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Ultraman Cosmos

Japanese television series


Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show being the 16th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Cosmos aired from July 7, 2001 to September 28, 2002, with a total of 65 episodes, which currently makes it the longest running Ultra show to date. It was also released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Ultraman series.

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In June 2002, Cosmos was taken off of television for several weeks (following the broadcast of the 49th episode) when lead actor Taiyou Sugiura was questioned in an assault and extortion case. When the case against Sugiura was dropped for lack of evidence, Cosmos was put back on the air.[1] TBS and Tsuburaya ultimately pulled five episodes (50, 52, 54, 56, and 58) from broadcast to make up for time lost, and these episodes were later released on DVD.

In April 2017, the television channel TOKU announced that they would release the series in the United States in the near future.[2] A year later, the series was released by the channel on April 23, 2018.[3]

Story concepts

Observing the increasing trend of violence that occurred in the younger generation of Japan, Tsuburaya made an Ultraman character that has a gentler nature than its predecessors. With a dominantly blue look, Tsuburaya wanted to elevate Ultraman's image as a figure of love for the environment and peace. Thus, the concept of the story is the theme of pacifism, meaning an idea which considers war to be morally unjustifiable, and all disputes or disagreements must be resolved by the way of peace. So Ultraman Cosmos is a gentle Ultraman, engaging in nonviolent fights.

Plot

The series featured many firsts for the franchise, including the start of the story in a movie rather than the series proper. Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact was the prequel to the series and took place eight years before episode 1. In it, 11-year-old Musashi Haruno encounters the being of light, Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu), and befriends him as the two confront a threat to Earth.

Ten years later, Musashi, now 19 and a member of Team EYES, once again encounters the being of light from his childhood. The dark being Chaos Header has appeared and is corrupting the monsters of Earth, making them become ravenous and violent creatures that threaten humanity. Through Musashi's will to see the beasts and humans live in peace, Cosmos grants him a new power that will allow him to heal the corrupted creatures.

Episodes

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Cast

  • Musashi Haruno (春野 ムサシ, Haruno Musashi): Taiyo Sugiura (杉浦 太陽, Sugiura Taiyō),[4][5] Kounosuke Tokai (東海 孝之助, Tōkai Kōnosuke, Childhood)
  • Harumitsu Hiura (ヒウラ ハルミツ, Hiura Harumitsu): Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, Shima Daisuke)[5]
  • Shinobu Mizuki (ミズキ シノブ, Mizuki Shinobu): Kaori Sakagami (坂上 香織, Sakagami Kaori)[5]
  • Keisuke Fubuki (フブキ ケイスケ, Fubuki Keisuke): Hidekazu Ichinose (市瀬 秀和, Ichinose Hidekazu)[5][6]
  • Koji Doigaki (ドイガキ コウジ, Doigaki Kōji): Koichi Sudo (須藤 公一, Sudō Kōichi)[5]
  • Ayano Morimoto (モリモト アヤノ, Morimoto Ayano): Mayuka Suzuki (鈴木 繭菓, Suzuki Mayuka)[5]
  • Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu, Voice): Hiroyuki Sato (佐藤 浩之, Satō Hiroyuki)[4][7]
  • Chaos Header (カオスヘッダー, Kaosu Heddā)/Chaos Ultraman (カオスウルトラマン, Chaos Ultraman) (Voice): Koji Haramaki (服巻 浩司, Haramaki Koji)[8]
  • Commander Sahara (佐原司令官, Sahara-shirei-kan): Masahiro Sudō (須藤 正裕, Sudō Masahiro)[9]
  • Vice Commander Shishikura (宍倉副司令官, Shishikura-fuku-shirei-kan): Eiji Ōki (大城 英司, Ōki Eiji)
  • Naval Officer Saijō (西条武官, Saijō-bukan): Atsushi Narasaka (奈良 坂篤, Narasaka Atsushi)
  • Director Ikeyama (イケヤマ管理官, Ikeyama-kanri-kan): Hyōe Ichikawa (市川 兵衛, Ichikawa Hyōe)
  • Azusa Niimi (新見 あづさ, Niimi Azusa, 8, 13, 14, 20): Kayano Komaki (小牧 かやの, Kayano Komaki)
  • Mitsuya (ミツヤ, 21, 22, 63): Issey Takahashi (高橋 一生, Takahashi Issei)[10]
  • Noboru Kawaya (カワヤ ノボル, Kawaya Noboru, 25, 31, 35, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 57, 65): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹, Kagemaru Shigeki)
  • Yukari Yoshii (吉井 ユカリ, Yoshii Yukari): Nana Horie (堀江 奈々, Horie Nana)
  • Science Director Hazumi (ハズミ科学主任, Hazumi-kagaku-shunin): Takumi Tsutsui (筒井 巧, Tsutsui Takumi)
  • Bengals Captain Oka (ベンガルズ隊長・岡, Bengaruzu taichō Oka), Evacuees (1): Hideki Oka (岡 秀樹, Oka Hideki)
  • Ishii (石井, 14, 25, 48, 58), Igomas (イゴマス, Igomasu, Voice; 4): Hiroshi Ishii (石井 浩, Ishii Hiroshi)
  • Narrator, TV announcer (Voice; 6): Hiroshi Isobe (磯部 弘, Isobe Hiroshi)

Guest cast

  • Sosuke Nagano's father (7): Yoichi Okamura (岡村 洋一, Okamura Yoichi)
  • Yasuhiro Iwata (岩田 康祐, Iwata Yasuhiro, 9): Tamotsu Ishibashi (石橋 保, Ishibashi Tamotsu)
  • Shinichi Takekoshi (竹越 真一, Takekoshi Shin'ichi, 18): Arthur Kuroda (黒田 アーサー, Kuroda Āsā)
  • Kensaku Kimoto (木本 研作, Kimoto Kensaku, 20): Shunji Fujimura (藤村 俊二, Fujimura Shunji)
  • Jun Takasugi (高杉 純, Takasugi Jun, 24): Makoto Kamijo (上條 誠, Kamijō Makoto)
  • Alien Sreiyu "Lamia" (スレイユ星人 ラミア, Sureiyu Seijin Ramia, 25): Becky (ベッキー, Bekkī)
  • Clevergon (クレバーゴン, Kurebāgon, Voice; 29, 31, 44): Hiroko Sakurai (桜井 浩子, Sakurai Hiroko)
  • Tadao Kusano (草野 忠雄, Kusano Tadao, 38): Shoichiro Akaboshi (赤星 昇一郎, Akaboshi Shōichirō)
  • Yamano/Alien Curia (山野/キュリア星人, Yamano/Kyuria Seijin, 46): Eisuke Tsunoda (角田 英介, Tsunoda Eisuke)
  • Keizō (敬造, 56): Ken Okabe (岡部 健, Okabe Ken)
  • Shōichi (正一, 56): Eiichi Kikuchi (きくち 英一, Kikuchi Eiichi)
  • Old Man Tomano (戸間乃老人, Tomano-rōjin, 57): Hideyo Amamoto (天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo)

Songs

Opening theme
Ending themes
  • "Ultraman Cosmos ~ Kimi ni Dekiru Nanika" (ウルトラマンコスモス~君にできるなにか, Urutoraman Kosumosu ~ Kimi ni Dekiru Nanika, lit. "You Can Be Something")
  • "Kokoro no Kizuna" (心の絆, lit. "Bonds of the Heart")
    • Lyrics, Composition: KATSUMI
    • Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon
    • Artist: Project DMM

Media

Feature films

Other appearances

Home media

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 Cosmos, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.[11]

The series is scheduled to be released in the United States on DVD November 1, 2022 by Mill Creek Entertainment.


References

  1. "ウルトラマンコスモス、復活あるか?!". 2002-07-03. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  2. "TOKU on Facebook". Facebook. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  3. 3/18(土)~26(日)のウルトライベント情報! (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  4. "佐藤 佑暉" (in Japanese). Aoni Production. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. "服巻 浩司" (in Japanese). Aoni Production. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. "オフィス佐々木プロフィール「須藤 正裕」" (in Japanese). office-sasaki.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. "高橋一生" (in Japanese). My Promortion. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  8. Patrick Frater (July 10, 2020). "Shout! Factory Strikes 'Ultraman' Digital Distribution Deal With Mill Creek". Variety. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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