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 | |
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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
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
October 1, 1967 - September 8, 1968 (49 episodes)
| Episode | Title | Writer | Director | Action Director | Date | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Shozo | 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 Shozo | 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 Shozo |
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 Shozo | 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 Shozo | May 5, 1968 | 23.8% | ||
| Episode 32 | The Drifting Planet 散歩する惑星 |
Yamada Masahiro Uehara Shozo |
Nonagase Samaji | Takano Kouichi | May 12, 1968 | 20.9% |
| Episode 33 | Invasion of the Dead 侵略する死者たち |
Uehara Shozo | 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 Shozo |
Jissouji Akio | July 28, 1968 | 21.5% | |
| Episode 44 | The Dreadful Super Ape-man 恐怖の超猿人 |
Uehara Shozo 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 Shozo |
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 Shozo Ichikawa Shinichi |
Suzuki Toshitsugu | Ooki Junkichi | August 18, 1968 | 19.1% |
| Episode 47 | Who Are You? あなたはだぁれ? |
Uehara Shozo | 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]