Ultraman is a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series 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.
Release Date
PremieredUltraman Season 1 released on July 17, 1966.
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Ultra Operation No. 1
The Ultraman legacy begins! When Science patrol agent Hayata is mortally wounded during an intergalactic pursuit of the ferocious monster Belmer, Ultraman fuses with the dying man and saves his life.
Shoot the Invaders!
Mysterious electromagnetic transmissions are detected over the skies of Tokyo. Soon, a strange lobster-like creature is stalking the halls of the Science and Technology Center. Can Ultraman and the Science Patrol stop the invader before time runs out?
Science Patrol, Move Out!
As Fuji and Hoshino investigate strange noises coming from a waell near Mount Iwami, a nearly invisible monster attacks and destroys a power plant. The Science patrol teams up with the Japan Self Defense Forces to guard the creature's suspected next target. Can they avert disaster a second time?
Five Seconds Before the Explosion
When a rocket carrying a payload of nuclear explosives crashes into the sea, the Science patrol leads the recovery effort. After all but one have been found, a mysterious monster begins terrorising the Japanese seaside -- right where the Science Patrol Member Fuji is trying to take a vacation!
The Secret of the Miroganda
When members of an expedition to a distant island are killed by a strange plant-monster, the Science Patrol puts the remaining survivor into protective custody. Unfortunately, the energy from their weapons accidentally enlarges the creature to enormous proportions. Now only Ultraman can save the day!
The Coast Guard Command
A strange monster with a sweet tooth for chocolate appears in Yokohama Bay. Meanwhile, young Honshino has been kidnapped by a gang of jewel thieves. Unfortunately, their hideout is a warehouse full of delicious coco beans. Can Ultraman and the Science Patrol members find Honshino before the monster attacks?
The Blue Stone of Baradhi
The Science Patrol investigates a series of plane crashes in the Middle East, where they encounter a vicious insect-monster that brings Ultraman to his knees. This time, it's up to the Science Patrol to try and turn the tables!
The Monster Anarchy Zone
Contact has been lost with a meteorological station on a distant Pacific island. When the Science Patrol investigates, they encounter a lone survivor, carnivorous plants, giant monsters, and a diminutive friendly creature! Can it help them make their way off the island in one piece?
Lightning Operation
When a uranium-eating monster disrupts efforts to rebuild a village after a tropical storm, the Science Patrol intervenes. However, the only succeed in diverting the angry creature's path of distruction. It's up to Ultraman to prevent further casualties!
The Mysterious Dinosaur Base
A dinosaur-like monster emerges from the depths of Lake Kitayama. The Science Patrol uncovers a mysterious connection between it and the legend of Loch Ness. When they find the creature too powerful to subdue by normal means, Ultraman steps in to take it down once and for all.
The Rascal from Outer Space
A con artist discovers a meteorite with the power to make wishes come true. He uses it to conjure up a strange creature and begins terrorizing his neighbors. After creating a giant-sized version of the creature, only Ultraman and the Science Patrol can set things right.
Cry of the Mummy
A seven thousand year old mummy is awakened by scientific experiments and it goes on a rampage. When finally cornered, it summons an enormous, four-legged dragon so powerful that only Ultraman stands a chance of defeating it.
Oil S.O.S.
An enormous starfish monster that feeds on petroleum products is preying upon oil tankers in Tokyo Bay. Before long, it sets its sights on bigger game: a massive oil storage facility in the port. Only the Science Patrol and Ultraman have the power to stop it before Japan's energy supplies are cut off!
The Pearl Defense Directive
A strange creature with the face of a frog and the body of a whale is attacking pearl farms on the Japanese coastline. When napalm bombs and electrical nets fail to stop the rampage, Ultraman comes to the rescue!
Terrifying Cosmic Rays
An unusual form of space radiation turns a child's chalk sketch into a real-life giant monster that's all but impervious to the Science Patrol's attacks. As the creature mutates, only Ultraman has the power to stop it.
Science Patrol Into Space
When a manned spacecraft bound for Venus is hijacked by aliens, the Science Patrol outfits the Jet VTOL for interstellar travel. When it becomes clear that the incident is a springboard for Baltan's alien race to invade the Earth, Ultraman goes on the defense.
Passport to Infinity
A pair of unusual meteors discovered by an American explorer fuse together after being exposed to a special beam. They mutate into a bizarre fourth-dimensional monster capable of warping reality as we know it. Can Ultraman overcome this psychedelic menace in time to save the day?
Brother from Another Planet
A mysterious radioactive fog settles over Tokyo. An even more mysterious alien arrives to clean it up. But can this good samaritan really be trusted? And what is his connection to the evil doppelganger of Ultraman that's terrorizing the city?
Demons Rise Again
A pair of ancient capsules unearthed at a construction site unleash a pair of monsters who are mortal enemies sealed away a long time ago by the ancestors of mankind. Can Ultraman stop them before their blood feud reduces Tokyo to rubble?
Terror on Route 87
An enormous bird-monster is attacking motorists on Route 87. The Science Patrol discovers a supernatural link between the monster and a statue located nearby. Once they realize the connection, it's up to Ultraman to put a stop to this terror once and for all.
Breach the Wall of Smoke
When Fuji and Hoshino disappear during an investigation near an active volcano, Captain Mura sends the rest of the Science Patrol to find them. Upon arriving, they encounter a poisonous monster too powerful for either their own weapons or Ultraman to defeat on their own!
Overthrow the Surface
Science Patrol member Ide is convinced that a female agent dispatched from headquarters in Paris isn't who she appears to be. His suspicions prove correct when she reveals herself to be a member of a race of subterranean humanoids bend on enslaving the Earth's surface.
My Home Is the Earth
The International Peace Conference builkding is attacked by invisible rockets, sparking a Science Petrol investigation. The culprit turns out to be a former astronaut who went missing during a risky mission, mutated into a towering monster obsessed with exacting revenge against humanity.
The Undersea Science Center
When the support lines connecting a newly constructed undersea base to the surface world are mysteriously destroyed, the Science Patrol launches a rescue mission. Upon their arrival, they come face to face with the culprit: a furious amphibious monster with a drill-like beak.
The Mysterious Comet Tsuifon
The Science patrol gets word that the stellar radiation emitted by a comet as it roars past the Earth may accidentally cause hydrogen bombs to explode. After racing for the Japan Alps, where a monster known to have swallowed a warhead is said to be hiding, they are surprised to encounter not one but three giant monsters locked in a ferocious battle
The Monster Highness: (Part 1)
Science Patrol member Arashi discovers a strange monster as he protects a scientific expedition to a South Pacific island. After subduing it with tranquilliser bombs, he attempts to haul it to Osaka, with disastrous results
The Monster Highness: (Part 2)
After escaping from Arashi, the giant Monster Gomora tunnels through the ground to the city of Osaka. Although the Science Patrol attacks succeed in severing its deadly tail, Gomora threatens to destroy Osaka Castle... unless Ultraman can stop it first!
Human Specimens 5 & 6
Science patrol Captain Muramatsu suspects a woman is involved with a series of bush crashes he's investigating. Tailing her to a nearby space research institute, he realizes the facility has been invaded by a malevolent alien called Dada.
Challenge to the Underground
Science Patrol member Ide and Captain Muramatsu use a special drilling vehicle to subdue a mysterious gold-colored monster deep within a mine shaft. Unfortunately, they quickly discover the monster isn't alone down there!
Phantom of the Snow Mountains
A hunter claims to have been attacked by a towering, Yeti-like creature in the mountains. When the Science Patrol's investigation is impeded by a mysterious local girl named Yuki, they begin unravelling her surprising connection to the giant monster.
Who Goes There?
When an agent visiting Japan from the Science Patrol's South American headquarters begins behaving suspiciously, the Science Patrol discovers that he has been infected by an Amazonian blood-sucking creature intent on spreading its evil tendrils throughout the entire world.
Endless Counterattack
The Science Patrol discovers that the culprit behind a baffling series of volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters is actually a giant monster. When it heads towards Tokyo, only Ultraman can stop it.
The Forbidden Words
Hayata and the other Science Patrol members are trapped by the malevolent alien invader Mefilas, who proceeds to briefly turn Fuji into a giant monster herself before resurrecting doppelgangers of Ultraman's previous enemies Baltan, Kemul, and Zarab.
A Gift from the Sky
When the Science Patrol investigates a strange meteor fallen to Earth, they realize it's actually a super-heavy giant monster that proves impervious to their attacks. After trying a variety of techniques to subdue the creature without success, it's up to Ultraman to step in and save the day.
The Monster Graveyard
When a moon rocket accidentally penetrates a "monster graveyard" in space, it returns to earth with an unexpected visitor: a glum skeletal monster who wants nothing more than returning to its original resting place in the stars.
Don't Shoot! Arashi
A monster with the power to emit blinding flashes of light is terrorizing Japan. The Science Patrol's attempts to subdue it only cause it to mutate into a new form. The orders come to halt the attack, but the creature continues its rampage… Until Ultraman steps in to stop it!
A Little Hero
When Pigmon, the cute human-sized monster thought to have been killed in Episode 8, inexplicably re-appears in the toy section of a department store, the Science Patrol learns that a giant creature with the ability to resurrect monsters has appeared in Japan.
Spaceship Rescue Command
The Science Patrol takes to the stars and learns that a missing piece of equipment could cause Space Station V2 to explode. After determining that the closest replacement is on a nearby planet, the Science Patrol makes a beeline for it...only to encounter a pair of ferocious monsters in their path!
Farewell, Ultraman
In the final episode of the Ultraman television series, a fiendish alien creature plots to conquer the Japanese islands and then the world. Critically injured in battle with its giant monster underling, Ultraman is rescued by his surperior officer "Zoffy" and returned to Nebula M-78.
Ultraman
Ultraman
Ultraman is a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series 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.
Release Date
PremieredUltraman Season 1 released on July 17, 1966.
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Sign In to Track ProgressUltra Operation No. 1
The Ultraman legacy begins! When Science patrol agent Hayata is mortally wounded during an intergalactic pursuit of the ferocious monster Belmer, Ultraman fuses with the dying man and saves his life.
Shoot the Invaders!
Mysterious electromagnetic transmissions are detected over the skies of Tokyo. Soon, a strange lobster-like creature is stalking the halls of the Science and Technology Center. Can Ultraman and the Science Patrol stop the invader before time runs out?
Science Patrol, Move Out!
As Fuji and Hoshino investigate strange noises coming from a waell near Mount Iwami, a nearly invisible monster attacks and destroys a power plant. The Science patrol teams up with the Japan Self Defense Forces to guard the creature's suspected next target. Can they avert disaster a second time?
Five Seconds Before the Explosion
When a rocket carrying a payload of nuclear explosives crashes into the sea, the Science patrol leads the recovery effort. After all but one have been found, a mysterious monster begins terrorising the Japanese seaside -- right where the Science Patrol Member Fuji is trying to take a vacation!
The Secret of the Miroganda
When members of an expedition to a distant island are killed by a strange plant-monster, the Science Patrol puts the remaining survivor into protective custody. Unfortunately, the energy from their weapons accidentally enlarges the creature to enormous proportions. Now only Ultraman can save the day!
The Coast Guard Command
A strange monster with a sweet tooth for chocolate appears in Yokohama Bay. Meanwhile, young Honshino has been kidnapped by a gang of jewel thieves. Unfortunately, their hideout is a warehouse full of delicious coco beans. Can Ultraman and the Science Patrol members find Honshino before the monster attacks?
The Blue Stone of Baradhi
The Science Patrol investigates a series of plane crashes in the Middle East, where they encounter a vicious insect-monster that brings Ultraman to his knees. This time, it's up to the Science Patrol to try and turn the tables!
The Monster Anarchy Zone
Contact has been lost with a meteorological station on a distant Pacific island. When the Science Patrol investigates, they encounter a lone survivor, carnivorous plants, giant monsters, and a diminutive friendly creature! Can it help them make their way off the island in one piece?
Lightning Operation
When a uranium-eating monster disrupts efforts to rebuild a village after a tropical storm, the Science Patrol intervenes. However, the only succeed in diverting the angry creature's path of distruction. It's up to Ultraman to prevent further casualties!
The Mysterious Dinosaur Base
A dinosaur-like monster emerges from the depths of Lake Kitayama. The Science Patrol uncovers a mysterious connection between it and the legend of Loch Ness. When they find the creature too powerful to subdue by normal means, Ultraman steps in to take it down once and for all.
The Rascal from Outer Space
A con artist discovers a meteorite with the power to make wishes come true. He uses it to conjure up a strange creature and begins terrorizing his neighbors. After creating a giant-sized version of the creature, only Ultraman and the Science Patrol can set things right.
Cry of the Mummy
A seven thousand year old mummy is awakened by scientific experiments and it goes on a rampage. When finally cornered, it summons an enormous, four-legged dragon so powerful that only Ultraman stands a chance of defeating it.
Oil S.O.S.
An enormous starfish monster that feeds on petroleum products is preying upon oil tankers in Tokyo Bay. Before long, it sets its sights on bigger game: a massive oil storage facility in the port. Only the Science Patrol and Ultraman have the power to stop it before Japan's energy supplies are cut off!
The Pearl Defense Directive
A strange creature with the face of a frog and the body of a whale is attacking pearl farms on the Japanese coastline. When napalm bombs and electrical nets fail to stop the rampage, Ultraman comes to the rescue!
Terrifying Cosmic Rays
An unusual form of space radiation turns a child's chalk sketch into a real-life giant monster that's all but impervious to the Science Patrol's attacks. As the creature mutates, only Ultraman has the power to stop it.
Science Patrol Into Space
When a manned spacecraft bound for Venus is hijacked by aliens, the Science Patrol outfits the Jet VTOL for interstellar travel. When it becomes clear that the incident is a springboard for Baltan's alien race to invade the Earth, Ultraman goes on the defense.
Passport to Infinity
A pair of unusual meteors discovered by an American explorer fuse together after being exposed to a special beam. They mutate into a bizarre fourth-dimensional monster capable of warping reality as we know it. Can Ultraman overcome this psychedelic menace in time to save the day?
Brother from Another Planet
A mysterious radioactive fog settles over Tokyo. An even more mysterious alien arrives to clean it up. But can this good samaritan really be trusted? And what is his connection to the evil doppelganger of Ultraman that's terrorizing the city?
Demons Rise Again
A pair of ancient capsules unearthed at a construction site unleash a pair of monsters who are mortal enemies sealed away a long time ago by the ancestors of mankind. Can Ultraman stop them before their blood feud reduces Tokyo to rubble?
Terror on Route 87
An enormous bird-monster is attacking motorists on Route 87. The Science Patrol discovers a supernatural link between the monster and a statue located nearby. Once they realize the connection, it's up to Ultraman to put a stop to this terror once and for all.
Breach the Wall of Smoke
When Fuji and Hoshino disappear during an investigation near an active volcano, Captain Mura sends the rest of the Science Patrol to find them. Upon arriving, they encounter a poisonous monster too powerful for either their own weapons or Ultraman to defeat on their own!
Overthrow the Surface
Science Patrol member Ide is convinced that a female agent dispatched from headquarters in Paris isn't who she appears to be. His suspicions prove correct when she reveals herself to be a member of a race of subterranean humanoids bend on enslaving the Earth's surface.
My Home Is the Earth
The International Peace Conference builkding is attacked by invisible rockets, sparking a Science Petrol investigation. The culprit turns out to be a former astronaut who went missing during a risky mission, mutated into a towering monster obsessed with exacting revenge against humanity.
The Undersea Science Center
When the support lines connecting a newly constructed undersea base to the surface world are mysteriously destroyed, the Science Patrol launches a rescue mission. Upon their arrival, they come face to face with the culprit: a furious amphibious monster with a drill-like beak.
The Mysterious Comet Tsuifon
The Science patrol gets word that the stellar radiation emitted by a comet as it roars past the Earth may accidentally cause hydrogen bombs to explode. After racing for the Japan Alps, where a monster known to have swallowed a warhead is said to be hiding, they are surprised to encounter not one but three giant monsters locked in a ferocious battle
The Monster Highness: (Part 1)
Science Patrol member Arashi discovers a strange monster as he protects a scientific expedition to a South Pacific island. After subduing it with tranquilliser bombs, he attempts to haul it to Osaka, with disastrous results
The Monster Highness: (Part 2)
After escaping from Arashi, the giant Monster Gomora tunnels through the ground to the city of Osaka. Although the Science Patrol attacks succeed in severing its deadly tail, Gomora threatens to destroy Osaka Castle... unless Ultraman can stop it first!
Human Specimens 5 & 6
Science patrol Captain Muramatsu suspects a woman is involved with a series of bush crashes he's investigating. Tailing her to a nearby space research institute, he realizes the facility has been invaded by a malevolent alien called Dada.
Challenge to the Underground
Science Patrol member Ide and Captain Muramatsu use a special drilling vehicle to subdue a mysterious gold-colored monster deep within a mine shaft. Unfortunately, they quickly discover the monster isn't alone down there!
Phantom of the Snow Mountains
A hunter claims to have been attacked by a towering, Yeti-like creature in the mountains. When the Science Patrol's investigation is impeded by a mysterious local girl named Yuki, they begin unravelling her surprising connection to the giant monster.
Who Goes There?
When an agent visiting Japan from the Science Patrol's South American headquarters begins behaving suspiciously, the Science Patrol discovers that he has been infected by an Amazonian blood-sucking creature intent on spreading its evil tendrils throughout the entire world.
Endless Counterattack
The Science Patrol discovers that the culprit behind a baffling series of volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters is actually a giant monster. When it heads towards Tokyo, only Ultraman can stop it.
The Forbidden Words
Hayata and the other Science Patrol members are trapped by the malevolent alien invader Mefilas, who proceeds to briefly turn Fuji into a giant monster herself before resurrecting doppelgangers of Ultraman's previous enemies Baltan, Kemul, and Zarab.
A Gift from the Sky
When the Science Patrol investigates a strange meteor fallen to Earth, they realize it's actually a super-heavy giant monster that proves impervious to their attacks. After trying a variety of techniques to subdue the creature without success, it's up to Ultraman to step in and save the day.
The Monster Graveyard
When a moon rocket accidentally penetrates a "monster graveyard" in space, it returns to earth with an unexpected visitor: a glum skeletal monster who wants nothing more than returning to its original resting place in the stars.
Don't Shoot! Arashi
A monster with the power to emit blinding flashes of light is terrorizing Japan. The Science Patrol's attempts to subdue it only cause it to mutate into a new form. The orders come to halt the attack, but the creature continues its rampage… Until Ultraman steps in to stop it!
A Little Hero
When Pigmon, the cute human-sized monster thought to have been killed in Episode 8, inexplicably re-appears in the toy section of a department store, the Science Patrol learns that a giant creature with the ability to resurrect monsters has appeared in Japan.
Spaceship Rescue Command
The Science Patrol takes to the stars and learns that a missing piece of equipment could cause Space Station V2 to explode. After determining that the closest replacement is on a nearby planet, the Science Patrol makes a beeline for it...only to encounter a pair of ferocious monsters in their path!
Farewell, Ultraman
In the final episode of the Ultraman television series, a fiendish alien creature plots to conquer the Japanese islands and then the world. Critically injured in battle with its giant monster underling, Ultraman is rescued by his surperior officer "Zoffy" and returned to Nebula M-78.