I Caught a Weird Fish![1][2] is the thirty-fourth episode of Ultraman 80.
Synopsis[]
Osamu buys a strange fish on his way back from the beach. He puts it in his saltwater tank at home, and it begins to grow…
Cast[]
- Takeshi Yamato : Hatsunori Hasegawa
- Kazuki Oyama : Jin Nakayama
- Emi Jono : Eri Ishida
- Junkichi Ito : Masaaki Daimon
- Shinhachiro Fujimori : Masashi Furuta
- Noboru Ikeda : Tatsuya Okamoto
Guest Actors[]
- Osamu Iida : Yu Kishida
- Takao Yamada : Shinpei Sakamoto
- Osamu's Mother : Michiko Matsuki
- Old Fisherman : Shigeo Kato
Voice Actors[]
- Narrator : Yusaku Yara
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman 80 : Koichi Nara
- Angoras : Tsunesaburo Terajima
Appearances[]
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
- Angoras (Baby and Adult)
Home Media[]
- Ultraman 80 Volume 9 features episodes 33-36.
Trivia[]
- The scene in which Angora reunites with Baby features the song "Kaiju Requiem" as background music.
- Director Noriaki Yuasa stated that monsters are designed in two main styles: classic and stylized. He noted that Akio Jissoji's portrayal of the monsters in the first series made a strong impression on him and that he intentionally drew on that approach in his own work.[3]
- This episode marks Toshiro Ishido's return to the Ultraman Series since Ultraman Leo. Ishido explained that he usually worked on the latter parts of a series. Newer writers were usually given the early episodes, so he was rarely involved at the beginning. However, as the show progressed, he was eventually asked to contribute.
- Ishido mentioned that he disliked typical Ministry of Education-style "educational" endings. He preferred stories that centered on children’s natural, free-spirited behavior. This focus on noisy, free-spirited children appeared throughout his work.
- The week after this episode aired, on November 26, 1980, the Japan Record Awards special aired. As a result, Ultraman 80 did not air that week.
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