Dream is the fortieth episode of Ultraman Tiga.
Synopsis[]
Ever since unknown cosmic rays started raining down on the Earth, people have been troubled by monsters appearing every night. GUTS was dispatched to deal with the situation, but they couldn't do anything against monsters that didn't exist in this dimension.
It seems that these monsters appear to be affecting the brain waves of people who are dreaming due to the aforementioned cosmic rays...
Cast[]
- Daigo Madoka : Hiroshi Nagano (V6)
- Rena Yanase : Takami Yoshimoto
- Megumi Iruma : Mio Takaki
- Seiichi Munakata : Akitoshi Otaki
- Masami Horii : Yukio Masuda
- Tetsuo Shinjoh : Shigeki Kagemaru
- Jun Yazumi : Yoichi Furuya
Guest Actors[]
- Kazuma Ikuta : Eisuke Tsunoda
- Tomoko Kitami : Yuko Daike
- Taro Miyagawa : Minori Terada
- Professor Kurita : Masami Horiuchi
- Doctor Chihiro : Kyusaku Shimada
- Brown-haired Young Man : Tadanobu Asano
- Apartment Woman : Yumi Yoshiyuki
- Carlos Kobayashi : Kensuke Aoshima
Voice Actors[]
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman Tiga (Multi Type): Koji Nakamura
- Bakugon: Hiroshi Kanatsuka
Appearances[]
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
Home Media[]
- Ultraman Tiga Volume 10 features episodes 37-40.
Trivia[]
The draft script and the final script of "The Dreaming Man"
- According to Akio Jissoji, the initial title for this episode was "The Sleepwalking Man" , but the television station found issues with the inclusion of "Sleepwalking" due to broadcasting regulations. Therefore, it was changed to "The Dreaming Man" in the draft script, and then revised to "The Dreaming Man" in the final script. Ultimately, the decision was made to use the single character "Dream" as the title.
- During the filming of this episode, there was an overlap in production time with another movie directed by Akio Jissoji, titled Murder on D Street, resulting in several actors from that movie making cameo appearances in this episode.
- Kazuma Ikuta was initially intended to be portrayed by Shiro Sano, but due to scheduling conflicts, he was unable to participate.
- Originally, Kurita was considered to be played by Kyoko Kishida or Kazuko Yoshiyuki. However, due to scheduling conflicts for both actresses, Masami Horiuchi was cast instead. Despite being portrayed as a male character in the final production, Kurita's dialogue and mannerisms retained a feminine quality, reflecting the original script's portrayal.
- The background music for this episode features an aria from Vincenzo Bellini's opera "La sonnambula".
- In the drama, the design drawings made by Ikuta are not of modern architecture but rather depict the relocation of an old building with a thatched roof. According to Akio Jissoji's explanation, he was allowed to use the actual facilities being relocated in the Jidaigeki Bori Park in Setagaya Ward. It was only after Jissoji requested permission from the Setagaya Ward Cultural Heritage Protection Committee that filming was allowed to proceed. Ikuta's prefabricated architectural firm also borrowed the design office of the actual construction site in the park.
- Doctor Toshihiro's room was filmed using architectural scenery designed by Japanese architect Von Jour Caux. During the filming of this episode, the Jissoji team used Von Jour Caux's architecture as the basis for the imagery and incorporated it into the actual scene settings. The filming location, Mundea Animus Otsuka, was demolished in 2007.[1]
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