Let's Go to Kamakura!

Let's Go to Kamakura!
Ultraman Tiga, episode 46
Information
Airdate	July 19, 1997
Directed by	Shingo Matsubara
Written by	Kazuo Tsuburaya (original draft) Masakazu Migita
Special Effects Directed by	Shinichi Ooka
Viewer Ratings	6.5%
Continuity
Previous	Eternal Life
Next	Goodbye to Darkness

Let's Go to Kamakura! is the forty-sixth episode of Ultraman Tiga.

Plot

Hoshino, an avid trainspotter and photographer is busy taking photographs at the Enoshima Electric Railway in Kamakura when he witnesses a monster emerge from Tokyo Bay.

Cast

• Daigo Madoka : Hiroshi Nagano (V6)
• Rena Yanase : Takami Yoshimoto
• Megumi Iruma : Mio Takaki
• Seiichi Munakata : Akitoshi Otaki
• Masami Horii : Yukio Masuda
• Tetsuo Shinjoh : Shigeki Kagemaru
• Jun Yazumi : Yoichi Furuya

Guest Actors

• Umashiro Hoshino : Guts Ishimatsu
• Masato Hoshino : Toshiki Okamoto
• Enoden assistant manager Fuchigami : Hiroyuki Sumuwaka
• Housewife : Shinobu Nagaoka
• Enoden driver : Takuya Fujisaki
• Elementary school student :
  • Wataru Kitao
  • Yuki Sugita
  • Yuya Endo
  • Yuji Morita

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Tiga : Yuji Machi
• Narrator : Issei Futamata

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Tiga (Multi Type): Shunsuke Gondo
• Taraban: Toshio Miyake

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Tiga
  • Multi Type

Kaiju

• Taraban

Home Media

• Ultraman Tiga Volume 12 features episodes 45-48.

Trivia

• This episode is set in Kamakura because the producer, Kazuo Tsuburaya, grew up in Fujisawa. He wanted to feature his childhood favorite, the Enoshima Electric Railway, as a central motif.
• The title of this episode is derived from a proverb from the Kamakura period meaning "a major event has occurred." During the Kamakura shogunate, samurai from across the country were summoned to Kamakura whenever something important took place. This is how the expression originated.
• The monster Taraban, which appears in this episode, was one of two creatures in Ultraman Tiga created by viewers through a design contest. Taraban took first place, and Menjura took second. Naoki Kobayashi, from Mie Prefecture, designed the original version of Taraban, originally named "Dendenwani."
• In the draft, Umashiro Hoshino was depicted as an Enoden train driver. However, the production team was unable to secure an actual train for filming. Therefore, Kazuo Tsuburaya suggested changing his role to that of a photographer.
• Special effects director Shinichi Ooka recalled that Taraban was originally filmed flying into space in response to a siren. However, since sirens cannot function in a vacuum, the scene was changed so that Tiga fires a special beam at the train instead.

Hoshino Photo Studio

• This episode features a photo studio modeled after the real "Hoshino Photo Studio," one of the few remaining studios of its kind in Kamakura.
• The episode was later adapted into a manga by Mamoru Uchiyama and first published in the summer 1997 issue of Uchusen. It was later included in Shogakukan’s Complete Edition: Ultraman Mebius Side Story + Heisei Ultraman Works Collection.
• The Enoden 1000-series train that appeared in the episode was modified and repainted. It remains in service today. In contrast, the 300- and 500-series trains that also appeared in the episode have since been retired. The episode also features the Enoshima Observation Deck as it appeared in 1997, prior to the construction of the Enoshima Sea Candle.