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Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンT(タロウ), Urutoraman Tarō) is the sixth show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 6, 1973, to April 5, 1974, with a total of 53 episodes.




Plot


Kotaro Higashi is a wanderer who joined ZAT during his return to Japan, but his aircraft crashed and he died from severe burns while fighting Astromons. The Five Ultra Brothers brought Kotaro's body to their home world of Nebula M-78 as Mother of Ultra warped him with the Brothers' own light, turning Kōtarō into Ultraman Taro, who would now form the Six Ultra Brothers. Kotaro was taken back to Earth and defeated the aforementioned monster as his first opponent. Many foes were found that would threaten the Earth, but Taro and ZAT defeated them time and time again with occasional help from the other five Ultra Brothers and from the weaklings of monsters only Taro could defeat. During Taro's era, Birdon killed him and Zoffy but Taro was revived and killed the bird monster. After Samkujira's death, Kotaro declared his intention to continue as a human and returned the Ultra Badge back to the Mother of Ultra. Valky would return to hunt the now-human Kotaro but the latter used his own skills and quick thinking to kill the alien by luring him to an oil refinery. The series ended with ZAT bidding farewell to Kotaro as he left for parts unknown.
In the original series, Ultraman Taro was meant to be Kotaro's transformed form (while the Ultra Brothers and Mother and Father of Ultra were regarded as his non-blood family members), which explained his absence in Ultraman Leo. The Ultraman Story movie in 1984 would retcon this into providing a story of Taro being raised on the Land of Light, with Mother and Father of Ultra being his biological parents and his training was shown before he left for Earth.




Episodes






Cast


Kotaro Higashi (東 光太郎, Higashi Kōtarō): Saburō Shinoda (篠田 三郎, Shinoda Saburō)
Yūtarō Asahina (朝日奈 勇太郎, Asahina Yūtarō, 1-8, 10, 35, 51, 53): Akira Nagoya (名古屋 章, Nagoya Akira)
Shūhei Aragaki (荒垣 修平, Aragaki Shūhei, 1-34, 36-50): Takahiko Tōno (東野 孝彦, Tōno Takahiko)
Tadao Nanbara (南原 忠男, Nanbara Tadao): Toyoyuki Kimura (木村 豊幸, Kimura Toyoyuki)
Jirō Nishida (西田 次郎, Nishida Jirō): Kiyotaka Mitsugi (三ツ木 清隆, Mitsugi Kiyotaka)
Izumi Moriyama (森山 いずみ, Moriyama Izumi): Kiyoko Matsuya (松谷 紀代子, Matsuya Kiyoko)
Lady in Green (緑のおばさん, Midori no Obasan)/Mother of Ultra (ウルトラの母, Urutora no Haha, Voice): Peggy Hayama (ペギー 葉山, Pegī Hayama)
Tetsuya Kitajima (北島 哲也, Kitajima Tetsuya): Hidesuke Tsumura (津村 秀祐, Tsumura Hidesuke)
Takashi Ueno (上野 孝, Ueno Takashi, 8-30, 33-35): Akihiko Nishijima (西島 明彦, Nishijima Akihiko)
Kazumi Nitani (二谷 一美, Nitani Kazumi): Noboru Mitani (三谷 昇, Mitani Noboru)
Saori Shiratori (白鳥 さおり, Shiratori Saori): Mayumi Asaka (あさか まゆみ, Asaka Mayumi, 1-16), Keiko Ono (小野 恵子, Ono Keiko, 20-53)
Kenichi Shiratori (白鳥 健一, Shiratori Ken'ichi): Shinya Saitō (斎藤 信也, Saitō Shin'ya)
Narrator: Tetsurō Sagawa (瑳川 哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō, 1-50, 53 preview), Akira Nagoya (51-53)




Songs


Opening theme
"Ultraman Taro" (ウルトラマンタロウ, Urutoraman Tarō)
Lyrics: Yū Aku (阿久 悠, Aku Yū)
Composition and arrangement: Makoto Kawaguchi (川口 真, Kawaguchi Makoto)
Artist: Tarō Takemura (武村 太郎, Takemura Tarō), Mizuumi Boys & Girls Chorus (少年少女合唱団みずうみ, Shōnen Shōjo Gasshōdan Mizuumi)
Insert themes
"Ultra Roku Kyōdai" (ウルトラ六兄弟, Urutora Roku Kyōdai, lit. "The 6 Ultra Brothers")
Lyrics: Yū Aku
Composition & Arrangement: Makoto Kawaguchi
Artist: Tarō Takemura, Mizuumi Boys and Girls Choir
Episodes 18, 25, 33 and 34
"Ultra no Haha no Ballad" (ウルトラの母のバラード, Urutora no Haha no Barādo, lit. "Ballad of Mother of Ultra")
Lyrics: Shigemitsu Taguchi (田口 成光, Taguchi Shigemitsu)
Composition & Arrangement: Tōru Fuyuki (冬木 透, Fuyuki Tōru)
Artist: Toshiko Fujita (藤田 淑子, Fujita Toshiko)
Episodes: 38 and 53




Other appearances






Home media


In July 2019, Mill Creek Entertainment announced that it had acquired most of the Ultraman library from Tsuburaya Productions through Indigo Entertainment, including 1,100 TV episodes and 20 films. The series was released on Blu-ray and digital on January 12, 2021, in standard and steelbook sets.
In July 2020, Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek, with the blessings of Tsuburaya and Indigo, that granted them the exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights to the Ultra series and films (1,100 TV episodes and 20 films) acquired by Mill Creek the previous year. Ultraman Taro, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.




References






External links


Ultraman Taro at IMDb
Official website of Tsuburaya Productions (in English)
Ultraman Connection — Official website (in English)
Official Ultraman channel at YouTube

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