Garamon Strikes Back (ガラモンの逆襲 Garamon no Gyakushū) is the sixteenth episode of Ultra Q.
Plot
Under the cover of night, a mysterious man steals the Tilsonite rock from Tokyo's Astrophysics Research Institute. When a group of meteors is detected approaching the Earth, Jun and the others fear that an invasion from outer space is once again imminent. Hiding the Tilsonite in a contra-bass case, the thief hitch-hikes a ride on a truck and flees Tokyo. Soon, the city is besieged by two flaming meteorites, which crash-land in the heart of Tokyo, unleashing a pair of Garamons. The two giant monsters immediately proceed to destroy the city. As the Garamon are being controlled by the electronic waves emanating from the stolen Tilsonite, a search is conducted by Chief Hanazawa to locate the mysterious man. Following a lengthy pursuit, Jun and the police corner the man by a remote lake and succeed in retrieving the Tilsonite. Hanazawa encases the alien rock in a special screen mesh that effectively cuts off the transmitted signals and the Garamon monsters collapse in a heap. The strange man reveals his true identity as a Cicada Human and stumbles toward the lake, as a spacecraft rises from the waters. Instead of rescuing him, however, the craft emits a heat ray that incinerates the alien (his punishment for failing in his misson) and departs from the Earth.
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)
- Narrator (ナレーター Nareta): Koji Ishizaka (石坂 浩二 Ishizaka Koji)
Guest Cast
- Hanazawa Chief (花沢主任 Hanazawa shunin): Akihiko Hirata (平田 昭彦 Hirata Akihiko)
- Ushiyama (牛山 Ushiyama): Youichi Numata (沼田 曜一 Numata Youichi)
- Cicada Man's Human body (セミ男の人間体 Semi otoko no ningentai): Michio Gina (義那 道夫 Gina Mitchio)
- Security guard (警備員 Keibi in): Yutaka Sada (佐田 豊 Sada Yutaka)
- Riot police captain (機動隊隊長 Kidoutai taicho): Keijiro Kikyo (桔梗 恵二郎 Kikyo Keijiro)
- Officer A (係官A Kakarikan ei): Shuji Ida (維田 修二 Ida shuji)
- Officer B (係官B Kakarikan bi): Toru Yokoi (横井 徹 Yokoi Toru)
- Man in a Drive-in (ドライブインの男 Doraibu in no otoko): Noboru Ifukube (伊福部 昇 Ifukube Noboru)
- Woman in a Drive-in (ドライブインの女 Doraibu in no onna): Yasuko Watanabe (渡辺 康子 watanabe Yasuko)
- Tsutomu (ツトム Tsutomu): Shizuo Kobayashi (小林 志津雄 Kobayashi Shizuo)（credited as 志津夫）
- Ushiyama's colleague (牛山の同僚 Ushiyama no douryo): Masaki Shinohara (篠原 正記 Shinohara Masaki)
- Cop A (警官A Keikan ei): Mari Saito (済藤 真理 Saito Mari)
- Cop B (警官B Keikan bi): Susumu Kuramoto (倉本 進 Kuramoto Susumu)
- Cop C (警官C Keikan shi): Iwao Kojima (小島 岩 Kojima Iwao)
- Cop D (警官D Keikan di): Masaharu Michishita (道下 正治 Michishita Masaharu)
- Elementary school student A (小学生A Shougakusei Ei): Shigeo Shigehara (茂原 茂雄 Shigehara Shigeo)
- Elementary school student B (小学生B Shougakusei bi): Saburo Kurihara (栗原 三郎 Kurihara Saburo)
- Elementary school student C (小学生C Shougakusei shi): Jiro Takatsu (高津 二郎 Takatsu Jiro)
Suit Actors
- Garamon (ガラモン Garamon): Minoru Takahashi (高橋 実 Takahashi Minoru)（credited as Minoru Takahashi 高橋稔）
Appearances
Kaiju
Home Media
- Ultra Q Volume 4 features episodes 13-16, & Total Natural Color Blu-Ray Volume 5 features episodes 15-17.
