Ultraman
| Ultraman | |
|---|---|
Japanese title card reading, "Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series"
|
|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Eiji Tsuburaya |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Song of Ultraman" (ウルトラマンの歌 Urutoraman no Uta?) by the Misuzu Children's Choir |
| Composer(s) | Kunio Miyauchi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original release | July 17, 1966 – April 9, 1967 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Ultra Q |
| Followed by | Ultra Seven |
Ultraman (ウルトラマン Urutoraman?) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series that first aired in 1966. Ultraman is a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q, though not technically a sequel or spin-off. The show was produced by Tsuburaya Productions, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 17, 1966 to April 9, 1967, with a total of 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special that aired on July 10, 1966).
Although Ultraman is the first series to feature an Ultra-Crusader, it is actually the second show in the Ultra Series. Ultra Q was the first. In fact, Ultraman opens with the Ultra Q logo exploding into the Ultraman logo. Ultraman, and its titular hero, became a major pop culture phenomenon in Japan, spawning dozens of sequels, spin-offs, imitators, parodies and remakes.
Ultraman's central characters were created by Eiji Tsuburaya from Tsuburaya Productions, a pioneer in special effects who was responsible for bringing Godzilla to life in 1954. The show's predecessor was a series called Ultra Q, a black-and-white 28-episode series very much like the original Outer Limits.
The Ultraman project had the following working titles/plots:
Both Bemlar and Redman were designed by Toru Narita, who also came up with the final design for Ultraman based on his Redman design, now resembling a less-scary Buck Rogers-style alien being, mixed with a bit of the iconic "Roswell Alien." The characteristic "Color Timer," more familiar to American audiences as the "warning light" on Ultraman's chest, was added at the eleventh hour.
...
Wikipedia