Farewell, Taro! The Mother of Ultra!

Ultraman Taro, episode 53

Information

Airdate

April 5, 1974

Directed by

Masanori Kakehi

Written by

Shigemitsu Taguchi

Special Effects Directed by

Jun Oki

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Farewell, Taro! The Mother of Ultra! (さらばタロウよ！ウルトラの母よ！, Saraba Tarō yo! Urutora no Haha yo!) is the fifty-third and final episode of Ultraman Taro.

Plot[]

Kotaro gave the Ultra Badge back to the Lady in Green, separating from Ultraman Taro. However, not long after he separated from Taro, Alien Valky attacked Tokyo by surprise to get his revenge on Ultraman Taro, without knowing Kotaro had been separated from him. Kotaro fought him with his own human abilities and managed to defeat him by blowing up a nearby gas tank. After that, he left ZAT to pursue his dream of becoming a professional boxer.

Cast[]

Kotaro Higashi (東光太郎, Higashi Kōtarō): Saburo Shinoda (篠田三郎, Shinoda Saburō)
Yutaro Asahina (朝日奈勇太郎, Asahina Yūtarō): Akira Nagoya (名古屋章, Nagoya Akira)
Tetsuya Kitajima (北島哲也, Kitajima Tetsuya): Hidesuke Tsumura (津村秀祐, Tsumura Hidesuke)
Tadao Nanbara (南原忠男, Nanbara Tadao): Toyoyuki Kimura (木村豊幸, Kimura Toyoyuki)
Izumi Moriyama (森山いずみ, Moriyama Izumi): Kiyoko Matsuya (松谷紀代子, Matsuya Kiyoko)
Kazumi Nitani (二谷一美, Nitani Kazumi): Noboru Mitani (三谷昇, Mitani Noboru)
Saori Shiratori (白鳥さおり, Shiratori Saori): Keiko Ono (小野恵子, Ono Keiko)
Kenichi Shiratori (白鳥健一, Shiratori Ken'ichi): Shinya Saito (斎藤信也, Saitō Shin'ya)

Guest Actors[]

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)
Ichiro Nakanishi (中西一郎, Nakanishi Ichirō) Kansuke Matsuba (松葉寛祐, Matsuba Kansuke)

Voice Actors[]

Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā): Tetsuro Sagawa (瑳川哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō)
Alien Valky (バルキー星人, Baruky Seijin): Shinya Kashima (鹿島信哉, Kashima Shin'ya)

Suit Actors[]

Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンタロウ, Urutoraman Tarō): Hiroshi Nagasawa (長沢寛, Nagasawa Hiroshi)
Kaiju: Toru Kawai (河合徹, Kawai Tōru)

Appearances[]

Ultras[]

Kaiju[]

Home Media[]

Ultraman Taro Volume 13 features episodes 50-53.

Trivia[]

This episode was later featured in Ultraman Retsuden episode 149 "The Final Battle! Farewell Taro! The Mother of Ultra!".
This episode marks the last time Saburo Shinoda reprised his role as Kotaro Higashi and Ultraman Taro's voice actor, as well as Peggy Hayama's roles of the Lady in Green and Mother of Ultra's voice. It also marks their final appearance in the Ultraman Series franchise as a whole, the latter having passed away in 2017.
This is the first finale which an alien defeated without any help of the main Ultra.

Ultraman Taro Episodes
1. Mother of Ultra is Like the Sun \| 2. That Moment, Mother of Ultra... \| 3. Mother of Ultra Now and Forever \| 4. Giant Sea Turtle Monsters Attack Tokyo! \| 5. Parent Star, Child Star, First Star \| 6. Jewels are a Monster's Meal \| 7. Heaven and Hell, the Island Moves! \| 8. The Spirit of the Man-Eating Marsh \| 9. The Day Tokyo Crumbles \| 10. The Tusk Cross is the Monster's Grave! \| 11. The Vampire Flower is a Girl's Spirit \| 12. Monster's Solo Journey \| 13. The Monster's Cavity Aches! \| 14. Taro's Head Flew Off! \| 15. The Girl of the Will-O'-Wisp \| 16. The Monster's Flute Sings \| 17. Two Giant Monsters Close in on Taro! \| 18. Zoffy Died! Taro Died Too! \| 19. Mother of Ultra, Miracle of Love! \| 20. Surprise! A Monster Fell from the Sky \| 21. The Sinking of Tokyo New Town \| 22. Wrath of the Monster with Cub! \| 23. The Gentle Monster Father! \| 24. This Is the Land of Ultra! \| 25. Burn! The 6 Ultra Brothers! \| 26. I Can Beat a Monster Too! \| 27. There He Is! Alien Mefilas! \| 28. Monster Eleking Barks at the Full Moon! \| 29. Bemstar Returns! Taro's in a Desperate Pinch! \| 30. Revenge of the Monster Army! \| 31. Watch Out! The Lying Poison Mushroom \| 32. A Nipping Wind Monster! \| 33. 5 Seconds Before the Great Explosion of the Land of Ultra! \| 34. The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers! \| 35. Certain Kill! Taro's One Blow of Rage! \| 36. You Swine! The Bride Cried \| 37. Monster, Return To Your Homeland! \| 38. The Ultra Christmas Tree \| 39. The Father of Ultra and Son Big Mochi-Making Strategy \| 40. Go Beyond the Ultra Brothers! \| 41. Mother's Wish-A Mid-Winter Cherry Blossom Blizzard \| 42. The Phantom Mother Is a Monster User! \| 43. Pickle the Monster With Salt! \| 44. Oh! Taro Is Being Eaten! \| 45. From a Japanese Nursery Song She Wore Red Shoes... \| 46. The White Rabbit Is a Bad Guy! \| 47. From a Japanese Nursery Song Monster General \| 48. Japanese Nursery Song Monster Doll Festival \| 49. Sing! Monster Big Match \| 50. The Monster Sign Is V \| 51. The Father of Ultra and the Bride Have Come \| 52. Steal the Ultra Life! \| 53. Farewell, Taro! The Mother of Ultra!