Balloonga

Ultra Q, episode 11

Information

Airdate

March 13, 1966

Directed by

Samaji Nonagase

Written by

Kunio Torami

Special Effects Directed by

Keiji Kawakami

Continuity
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The Underground Super Express Goes West	I Saw a Bird

Balloonga (バルンガ, Barunga) is the eleventh episode of Ultra Q.

Plot[]

A mysterious lifeform adheres to the rocketship Saturn I on its return trip following the exploration of Saturn. The alien creature absorbs the rocket's energy, causing it to crash into the sea upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. Investigating in his Cessna, Jun discovers the seemingly harmless balloon-like lifeform and brings it to Tokyo for further study.

Feeding on the vast power in the heart of the city, Balloonga grows out of control, destroying Jun's car and seriously injuring Ippei in the process. Balloonga floats high above Tokyo as it continues to absorb the city's energy, keeping the residents in a constant state of blackout. Conventional weapons cannot destroy the creature, which grows even larger after digesting a typhoon.

Under the advice of Dr. Nararnaru, a rocket is fired into the Earth's upper atmosphere, creating an artifical sun which lures Balloonga away from the city and into space.

Cast[]

Jun Manjome (万城目淳, Manjōme Jun): Kenji Sahara (佐原健二, Sahara Kenji)
Yuriko Edogawa (江戸川由利子, Edogawa Yuriko): Hiroko Sakurai (桜井浩子, Sakurai Hiroko)
Ippei Togawa (戸川一平, Togawa Ippei): Yasuhiko Saijo (西條康彦, Saijō Yasuhiko)
Deskworker Seki (関デスク, Seki Desuku): Yoshibumi Tajima (田島義文, Tajima Yoshibumi)
Narrator (ナレーター, Nareta): Koji Ishizaka (石坂浩二, Ishizaka Kōji)

Guest Actors[]

Akihiko Naramaru (奈良丸明彦, Naramaru Akihiko): Hirayoshi Aono (青野平義, Aono Hirayoshi)
Doctor A (医者A, Isha Ei): Naoya Kusakawa (草川直也, Kusakawa Naoya)
Measures Headquarters' Leader (対策本部長, Taisaku Honbu Cho): Shikou Tanaka (田中志幸, Tanaka Shikou)
Investigation Department Member (調査部係員, Chousabu Kakari In): Haruo Suzuki (鈴木治夫, Suzuki Haruo)
Cop (警官, Keikan): Genya Nagai (永井玄哉, Nagai Genya)
Old Woman (老婆, Rouba): Chieko Inoue (井上千枝子, Inoue Chieko)
Housekeeper (家政婦, Kaseifu): Keiko Ozawa (小沢憬子, Ozawa Keiko)
Nurse (看護婦, Kangofu): Yoshie Kihira (記平佳枝, Kihira Yoshie)
Hospital Director (院長, Inchou): Ryusuke Nakae (中江隆介, Nakae Ryusuke)
Saturn 1's Pilot (サタン１号パイロット, Satann Ichigo Pairotto): Ikuro Takahashi (高橋征郎, Takahashi Ikuro)
Reporter A (記者A, Kisha Ei): Masaaki Tachibana (橘正晃, Tachibana Masaaki)
Doctor B (医者B, Isha Bi): Hideo Otsuka (大塚秀男, Otsuka Hideo)
Repoter (記者, Kisha): Yoshio Katsube (勝部義夫, Katsube Yoshio)
Correspondent (通信員, Tsuushinin): Yukihiro Kiyono (清野幸弘, Kiyono Yukihiro)（Credited by mistake for Hiroyuki Kiyono 清野弘幸）, Satoru Niino (新野悟, Niino Satoru)

Voice Actors[]

Hospital Visitor (病院の見舞い客, Byouin no Mimaikyaku): Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡弘, Masuoka Hiroshi)

Appearances[]

Kaiju[]

Balloonga

Home Media[]

Ultra Q Volume 3 features episodes 9-12, and Total Natural Color Blu-ray Volume 3 features episodes 8-11.

Ultra Q Episodes
1. Defeat Gomess! \| 2. Goro and Goroh \| 3. The Gift From Space \| 4. Mammoth Flower \| 5. Peguila is Here! \| 6. Grow Up! Little Turtle \| 7. S.O.S. Mount Fuji \| 8. Terror of the Sweet Honey \| 9. Baron Spider \| 10. The Underground Super Express Goes West \| 11. Balloonga \| 12. I Saw a Bird \| 13. Garadama \| 14. Tokyo Ice Age \| 15. Kanegon's Cocoon \| 16. Garamon Strikes Back \| 17. The 1/8 Project \| 18. The Rainbow's Egg \| 19. Challenge from the Year 2020 \| 20. The Undersea Humanoid Ragon \| 21. Space Directive M774 \| 22. Metamorphosis \| 23. Fury of the South Sea \| 24. The Idol of Goga \| 25. The Devil Child \| 26. Blazing Glory \| 27. The Disappearance of Flight 206 \| 28. Open Up!