Ultraman 80

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Ultraman 80
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Title card
Genre
Created byTsuburaya Productions
Developed byShosuke Ai (eps 1-33)
Toshiro Ishido (eps 34-50)
Directed byNoriaki Yuasa
Starring
ComposerTōru Fuyuki
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes50
Production
Running time24 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original networkTBS (Japan)TOKU (U.S.)
Original releaseApril 2, 1980 (1980-04-02) –
March 25, 1981 (1981-03-25)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Ultraman
Followed byUltraman: The Adventure Begins (US)

Ultraman 80 (ウルトラマン80, Urutoraman Eiti, Ultraman Eighty) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show produced by Tsuburaya Productions which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System channel from April 2, 1980, to March 25, 1981, lasting a total of 50 episodes. After going off the air in 1981, the network still aired weekly reruns of the show.[1] It was the ninth TV show in the Ultra Series and began a week after the conclusion of the anime series The Ultraman, bringing the franchise back to its live-action roots. It would be the last Ultraman TV series for Japanese audiences during the following 16 years until the production of Ultraman Tiga.

Plot[]

Main article: List of Ultraman 80 characters

Following the end of the 1979-80 anime The Ultraman, Ultraman 80 returns to the setting of the main Showa continuity, taking place after 5 years of peace since the end of Ultraman Leo. A new middle school teacher Takeshi Yamato is actually the disguised Ultra from the Land of Light, Ultraman 80, whose mission is to fight a new wave of monsters resulted from Minus Energy while stabilizing his life as a teacher and UGM member. Although the initial episodes focuses on Takeshi trying to solve the daily problems of his students, starting from episode 13 onward he left the school to join UGM as a full time officer as more members keep appearing one after another in the series progress. Episode 31 returned to the setting of Takeshi interacting with the guest characters of children every week while dealing with appearing monsters and their relation to it. When the princess from the Land of Light Yullian went to Earth as a result of King Galtan's attack, she joined UGM to replace the deceased member Emi Jōno while operating with fellow Ultra Takeshi/80 in dealing against monster attacks. In the season finale, their identities were exposed by Captain Ōyama, who prevented them from participating in the fight against Margodon to prove humankind's reliability in defending the Earth. With their true nature exposed, 80 and Yullian spent their final days on Earth before departing toward the Land of Light, leaving Earth in a 25-year period of peace.

Episodes[]

  1. Teacher Ultraman (ウルトラマン先生, Urutoraman Sensei)
  2. The Teacher's Secret (先生の秘密, Sensei no Himitsu)
  3. Don't Cry, First Love Monster (泣くな初恋怪獣, Naku na Hatsukoi Kaijū)
  4. From the Sky With Love (大空より愛をこめて, Ōzora yori Ai o Komete)
  5. The City of Illusion (まぼろしの街, Maboroshi no Machi)
  6. The Boy from the Stars (星から来た少年, Hoshi kara Kita Shōnen)
  7. The Tokyo Silent Operation (東京サイレント作戦, Tōkyō Sairento Sakusen)
  8. The Revived Legend (よみがえった伝説, Yomigaetta Densetsu)
  9. The Airport Is in Danger! (エアポート危機一髪！, Eapōto Kikiippatsu!)
  10. The Visitor from Space (宇宙からの訪問者, Uchū kara no Hōmonsha)
  11. The Dreadful Gas Panic (恐怖のガスパニック, Kyōfu no Gasu Panikku)
  12. The Beautiful Transfer Student (美しい転校生, Utsukushii Tenkōsei)
  13. Attack! Formation Yamato (必殺！ フォーメーション・ヤマト, Hissatsu! Fōmēshon Yamato)
  14. Teleportation! The Man from Paris (テレポーテーション！ パリから来た男, Terepōtēshon! Pari kara Kita Otoko)
  15. The Devil Doctor's Laboratory (悪魔博士の実験室, Akuma Hakase no Jikkenshitsu)
  16. The Mysterious Space Substance Snow Art (謎の宇宙物体スノーアート, Nazo no Uchū Buttai Sunō Āto)
  17. Fly to the Sinister Monster Island!! (魔の怪獣島へ飛べ!!, Ma no Kaijū-jima e Tobe!!)
  18. The Order to Destroy the Stray Star (はぐれ星爆破命令, Hagure-boshi Bakuha Meirei)
  19. Invasion!! The Army of Vampire Balls (襲来!! 吸血ボール軍団, Shūrai!! Kyūketsu Bōru Gundan)
  20. Shine into Eternity!! Space G-Men 85 (永遠 (とわ)に輝け！！ 宇宙Gメン85, Towa ni Kagayake!! Uchū Jīmen Hachijū-go)
  21. When the Planets Align, Something Will Happen (惑星が並ぶ日 なにかが起こる, Wakusei ga Narabu Hi Nani ka ga Okoru)
  22. SOS!! The Invasion of the Space Amoebas (SOS!! 宇宙アメーバの大侵略 Esu Ō Esu!! Uchū Amēba no Dai Shinryaku)
  23. The Star of Traitorous Androids (裏切ったアンドロイドの星, Uragitta Andoroido no Hoshi)
  24. The Beautiful Challenger (美しきチャレンジャー, Utsukushiki Charenjā)
  25. Shadow Samurais in the Time Tunnel (タイムトンネルの影武者たち, Taimu Ton'neru no Kagemusha-tachi)
  26. Terror of the White Devil (白い悪魔の恐怖, Shiroi Akuma no Kyōfu)
  27. Lullaby of the Migrant Bird Monster (渡り鳥怪獣の子守歌, Wataridori Kaijū no Komoriuta)
  28. Rage of the Monster Emperor (怪獣帝王の怒り, Kaijū Teiō no Ikari)
  29. The Friend Who Disappeared in the Desert (砂漠に消えた友人, Sabaku ni Kieta Yūjin)
  30. The Monster Seeds Has Flown (怪獣の種飛んだ, Kaijū no Tane Tonda)
  31. The Monster Ship in the Dark Ocean (暗黒の海のモンスターシップ, Ankoku no Umi no Monsutā Shippu)
  32. The Monster Made by a Boy (少年が作ってしまった怪獣, Shōnen ga Tsukutteshimatta Kaijū)
  33. I Caught a Weird Fish! (ヘンテコリンな魚を釣ったぞ！, Hentekorin na Sakana o Tsutta zo!)
  34. The 99-Year Dragon God Festival (99年目の竜神祭, Kyūjū-kyū-nen-me no Ryūjin-sai)
  35. Hang in There! Stag Beetle Wintering Team (がんばれ！ クワガタ越冬隊, Ganbare! Kuwagata Ettō-tai)
  36. Alien Baltan's Dreadful Zoo Scheme (怖れていたバルタン星人の動物園作戦, Osoreteita Barutan Seijin no Dōbutsuen Sakusen)
  37. Echo Through the Sky, Ultra Father's Voice (大空にひびけ ウルトラの父の声, Ōzora ni Hibike Urutora no Chichi no Koe)
  38. I'm a Monster (ボクは怪獣だ～い, Boku wa Kaijū da~i)
  39. The Sumo Boy from the Mountains (山からすもう小僧がやって来た, Yama kara Sumō Kozō ga Yattekita)
  40. Don't You Want to See the Zero Fighter Bird Monster? (君はゼロ戦怪鳥を見たくないかい？, Kimi wa Zerosen Kaichō o Mitakunai kai?)
  41. That's Great! Guanyin Was Strong! (さすが！ 観音さまは強かった！, Sasuga! Kan'non-sama wa Tsuyokatta!)
  42. The Female Warrior from the Star of Ultra (ウルトラの星から飛んで来た女戦士, Urutora no Hoshi kara Tondekita On'na Senshi)
  43. Fierce Fight! 80 vs. Ultraseven (激ファイト！ 80vsウルトラセブン, Geki Faito! Eiti Tai Urutorasebun)
  44. Alien Baltan's Endless Challenger Spirit (バルタン星人の限りなきチャレンジ魂, Barutan Seijin no Kagiri Naki Charenji Damashī)
  45. The Feared Red King's Revival (恐れていたレッドキングの復活宣言, Osoreteita Reddo Kingu no Fukkatsu Sengen)
  46. The Evil Glove, Be Careful What You Throw Out!! (魔のグローブ 落し物にご用心!!, Ma no Gurōbu Otoshimono ni Goyōjin!!)
  47. The Speed Runner from Death Mountain (死神山のスピードランナー, Shinigami-yama no Supīdo Ran'nā)
  48. 80's Greatest Peril! Transform! Female Ultraman (80最大のピンチ！ 変身！ 女ウルトラマン, Eiti Saidai no Pinchi! Henshin! On'na Urutoraman)
  49. Ah! The Giraffes and Elephants Turned into Ice!! (あっ！ キリンも象も氷になった!!, A! Kirin mo Zō mo Kōri ni Natta!!)

Cast[]

  • Takeshi Yamato (矢的 猛, Yamato Takeshi), Ultraman 80 (Voice): Hatsunori Hasegawa (長谷川初範, Hasegawa Hatsunori)
  • Kazuki Ōyama (オオヤマ 一樹, Ōyama Kazuki): Jin Nakayama (中山 仁, Nakayama Jin)
  • Junkichi Itō (イトウ 順吉, Itō Junkichi): Masaaki Daimon (大門 正明, Daimon Masaaki)
  • Tokihiko Harada (ハラダ 時彦, Harada Tokihiko): Daisuke Musō (無双 大介, Musō Daisuke)
  • Hiroshi Tajima (タジマ 浩, Tajima Hiroshi): Shūhei Nitta (新田 修平, Nitta Shūhei)
  • Emi Jōno (城野 エミ, Jō'no Emi), Maihime (舞姫), Android Emi (アンドロイド・エミ, Andoroido Emi): Eri Ishida (石田 えり, Ishida Eri)
  • Shinhachirō Fujimori (フジモリ 新八郎, Fujimori Shinhachirō): Masashi Furuta (古田 正志, Furuta Masashi)
  • Noboru Ikeda (イケダ 登, Ikeda Noboru): Tatsuya Okamoto (岡本 達哉, Okamoto Tatsuya)
  • Ryōko Hoshi (星 涼子, Hoshi Ryōko), Yullian (ユリアン, Yurian, Voice): Sayoko Hagiwara (萩原 佐代子, Hagiwara Sayoko)
  • Teruo Sera (セラ 照夫, Sera Teruo): Akihiko Sugisaki (杉崎 昭彦, Sugisaki Akihiko)
  • Non-chan (ノンちゃん), Yuriko Kosaka (小坂 ユリ子, Kosaka Yuriko): Noriko Shirasaka (白坂 紀子, Shirasaka Noriko)
  • Kennosuke Hayashi (林 憲之助, Hayashi Ken'nosuke): Saburō Bōya (坊屋 三郎, Bōya Saburō)
  • Kumi Nozaki (野崎 クミ, Nozaki Kumi): Ikuko Wada (和田 幾子, Wada Ikuko)
  • Kyōko Aihara (相原 京子, Aihara Kyōko): Mayumi Asano (浅野 真弓, Asano Mayumi)
  • Super (スーパー, Sūpā): Hirotomo Shimizu (清水 浩智, Shimizu Hirotomo)
  • Fashion (ファッション, Fasshon): Midori Kuno (久野 みどり, Kuno Midori)
  • Rakugo (落語): Junichi Kitai (鍛代 順一, Kitai Jun'ichi)
  • Professor (ハカセ, Hakase): Ikumi Ueno (上野 郁巳, Ueno Ikumi)
  • Narrator: Yūsaku Yara (屋良 有作, Yara Yūsaku), Shiro Suzuki (鈴木 史朗, Suzuki Shirō, 1-13)

Songs[]

Opening themes
  • "Ultraman 80" (ウルトラマン80, Urutoraman Eiti)
    • Lyrics: Michio Yamagami (山上 路夫, Yamagami Michio)
    • Composition & Arrangement: Noboru Kimura (木村 昇, Kimura Noboru)
    • Artist: TALIZMAN
    • Episodes: 1-39
  • Ganbare Ultraman 80 (がんばれウルトラマン80, Ganbare Urutoraman Eiti, lit. "Hang in There, Ultraman 80")
    • Lyrics: Michio Yamagami
    • Composition & Arrangement: Noboru Kimura
    • Artist: TALIZMAN, Columbia Yurikago Kai (コロムビアゆりかご会, Koromubia Yurikago Kai)
    • Episodes: 40-50
Ending themes
  • "Let's Go UGM" (レッツ・ゴー・UGM, Rettsu Gō Yū Jī Emu)
    • Lyrics: Michio Yamagami
    • Composition & Arrangement: Noboru Kimura
    • Artist: TALIZMAN
    • Episodes: 1-39
  • "Chikyūjin da yo" (地球人だよ, lit. "You Are Earthlings")
    • Lyrics: Michio Yamagami
    • Composition & Arrangement: Noboru Kimura
    • Artist: TALIZMAN, Columbia Yurikago Kai
    • Episodes: 40-50
Insert theme
  • "Kokoro o Moyasu Aitsu -Yamato Takeshi no Uta-" (心を燃やすあいつ -矢的猛の歌-, lit. "That Guy Burning the Heart -Song of Takeshi Yamato-")
    • Lyrics: Kazuho Mitsuta (満田 かずほ, Mitsuta Kazuho)
    • Composition: Tōru Fuyuki (冬木 透, Fuyuki Tōru)
    • Arrangement: Masahisa Takeichi (武市 昌久, Takeichi Masahisa)
    • Artist: Kōji Numata (ぬまた こうじ, Numata Kōji)
    • Episodes: 50

Home video[]

In 2014, the series was released on Crunchyroll,[2] and later released on the streaming service Toku in 2017.[3]

In July 2020, Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek, with the blessings of Tsuburaya and Indigo, that granted them the exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights to the Ultra series and films (1,100 TV episodes and 20 films) acquired by Mill Creek the previous year. Ultraman 80, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.[4]

Other appearances[]

References[]

  1. ^ Talmadge, Eric (July 25, 1989). "Ultraman! Japan's top superhero to take on U.S." Lancaster New Era. p. 15. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "New Fall Catalog: Ultraman 80, Last Cinderella, Always the Two of Us, Locodol OVA". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "TOKU to Air Ultraman 80 With English Subtitles". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Patrick Frater (July 10, 2020). "Shout! Factory Strikes 'Ultraman' Digital Distribution Deal With Mill Creek". Variety. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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