Ultraman (1966)
Ultraman (1966)
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Susumu Kurobe
Shin Hayata / Ultraman
Akiji Kobayashi
Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu
Sandayuu Dokumamushi
Daisuke Arashi
Bin Furuya
Ultraman
Hiroko Sakurai
Akiko Fuji
Masaya Nihei
Mitsuhiro Ide
Akihide Tsuzawa
Isamu Hoshino
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Iwamoto
Corinne Orr
Actress
Koji Ishizaka
Narrator
Hikaru Urano
Narrator
Eiji Tsuburaya
Creator
Tetsuo Kinjo
Creator
Koichi Takano
Special Effects
Samaji Nonagase
Director
Masao Nakasone
Ultraman (Grunts)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 17, 1966
Original Nameウルトラマン
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes39
Running Time25m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Wiki.
Ultraman (Japanese: ウルトラマン, Hepburn: Urutoraman) is a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series created by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, it is a follow-up to Ultra Q, though not technically a sequel or spin-off. Tsuburaya Productions produced 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special) that aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and its affiliate stations from July 17, 1966, to April 9, 1967. Its premiere topped the average rating set by Ultra Q and kept climbing each week, marking the show as a success. It was also the first Japanese television series to use a bidding system for commercial rights, allowing multiple third-party companies to sponsor the show. This was following TBS's merchandising troubles with its predecessor.Although Ultraman is the first series to feature an Ultraman character, it is the second installment in the Ultra Series, following Ultra Q. This is symbolised by the Japanese show opening with the Ultra Q logo exploding into the Ultraman logo. Ultraman and its titular hero became a major pop culture phenomenon in Japan, generating dozens of sequels, spin-offs, imitations, parodies and tributes. Ultraman went on to generate $7.4 billion in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987 in Japan (equivalent to more than $19 billion adjusted for inflation) and become the world's third top-selling licensed character by the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.A manga series of the same name serving as a sequel to the television series began publication in October 2011 and received an anime adaptation starting in April 2019. In May 2022, Toho released Shin Ultraman, a reimagining of the series directed by Shinji Higuchi.