"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 the hero from Nebula M78
Template:EpisodeInfoUltra Operation No.1 is the first episode of Ultraman .
Plot
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 M-78, the benevolent being explains it was pursuing the monstrous pilot of the blue ship, Bemular, after it escaped being escorted to the Space Graveyard. Merging with Hayata and giving him the Beta Capsule, the Scientific Special Search Party (SSSP) 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 : Sandayū Dokumamushi
- Mitsuhiro Ide : Masanari Nihei
- Isamu Hoshino : Akihide Tsuwaza
Voices Actors
- Ultraman : Masao Nakasone (grunts), Nisashi Kondo Kondo Nisashi) (voice)
- Narrator : Koji Ishizaka
Suit Actors
- Ultraman : Bin Furuya
- Bemular : Teruo Aragaki
Appearances
Ultras
- UltramanTemplate:First appearance
Kaiju/Seijin
- Bemular Template:First appearance
Quotes
"Who's there? Who are you?"
"I am a 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."
"Bemlar?"
"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.
DVD Release
- Ultraman Volume 1 Features Episodes 1-4.
- Ultraman The Complete Series.
- The US DVD Release Ultraman Here He Comes From the Sky Features Episodes 1-10.
Trivia
- This episode was later featured in New Ultraman Retsuden episode 144: First Ultraman Advent! Ultra Operation Number One.