"After officer Hayata was given the life of the alien from the M78 nebula, he has transformed himself using the Beta Capsule. He flies at the speed of Mach 5. He is an immortal man who destroys all enemies with massive power. Go! Our hero!"
- ―The Narrator, introducing Ultraman, the hero from Nebula M78.
"Having been given the life of the spaceman from Nebula M78, Hayata now uses the Beta Capsule, and becomes that super-being - ULTRAMAN!!!"
- ―The Narrator, introducing Ultraman, the hero from Nebula M78.
Ultra Operation No.1 Ultraman.
is the first episode ofPlot[]
While patrolling the skies on the night shift, Shin Hayata reports back to home base he has seen a U.F.O. An enormous red orb is chasing a blue orb across the night sky. As fate would have it, Hayata's ship accidentally collides with the red object just as the blue U.F.O. descends into a nearby lake. Hayata is saved by the strange alien inhabiting the red glowing vessel. From the Nebula M78, the benevolent being explains it was pursuing the monstrous pilot of the blue ship, Bemular, after it escaped being escorted to the Monster Graveyard. Merging with Hayata and giving him the Beta Capsule, the SSSP (Science Special Search-Party) member secretly becomes Ultraman whenever monsters or aliens threaten the Earth.
Cast[]
- Shin Hayata : Susumu Kurobe
- Toshio Muramatsu : Akiji Kobayashi
- Akiko Fuji : Hiroko Sakurai
- Daisuke Arashi : Sandayu Dokumamushi
- Mitsuhiro Ide : Masanari Nihei
- Isamu Hoshino : Akihide Tsuzawa
Voice Actors[]
- Ultraman : Masao Nakasone (grunts), Hisashi Kondo (voice)
- Narrator Koji Ishizaka :
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman Bin Furuya :
- Bemular Teruo Aragaki :
Appearances[]
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
Quotes[]
"Who's there? Who are you?"
"I am an alien of Nebula M78."
"An inhabitant of Nebula M78?"
"That's right, I came from far away space. I was transporting Bemular to his grave in space, but he escaped and I have followed him to Earth."
Bemular?"
"He is a space monster that can only bring forth chaos and destruction like a devil. I apologize for what I did to you, officer Hayata, for this reason I will give my life to you."
"Your life? What will happen to you then?"
"We will become one in body and soul, and fight for the peace of the Earth."
- ―Shin Hayata and Ultraman in Ultraman's travel sphere
"Wait a second. You've been calling him "he", like a friend, but what's his name?"
"He doesn't have a name."
"Don't joke, Everyone has a name."
"Then let's see-- How about Ultraman?"
"Ultraman?"
"Right, Ultraman. What do you think?"
"Well-- That's "ultra" good!""
- ―Mitsuhiro Ide, Shin Hayata and Akiko Fuji naming the giant of light.
Home Media[]
- Ultraman Volume 1 features episodes 1-4.
- Ultraman: The Complete Series features all episodes.
- The US DVD release Ultraman: Here He Comes From the Sky features episodes 1-10.
- Mill Creek Entertainment released Ultraman - The Complete Series on Blu-ray + Digital in a standard set and a SteelBook Edition in the US on October 15, 2019 .
Trivia[]
- This episode was later featured in New Ultraman Retsuden episode 144 "First Ultraman Advent! Ultra Operation No.1."