | 24.9% | ||
Episode 30 | Consider Who the Glory is For 栄光は誰れのために |
Fujikawa Keisuke | Suzuki Toshitsugu | Matoba Tooru | April 28, 1968 | 22.1% |
Episode 31 | The Devil in a Flower 悪魔の住む花 |
Uehara Shouzou | May 5, 1968 | 23.8% | ||
Episode 32 | The Drifting Planet 散歩する惑星 |
Yamada Masahiro Uehara Shouzou |
Nonagase Samaji | Takano Kouichi | May 12, 1968 | 20.9% |
Episode 33 | Invasion of the Dead 侵略する死者たち |
Uehara Shouzou | Tsuburaya Hajime | May 19, 1968 | 23.1% | |
Episode 34 | The Vanishing City 蒸発都市 |
Kinjou Tetsuo | May 26, 1968 | 23.9% | ||
Episode 35 | Terror on the Moon 月世界の戦慄 |
Ichikawa Shinichi | Suzuki Toshitsugu | June 2, 1968 | 23.9% | |
Episode 36 | The 0.1 Second Certain Kill 必殺の0.1秒 |
Yamaura Hiroyasu | Nonagase Samaji | June 9, 1968 | 16.8% | |
Episode 37 | The Stolen Ultra Eye 盗まれたウルトラ・アイ |
Ichikawa Shinichi | Suzuki Toshitsugu | June 16, 1968 | 17.9% | |
Episode 38 | The Courageous Battle 勇気ある戦い |
Sasaki Mamoru | Iijima Toshihiro | June 23, 1968 | 19.5% | |
Episode 39 | The Plan to Assassinate Seven (Beginning) セブン暗殺計画 (前篇) |
Fujikawa Keisuke | June 30, 1968 | 18.2% | ||
Episode 40 | The Plan to Assassinate Seven (Conclusion) セブン暗殺計画 (後編) |
July 7, 1968 | 19.2% | |||
Episode 41 | A Challenge from the Lake 水中からの挑戦 |
Wakatsuki Bunzou | Mitsuta Kazuho | July 14, 1968 | 16.7% | |
Episode 42 | The Nonmaruto Messenger ノンマルトの使者 |
Kinjou Tetsuo | July 21, 1968 | 19.6% | ||
Episode 43 | Nightmare on the Fourth Planet 第四惑星の悪夢 |
Jissouji Akio Uehara Shouzou |
Jissouji Akio | July 28, 1968 | 21.5% | |
Episode 44 | The Dreadful Super Ape-man 恐怖の超猿人 |
Uehara Shouzou Ichikawa Shinichi |
Suzuki Toshitsugu | Ooki Junkichi | August 4, 1968 | 20.0% |
Episode 45 | Flying Saucers are Coming! 円盤が来た |
Jissouji Akio Uehara Shouzou |
Jissouji Akio | Takano Kouichi | August 11, 1968 | 20.2% |
Episode 46 | The Duel of Dan VS Seven ダン対セブンの決闘 |
Uehara Shouzou Ichikawa Shinichi |
Suzuki Toshitsugu | Ooki Junkichi | August 18, 1968 | 19.1% |
Episode 47 | Who Are You? あなたはだぁれ? |
Uehara Shouzou | Andou Tatsumi | Matoba Tooru | August 25, 1968 | 23.4% |
Episode 48 | The Greatest Invasion in History (Beginning) 史上最大の侵略(前編) |
Kinjou Tetsuo | Mitsuta Kazuho | Takano Kouichi | September 1, 1968 | 22.3% |
Episode 49 | The Greatest Invasion in History (Conclusion) 史上最大の侵略(後編) |
September 8, 1968 | 28.5% |
Credits to Japanese Wikipedia for writer, director and action director, and rating information.
Ratings
Average: 26.47% (All Episodes)
Highest: 33.8% (Ep 02)
Lowest: 16.7% (Ep 41)
Home Video Release
UltraSeven was released with English subtitles.
- Ultra Seven: The Complete Series: December 11, 2012
UltraSeven was also rereleased on Blu-ray.
- Box 1: November 21, 2014
- Box 2: January 28, 2015
Trivia
- Furuya Bin (Amagi) was the suit actor for Ultraman on Ultraman.
- Ishii Iyoshi (Furahashi) was Arashi on Ultraman.
- In Episode 31, Professor Kitamura was played by Matsuo Fumindo 松尾 文人.
- In 1993, a game based on UltraSeven was released on the Super Famicom.[1]