Garadama (ガラダマ) is the thirteenth episode of Ultra Q.
Plot
When several boys discover a mysterious, lightweight meteorite, their teacher delivers the strange rock to Dr. Ichinotani in Tokyo. Under analysis, the meteorite which the children call garadama, is identified as being comprised of Tilsonite and is found to be emanating powerful radiowaves. As Ichinotani, Jun and the others investigate the area where the meteor was found, a huge garadama falls to Earth in the nearby river bed. The heat from the enormous fireball evaporates the waters surrounding a hydro-electric dam, leaving a small boat stranded upon a steep cliff. As Jun and Ippei attempt to rescue the two women trapped inside the boat, the meteorite hatches a giant monster called Garamon. Becoming violent, Garamon begins to destroy the dam and the surrounding area. Back in Tokyo, Yuriko and the institute's scientists determine that the Tilsonite rock is acting as the monster's electronic brain. In order to interrupt the flow of the transmitted waves, a special screen casing is placed around the meteorite. With it's control signal cut off, the giant Garamon falls over dead and the invasion from space is averted.
Cast
- Jun Manjome (万城目淳 Manjome 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 Saijo Yasuhiko)
- Professor Ichinotani (一の谷博士 Ichinotani-hakase): Ureo Egawa (江川 宇礼雄 Egawa Ureo)
- Narrator (ナレーター Nareta): Koji Ishizaka (石坂 浩二 Ishizaka Koji)
Guest Cast
- Mr. Oki (大木先生 Oki sensei): Toyoto Fukuda (福田 豊土 Fukuda Toyoto)（Credited as 福田豊士）
- Ueda (植田 Ueda): Koutaro Tomita (富田 浩太郎 Tomita Koutarou)
- Ms. Hase (長谷先生 Hase sensei): Katsue Nitta (新田 勝江 Nitta Katsue)
- Yumi (由美 Yumi): Mihako Hirai (平井 三般子 Hirai Mihako)
- Ayako (綾子 Ayako): Keiko Wakahara (若原 啓子 Wakahara Keiko)
- Assistant A (助手A Joshu ei): Kazuhiko Kawamura (川村 和彦 Kawamura Kazuhiko)
- Assistant B (助手B Joshu Bi): Keiji Koyama (古山 桂治 Koyama Keiji)
- Assistant C (助手C Joshu Shi): Katsuyoshi Tsujimoto (辻本 勝義 Tsujimoto Katsuyoshi)
- Mamoru (守 Mamoru): Tomoharu Minamiya (南谷 智晴 Minamiya Tomoharu)（Ryusei Nakao）
- Takeshi (武 Takeshi): Shizuo Kobayashi (小林 志津雄 Kobayashi Shizuo)
- Reporter (記者 kisha): Taimei Suzuki (鈴木 泰明 Suzuki Taimei)
- Mitsuru (満 Mitsuru): Toru Furuya (古谷 徹 Toru Furuya)
Suit Actors
- Garamon (ガラモン Garamon): Minoru Takahashi (高橋 実 Takahashi Minoru)
Appearances
Kaiju
Home Media
- Ultra Q Volume 4 features episodes 13-16, & Total Natural Color Blu-Ray Volume 4 features episodes 12-14.
