Horror Theater Unbalance

Horror Theater Unbalance (恐怖劇場アンバランス, Kyōfu Gekijō Anbaransu) is a horror mystery series created by Tsuburaya Productions in 1973.^[1]

Overview[]

This series is a one-hour adult-oriented horror drama produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The term "Unbalance" in the title was once a project title for Ultra Q. At its core, the series explores a mysterious and irrational fear that disrupts the balance of everyday life and common sense. Each episode is entirely independent, featuring no recurring cast.

Production for this series commenced in August 1969, following the conclusion of Operation: Mystery, and concluded in April 1970. Originally planned for prime-time broadcasting, the series faced delays due to its extremely terrifying content, leading to challenges in attracting sponsors. The series did not air until January 1973, and when it did, it occupied a late-night time slot.

Synopsis[]

A top-notch team of professionals in film and television, leveraging Tsuburaya Productions' visual technology, has come together to create a genuine horror work depicting true terror. This is a full-fledged horror production, consisting of a 13-episode omnibus drama.

Except for an introductory commentary by Yukio Aoshima, each episode features entirely different protagonists and storylines, showcasing a diverse range of episodes that rival the quality of movies.^[1]

Cast[]

Commentator (解説, Kaisetsu): Yukio Aoshima (青島幸男, Aoshima Yukio)

Guest Cast[]

Shoko Noritake (則武笙子, Noritake Shōko): Misako Watanabe (渡辺美佐子, Watanabe Misako, 1)
Masatsugu Kosobe (古曽部正次, Kosobe Masatsugu): Yusuke Kawazu (川津祐介, Yūsuke Kawazu, 1)
Yutaka Sakamaki (坂巻豊, Sakamaki Yutaka): Yukio Ninagawa (蜷川幸雄, Ninagawa Yukio, 2)
Woman in black (黒衣の女, Kuroi no On'na): Yuko Kusunoki (楠侑子, Kusunoki Yuko, 2)
Nishida (西田): Akira Nagoya (名古屋章, Nagoya Akira)
Masao Okada (岡田正男, Okada Masao): Eiji Okada (岡田英次, Okada Eiji, 3)
Akiko Takemura (竹村明子, Takemura Akiko): Masumi Harukawa (春川ますみ, Harukawa Masumi, 3)
Tamotsu Hamamura (浜村保, Hamamura Tamotsu): Renji Ishibashi (石橋蓮司, Ishibashi Renji, 3)
Sadafumi Inuo (犬尾貞文, Inuo Sadafumi): Juro Kara (唐十郎, Kara Jūrō, 4)
Sadafumi Inuo (boyhood) (犬尾貞文 (少年時代), Inuo Sadafumi (shōnen jidai)): Hiroyuki Takano (高野浩幸, Takano Hiroyuki, 4)
Yoko Hijiri (聖ヨーコ, Hijiri Yōko): Mako Midori (緑魔子, Midori Mako, 4)
Shinji Matsuoka (松岡信治, Matsuoka Shinji): Koji Wada (和田浩治, Wada Kōji, 5)
Keiko Koyama (小山恵子, Koyama Keiko): Megumi Tama (珠めぐみ, Tama Megumi, 5)
Yoshiko Shiota (潮田芳子, Shiota Yoshiko): Keiko Natsu (夏圭子, Natsu Keiko, 6)
Ryuji Sugimoto (杉本隆治, Sugimoto Ryuji): Hisashi Igawa (井川比佐志, Igawa Hisashi, 6)
Koshin Shinbun Editorial Department Member (甲信新聞編集部員, Kōshin Shinbun Henshūbu-in): Takeshi Obayashi (大林丈史, Ōbayashi Takeshi, 6)
Kokichi Hattori (服部幸吉, Hattori Kōkichi): Ko Nishimura (西村晃, Nishimura Kō, 7)
Detective Yasaka (八坂刑事, Yasaka Keiji): Tokuei Hanazawa (花沢徳衛, Hanazawa Tokuei, 7)
Etsuko Niki (仁木悦子, Niki Etsuko): Kaori Shima (島かおり, Shima Kaori, 8)
Kanehiko Hakozaki (箱崎兼彦, Hakozaki Kanehiko): Yasumi Hara (原保美, Hara Yasumi, 8)
Mizukami (水上): Koreharu Hisatomi (久富惟晴, Hisatomi Koreharu, 9)
Yayoi Mizukami (水上弥生, Mizukami Yayoi): Nakahara Sanae (中原早苗, Sanae Nakahara, 9)
Ichiro Inukai (犬飼市郎, Inukai Ichiro): Sakae Umezu (梅津栄, Umezu Sakae, 10)
Uemura (上村): Hiroshi Minami (南広, Minami Hiroshi, 10)
Yagi (八木): Masanari Nihei (二瓶正也, Nihei Masanari, 10)
Sadako Inukai (犬飼貞子, Inukai Sadako): Keiko Tsushima (津島恵子, Tsushima Keiko, 10)
Kohei Higashida (東田一平, Higashida Kohei): Homare Suguro (勝呂誉, Suguro Homare, 11)
Reiko Kimura (鬼村玲子, Kimura Reiko): Keiko Yumi (弓恵子, Yumi Keiko, 11)
Tetsuya Kuwata (桑田哲也, Kuwata Tetsuya): Koichi Yamamoto (山本耕一, Yamamoto Kōichi, 12)
Detective Nakagawa (中川刑事, Nakagawa Keiji): Yasunori Irikawa (入川保則, Irikawa Yasunori, 12)
Renzuko Kahara (加原連子, Kahara Renzuko): Machiko Yashiro (八代万智子, Yashiro Machiko, 13)
Tatsuya Mori (森辰也, Mori Tatsuya): Isao Sasaki (佐々木功, Sasaki Isao, 13)

Staff[]

Original work: Fumiko Enchi, Kyotaro Nishimura, Seicho Matsumoto, Futaro Yamada, Etsuko Niki, Taro Kinoshita
Director: Seijun Suzuki, Toshihachi Fujita, Yasuharu Hasebe, Eizo Yamagiwa, Tatsumi Kumashiro, Tokihisa Morikawa, Kazuo Kuroki, Kazuho Mitsuta, Hideo Suzuki, Motomu Ida
Screenplay: Yozo Tanaka, Mieko Osanai, Bunzo Wakatsuki, Shinichi Ichikawa, Tadaaki Yamazaki, Mari Takizawa, Kazuho Mitsuta, Hiroyasu Yamaura, Shozo Uehara
Special effects: Kazuo Sagawa
Producer: Ken Kumagai, Yoshiyuki Shindo
Music: Isao Tomita
Supervision: Eiji Tsuburaya

Home Media[]

"Horror Theater Unbalance" is available as a Blu-ray set, each containing bonus content such as behind-the-scenes footage and trailers. This version was released on March 9, 2016.^[2]^[3]

Gallery[]

External Links[]

Horror Theater Unbalance at Wikipedia

References[]

Productions
Showa Series	Ultra Q \| Ultraman \| Ultraseven \| Return of Ultraman \| Ultraman Ace \| Ultraman Taro \| Ultraman Leo \| Ultraman 80
Heisei Series	Ultraman Tiga \| Ultraman Dyna \| Ultraman Gaia \| Ultraman Cosmos \| Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy \| Ultraman Nexus \| Ultraman Max \| Ultraman Mebius \| Ultraseven X \| Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle \| Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey \| Neo Ultra Q \| Ultraman Ginga \| Ultraman Ginga S \| Ultraman X \| Ultraman Orb \| Ultraman Geed \| Ultraman R/B
Reiwa Series	Ultraman Taiga \| Ultraman Z \| Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga \| Ultraman Decker \| Ultraman Blazar \| Ultraman Arc
Outside of Japan	Ultraman: The Adventure Begins \| Ultraman: Towards the Future \| Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero \| Ultraman: Rising
Original Video and TV Special	Ultra Fight \| Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider \| Ultra Super Fight \| Ultraman Nice \| Heisei Ultraseven \| Ultraman Neos \| Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend \| Ultra Idemitsujin \| Ultra Zone
Showa Movies	Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature \| Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight \| The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army \| Ultraman (1979) \| Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle \| Return of Ultraman: MAT Arrow 1 Takeoff Order \| Ultraman ZOFFY: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army \| Ultraman Story
Heisei Movies	Ultra Q The Movie \| Revive! Ultraman \| Ultraman Zearth \| Ultraman Zearth 2 \| Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna \| Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia \| Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey \| Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact \| Ultraman Cosmos 2 \| New Century Ultraman Legend \| Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice \| New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend \| ULTRAMAN (2004) \| Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers \| Super 8 Ultra Brothers \| Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie \| Ultraman Zero The Movie \| Ultraman Saga \| Ultraman Ginga Theater Special \| Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Battle Royale \| Ultraman Ginga S The Movie \| Ultraman X The Movie \| Ultraman Orb The Movie \| Ultraman Geed The Movie \| Ultraman R/B The Movie
Reiwa Movies	Ultraman Taiga The Movie \| Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z \| Shin Ultraman \| Ultraman Decker Finale \| Ultraman Blazar The Movie
Spin-Offs	Andro Melos \| Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter \| Revival of the Ancient Giant \| The Return of Hanejiro \| Gaia Again \| Ultra Q Kaiju Legend \| Ultraman Kaiju Legend \| Hikari Saga \| Armored Darkness \| Ghost Rebirth \| Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero \| Q - Door to Another Dimension \| Killer the Beatstar \| Ultra Zero Fight \| Ultra Fight Victory \| Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA \| Ultra Fight Orb \| New Generation Heroes \| The Absolute Conspiracy \| Sevenger Fight \| The Struggle of Special Section 3 \| The Destined Crossroad \| Continued Ultra Fight \| Shin Ultra Fight \| Return of Special Section 3 \| Ultraman Regulos \| Ultraman Regulos: First Mission \| Ultraseven IF Story \| SKaRD Break Room
Rebroadcast Shows	Ultraman Retsuden \| New Ultraman Retsuden \| Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle \| Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle \| Ultraman New Generation Chronicle \| Ultraman Chronicle: ZERO & GEED \| Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey \| Ultraman Chronicle D \| Ultraman New Generation Stars
Informational	Ultraman The Prime \| ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES \| Ultra Science Fantasy Hour \| Ultra Fight Club \| UlSummer Information Station \| Ultra Information Center \| Professor Teruaki's "Blazar Kaiju Academy" \| Super Power! Ultra Encyclopedia! \| Ultra Construction Tour \| THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN \| Ultraman 4K Discovery
Docudramas	Fly in the Sea Breeze! Ultraman \| The Men Who Made Ultraman \| My Beloved Ultraseven \| The Man Who Wanted to be Ultraman \| The Kaiju Club \| The Two Ultramen
Other Series and Movies	Kaiju Booska \| Captain Ultra \| Mighty Jack \| Fight! Mighty Jack \| Operation: Mystery \| Chibira-kun \| Mirrorman \| Redman \| Triple Fighter \| Emergency Directive 10-4·10-10 \| Iron King \| Horror Theater Unbalance \| Fireman \| Jumborg Ace \| Mirror Fight \| Jumborg Ace & Giant \| Mars Men \| Army of the Apes \| Pro-Wres no Hoshi Azteckaiser \| The Last Dinosaur \| Dinosaur Expedition Born Free \| Dinosaur Great War Izenborg \| Star Wolf \| Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon \| Anime-chan \| Gridman the Hyper Agent \| Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad \| Moon Spiral \| Cyber Beauties Telomere \| Booska! Booska!! \| Otasuke Girl \| Mysterious Incident Special Investigation Team SRI \| Mirrorman REFLEX \| Bio Planet WoO \| Operation: Mystery - Second File \| Mirror Fight 2012 \| Operation: Mystery - Mystery File \| Gridknight Fight
Anime	The☆Ultraman \| Ultraman Kids \| Ultraman Graffiti: Wild! Ultra Country \| Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend \| Ultra Nyan \| Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation \| Ultraman M78 Theater Love & Peace \| Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero \| The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman \| Kaiju Sakaba Kanpai! \| Kaiju Girls \| SSSS.GRIDMAN \| ULTRAMAN (2019) \| Kaiju Step Wandabada \| SSSS.DYNAZENON \| KAIJU DECODE \| GRIDMAN UNIVERSE
Outlaw Content	Space Warriors 2000 \| Project Ultraman \| Ultraman The Animation \| Ultraman: A Little Journey on Earth \| Fun... English with Ultraman \| Young Ultraman \| Ultraman Big Transformation \| Sinic Q \| Red Jade \| Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman \| Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman

[Source1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://m-78.jp/videoworks/unbalance/#overview

[2] ttps://www.toei-video.co.jp/special/unbalance/

[3] ttps://m-78.jp/news/n-3604

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