Kaettekita Ultraman

Kaettekita Ultraman
Information
Release Date	1971
Length	3:30 (Full) 1:30 (TV size)
Label	Nippon Columbia

Kaettekita Ultraman is the opening theme of Return of Ultraman.

• Lyrics: Hajime Tsuburaya (as Kyoichi Azuma)
• Composition: Koichi Sugayama
• Artists: Jiro Dan and Misuzu Children's Choir

Lyrics

Original Japanese Lyrics	Japanese Transliteration	English Translation
君にも　見える　ウルトラの星 遠く　離れて　地球に一人 怪獣退治に　使命をかけて 燃える街に　あとわずか 轟く叫びを　耳にして 帰ってきたぞ 帰ってきたぞ ウルトラマン 十字を 組んで 狙った敵は 必殺技の 贈り物 大地を飛んで 流星パンチ 近くにたって ウルトラチョップ 凶悪怪獣 倒すため 帰ってきたぞ 帰ってきたぞ ウルトラマン 炎の中に 崩れる怪獣 戦い済んで 朝が来る はるか彼方に 輝く星は あれが あれが 故郷だ 正義と平和を 守るため 帰ってきたぞ 帰ってきたぞ ウルトラマン	Kimi ni mo mieru Ultra no hoshi Tooku hanarete chikyuu ni hitori Kaijuu taiji ni shimei wo kakete Moeru machi ni ato wazuka Todoroku sakebi wo mimi ni shite Kaette kita zo kaette kita zo Ultraman Juuji wo kunde neratta teki wa Hissatsuwaza no okurimono Daichi wo tonde ryuusei panchi Chikaku ni tatte Ultra Chop Kyouaku kaijuu taosu tame Kaette kita zo kaette kita zo Ultraman Honoo no naka ni kuzureru kaijuu Tatakai sunde asa ga kuru Haruka kanata ni kagayaku hoshi wa Are ga are ga furusato da Seigi to heiwa wo mamoru tame Kaette kita zo kaette kita zo Ultraman	You, too, see it...the Ultra Star Far away from the earth alone On a mission to destroy monsters After burning a city a little later Listen to that roaring cry He has returned, he has returned Ultraman The enemies aiming at the crosses Are gifted with finishing blows A Meteor Punch flying over the ground An Ultra Chop for standing close To defeat the heinous monsters He has returned, he has returned Ultraman A monster collapsed in flames The morning comes after the fight That shining star from far away That is, that is, his hometown To protect justice and peace He has returned, he has returned Ultraman

Other Uses

• Featured in the Ultraman World: Ultra Best Song Collection VHS.
• Featured in the Ultraman World: Ultraman History VHS.
• Featured in the Ultra Big Fight Vol. 8: Ultra Warrior Theme Song Collection VHS.
• Featured in Ultraman Hit Song History: Legend Hero Chapter.
• Featured in Big Set! Ultra Hero Theme Song & Famous Scene Collection!: Mega Hit Chapter.
• Used in episodes 1 and 71 of Ultraman Retsuden.
• Used in episodes 12 and 27 of New Ultraman Retsuden.
• An instrumental was used in Ultra Fight Orb as Ultraman Jack arrived to assist Ultraman Zero.
• A cover by A-O-P was used as the ending theme to episode 1 of the web anime Insufficient Direction/Kantoku Fuyukitodoki.
• A rendition of the song was adapted and used in a commercial advertising the return of Magnum Dry beer in 2019.
• A version with the lyric "Ultraman" replaced with "Chicken Tatsuta" for McDonald's commercials in 2022.

Other Versions

• A cover by Ken Fujii, The Blessin' Four and the Light of Light Children's Chorus.
• A cover by Bonnie Jacks and the Hibari Children's Chorus.
• A cover by Etsuro Wakakonai and the Mizumi Children's Chrous.
• Three covers by Koji Toyama, one by himself, one featuring backing vocals by the Mizumi Children's Chorus, and one of with both the Mizumi Chorus and the Circle Mates Brothers. The second of these covers played in Dinosaur Great War Izenborg, when Ultraman and Ultraman Taro cameod on a TV.
• A cover by Tadaaki Yamagata and the Teichiku Children's Chorus.
• A cover by Honey Knights.
• A cover by Masato Shimon and Young Fresh.
• Two covers by Jun Isomura, on featuring backing vocals by the Cherry Singers, the other by the Mirror Jacks.
• Two covers by Jun Mitaka, one featuring backing vocals by Young Fresh, the other by the Columbia All-Stars.
• A cover by Young Fresh on their own.
• A cover by Ichiro Mizuki and Apple Pie.
• A cover by Animetal.
• Featured as part of Project DMM's Ultraman Best Hit Medley!.
• Featured as part of Ultraman Densetsu by the Ultraman Brothers Band.
• Featured as part of the Ultraman Metal Medley by Count Big Marla.
• A rendition performed by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.
• A rerecording featured in the Ultraman 40 Years Later album with Jiro Dan on vocals.
• The song was covered by Science of Sound Special Players on their debut album, Ultraman the Rocks.
• A cover by Voyager.

Trivia

• This song replaced "Tatakae! Ultraman" as Return of Ultraman's opening theme during the planning stage.
• The lead singer, Jiro Dan, is the actor who portrayed Hideki Go in the series, making this song the first opening theme song in the Ultraman Series sung by a lead actor.
  • The song therefore is the second song in all tokusatsu media sang by the show's lead actor following the theme of Kaiju Booska, sang by Kazue Takahashi, the voice of Booska.