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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe first entry of Tsuburaya Productions' "Ultra Series," in which an aviator/amateur sci-fi writer, his plucky assistant, and a young female newspaper reporter investigate strange phenomena... Alles lesenThe first entry of Tsuburaya Productions' "Ultra Series," in which an aviator/amateur sci-fi writer, his plucky assistant, and a young female newspaper reporter investigate strange phenomena, usually involving aliens and giant monsters.The first entry of Tsuburaya Productions' "Ultra Series," in which an aviator/amateur sci-fi writer, his plucky assistant, and a young female newspaper reporter investigate strange phenomena, usually involving aliens and giant monsters.
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Watch Ultra Q. For the entertainment value. For the gorgeous sixties aesthetic. For the fun. For the monsters. For the historic value. Just watch it.
It's not much like the rest of the ultraman series. More like an action oriented x files for kids.
Watch the sequels ultra q: dark fantasy and neo ultra q for more ultraman free trippy glory.
It's not much like the rest of the ultraman series. More like an action oriented x files for kids.
Watch the sequels ultra q: dark fantasy and neo ultra q for more ultraman free trippy glory.
Strange things are happening in and around Japan that heroic pilot Jun Manjome (Kenji Sahara), sidekick Ippei Togawa (Yasuhiko Saijo), cute news-photographer Yuriko Edogawa (Hiroko Sakurai), and clever scientist Dr. Ichinotani (Ureo Egawa) are frequently called on to investigate. The 28-episode series was produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the company founded by Eiji Tsuburaya, the special effects pioneer who created the original 'Godzilla' for Toho Studios as well as many of the iconic daikaiju that followed in the King of the Monsters' footsteps (as well as numerous smaller monsters, aliens, spacecraft, miniature cities (standing and flattened) etc.). Similar to the popular American anthology series 'The Twilight Zone' (1959), each episode opens with an ominous prologue and closes with a wrap-up epilogue (usually cautionary) delivered by a voiceover (there is no host). Ultra Q is also similar to the contemporaneous American program 'The Outer Limits' (1963), in that both shows were pushed to include a 'monster' in every episode (in the Japanese show, this was primarily to appeal to youngsters who were captivated by the current child-friendly crop of 'Godzilla' and 'Gamera' films). Episodes varied from reasonably 'adult' science fiction (such as 'Balloonga', ep. 11) to juvenile fantasy ('A Boy and His Turtle', ep. 6) with the occasional 'horror story' (e.g. 'Baron Spider' ep.9) thrown in. The kaiju episodes are similar to the light-weight late Showa-era Godzilla films, and as Tsuburaya was well connected with Toho Studios, some of the similarities were due to him borrowing props and monster suit-mation costumes (often modified by adding new heads, extra frills, horns, tusks, etc). I just finished the series in order on TUBI, and having watched with the aid of not particularly sophisticated English subtitles, I can't really comment on the acting but it appears to be on par with the that of human characters in kaiju movies from the same era (although Hiroko Sakurai's projection of 'grief' or 'fear' was a bit risible at times). All in all, a fun throwback for people (like me) who are fans of all things daikaiju and tokusatsu but probably best known as the precursor to the incredibly popular and long-lived 'Ultraman' franchise.
With the sobering intro/outro narration of The Twilight Zone, the normal-day-turned-Lovecraftian-horror of The X-Files, and a practical effects team that dared greatly and generally succeeded, this ought to be better known.
The monster-of-the-week format and 30-minute episodes don't give much time for character development, of course. The likeable cast include a hard-charging lady reporter, a wise old scientist with government connections, and a pair of pilots-for-hire who transport them to the scene of the trouble and provide the muscle as needed.
The real stars, of course, are the monsters--a giant slug that shoots rays from its eyestalks, a creepy tentacled balloon monster that fills the skies over Tokyo, a prehistoric beast that is reawakened when a tunneling project disturbs its eggs (yes that was a Kolchak plot too!). They give you the monsters in all their rubbery glory, better in my opinion than Doctor Who or The Outer Limits. Only wish there were more episodes, but it must have been really expensive.
The monster-of-the-week format and 30-minute episodes don't give much time for character development, of course. The likeable cast include a hard-charging lady reporter, a wise old scientist with government connections, and a pair of pilots-for-hire who transport them to the scene of the trouble and provide the muscle as needed.
The real stars, of course, are the monsters--a giant slug that shoots rays from its eyestalks, a creepy tentacled balloon monster that fills the skies over Tokyo, a prehistoric beast that is reawakened when a tunneling project disturbs its eggs (yes that was a Kolchak plot too!). They give you the monsters in all their rubbery glory, better in my opinion than Doctor Who or The Outer Limits. Only wish there were more episodes, but it must have been really expensive.
Its a great, entertaining, but sometimes kind of deep 60s twilight zone type sci fi show, recommend to anyone who likes old sci fi, japanese sci fi, or kaiju
In order to start a multi-million(billion?) dollar franchise like Ultraman, the original work needs to set some pretty high standards, and Ultra Q checks all the marks.
It sets up the kind of world you're about to be immersed in while not throwing to much at you, it gives you some great writing and special effects without making their crowning achievements too early, and introduces some lovable characters to boot.
And it's filled with great masterpieces like "Peguila appeares", "Kanegon's cocoon", "the Baron of Spiders", and "The underground Super-express goes west" and many more!
Though it's not as good as Return Of Ultraman or Ultraseven, and many shows since have surpassed to standards that Ultra Q set, not to mentions it's a very inaccurate portrayal of the intellectual property, i still cannot recommend it enough.
7/10.
It sets up the kind of world you're about to be immersed in while not throwing to much at you, it gives you some great writing and special effects without making their crowning achievements too early, and introduces some lovable characters to boot.
And it's filled with great masterpieces like "Peguila appeares", "Kanegon's cocoon", "the Baron of Spiders", and "The underground Super-express goes west" and many more!
Though it's not as good as Return Of Ultraman or Ultraseven, and many shows since have surpassed to standards that Ultra Q set, not to mentions it's a very inaccurate portrayal of the intellectual property, i still cannot recommend it enough.
7/10.
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- WissenswertesWas the most expensive television series in Japan at the time. Ultra Q would cost nearly three times as much as the average Japanese television show.
- Alternative VersionenIn the mid-60s, United Artists licensed the series for broadcast on American TV. The whole series was dubbed into English but never released. Reportedly, UA wasn't interested in showing a black and white program while the three networks were pushing for more color programs. An English-dubbed version of episode 3 was released on laserdisc in Japan, but the rest of the English dub remains unreleased in the US or Japan. Only a few other episodes have ended up in the hands of 16mm collectors.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Actress Yuriko Hishimi (2008)
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