Ultraman Leo Ultraman Series, airing from 1974 to 1975. It had a much darker theme than the preceding Ultraman Taro.
is the seventh entry in theThis series can be watched on Shout TV, Tubi, Pluto, and Roku.
Synopsis[]
The Alien Magma, who had destroyed numerous planets, attacked Earth with twin Kaiju. Dan Moroboshi, the captain of the Space Patrol Team MAC and also known as Ultraseven, confronted them.
However, he found himself in a dire situation due to the terrifying power of the monsters. In Ultraseven's moment of crisis, a new hero resembling a lion emerged – Ultraman Leo. He was a survivor from the planet L77 of the Leo constellation, which had been destroyed by the Alien Magma.[1]
Characters[]
Protagonist[]
MAC[]
- Dan Moroboshi
- Akio Kuroda
- Ichiro Aoshima
- Kiyohiko Akashi
- Haruko Momoi
- Junko Shirakawa
- Atsushi Hirayama
- Daisuke Sato
- Jun Shirato
- Ippei Kajita
- Haruko Matsuki
- Suzuki
- Saburo Sato
- Yoji Kitayama
Jonan Sports Center[]
Miyama Family[]
Ultras[]
- Ultraman Leo
- Ultraman King
- Astra
- Ultraseven
- Ultraman
- Zoffy
- Ultraman Jack
- Ultraman Ace
- Mother of Ultra
- Father of Ultra
Kaiju[]
- Giras Brothers
- Alien Magma
- Alien Tsuruk
- Kanedoras
- Alien Karly
- Kendoros
- Vekira
- Guiro
- Ron
- Alien Kettle
- Bango
- Alien Vibe
- Antales
- Alien Flip
- Alien Atler
- Alien Wolf
- Batton
- Alien Boze
- Bock
- Dogyuh
- Alien Alpha
- Northsatan
- Garon and Littre
- Alien Coro
- Renbolar
- Carolyn
- Alien Sarin
- Gamerot
- Alien Clean
- Satan Beetle
- Pressure
- Planet Apple Chicken
- Oni-on
- Alien Paradai
- King Paradai
- Uringa
- Alien Magma II
- Rolan
- White Flower Spirit
- Alien Virmin
- Princess Kaguya
- Kirara
- Alien Akumania
- Sevenger
- Ashuran
- Taishoh
- Alien Atlanta
- Alien Mazaras
- Specter
- Alien Babarue
- Black Directive
- Silverbloome
- Black Dome
- Absorba
- Demos
- Black Garon
- Mayuko
- Blizzard
- Hungler
- Black Terrina
- Satan Mora
- Nova
- Alien Bunyo
- Black End
Cast[]
- Ultraman Leo/Gen Otori : Ryu Manatsu
- Dan Moroboshi : Kohji Moritsugu
- Seiji Omura : Yu Fujiki
- Momoko Yamaguchi : Kaori Okano
- Toru Umeda : Tsunehiro Arai
- Kaoru Umeda : Yoshiko Tominaga
- Takeshi Nomura : Yukio Ito
- Sakiko Miyama : Masumi Harukawa
- Izumi Miyama : Fujiko Nara
- Ayumi Miyama : Kaoru Sugita
- Akio Kuroda : So Kuroda
- Ichiro Aoshima : Yuichi Yanagisawa
- Kiyohiko Akashi : Kenji Oshima
- Junko Shirakawa : Mieko Mita
- Haruko Momoi : Kyoko Aradama
- Atsushi Hirayama : Nobuo Hirasawa
- Daisuke Sato : Shigeo Tezuka
- Jun Shirato : Masaharu Matsusaka
- Ippei Kajita : Takashi Asakura
- Haruko Matsuki : Tomoko Ai
- Miyako Otsuki : Midori Ohara
- Commander Tatakura : Takashi Kanda
- Black Directive : Takeshi Obayashi
- Narrator Tetsuro Sagawa :
Voice Actors[]
- Astra : Jun Maruyama
- Ultraman King : Motomu Kiyokawa & Hiroshi Masuoka
- Zoffy : Satohiro Sakai
- Ultraman : Shinya Nazuka
- Returning Ultraman : Takashi Takeuchi
- Ultraman Ace : Shingo Toyokawa
- Ultraseven : Kenji Nakagawa
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman Leo : Tatsumi Nikamoto & Kazunori Kawaguchi
- Astra : Mamoru Kusumi
- Ultraman King : Toshiya Oaku
Staff[]
- Producer: Ken Tsuburaya, Takeshi Kumagai, Yoji Hashimoto (TBS), Kunio Kumagai Kunio (TBS Movie Division)
- Screenplay: Shigemitsu Taguchi, Ai bun bin, Tetsuro Domon, Bunzo Wakatsuki, Okutsu Akirajiro, Ishido Yoshiakira
- Director: Tadashi Mabune, Kiyosumi Fukasawa, Shohei Tojo, Toru Toyama, Masanori Kakei, Isao Maeda, Tadashitakashi Yamamoto, Junkichi Oki, Nobuo Nakagawa, Tadashi Okamura, Hisashisan Yamagiwa
- Special effects director: Koichi Takano, Nobuo Yajima, Shohei Tojo, Junkichi Oki, Yoshiyuki Yoshimura
- Music: Toru Fuyuki
- Shooting (Main): Kiyoshi Suzuki, Goro Uchiyama
- Shooting (Special Effects): Kimikatsu Kunihiko
Theme Songs[]
- Ultraman Leo (episodes 1 - 13)
- Lyrics: Yu Aku
- Composition & Arrangement: Makoto Kawaguchi
- Artist(s): Ryu Manatsu, Lake Boys and Girls Choir (Tokyo records)
- Tatakae! Ultraman Leo (episodes 14 - 51)
- Lyrics: Yu Aku
- Composition & Arrangement: Kawaguchi Makoto
- Artist(s): Yuki Hide (credited as Hideyuki), Lake Boys and Girls Choir (Tokyo records)
US Television Premiere[]
- Honolulu, Hawaii-based on-air broadcaster of Japanese programming, KIKU-TV, the home of the tokusatsu or Kikaida craze of the 1970s, began airing all 51 episodes of the series on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 6:30 PM (Hawaiian Standard Time) in Japanese with English Subtitles.[2] In 1975, an English-dubbed version of Ultraseven was broadcast on Honolulu's NBC affiliate KHON-TV.
- The series is available for streaming on Crunchyroll, VRV, and Shout! Factory TV.
- TOKU premiered the series with English subtitles in the United States on November 29, 2017.
Home Media[]
Complete DVD Set[]
2006 release[]
2011 release[]
Gallery[]
Images[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Ultraman Leo was noted as the last of the golden age of the Ultraman Series. During the 'Oil Shock' which hit world economy in the 1970s, the production of monster-based series became less popular, in addition to more animated series being produced.
- Ultraman Leo got off on a bad start. The previous series (Ultraman Taro) was extended from 49 to 53 episodes because pre-production of Leo was running behind schedule.
- The series was written for more of an adult audience (more darker theme) than Ultraman Taro, because Tsuburaya was losing positive ratings from adults due to the child-oriented nature of Ultraman Taro. However, such a move had caused the loss of younger fans and leading to the lowest ratings the franchise had yet seen.
- The MAC song sings about the MAC Mole and the MAC Shark, but these machines were never used in battle on the series. However the MAC Shark makes an appearance in the opening credits after episode 28.
- Ultraman Leo's first theme was chosen as Tatakae! Ultraman Leo was not ready at that time.
- The demo singer of Tatakae! Ultraman Leo was actually Masato Shimon as a note to Yuki Hide on how to sing it.
- The series used new special effects for the Ultraman Series. They were mostly reused from Jumborg Ace.
- The Ultra Brothers make fewer appearances than they did in the previous two series and Taro is not even mentioned or acknowledged at all in this series.
- Ultraman Leo marks one of the few times Kamen Rider airs on the shows' same network (TBS) at all. The Kamen Rider show Kamen Rider Stronger aired on TBS a week after Ultraman Leo concluded.
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