Second Contact

Second Contact
Ultraman Tiga, episode 6
Information
Airdate	October 12, 1996
Directed by	Kyota Kawasaki
Written by	Chiaki J. Konaka
Special Effects Directed by	Tsugumi Kitaura
Viewer Ratings	7.6%
Continuity
Previous	The Day the Monster Came Out
Next	The Man Who Came Down to Earth

Second Contact is the sixth episode of Ultraman Tiga.

Plot

A strange cloud is closing in on Earth. Horii figures out the monster uses a special language, he attempts to converse with the monster.

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

• Takaji Mizuno : Shinya Kashima
• Rosalind Hornges : Sherry Sweeney
• Masayuki Yokoyama : Naoya Ishihara

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Tiga : Yuji Machi
• Narrator : Issei Futamata

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Tiga (Multi Type): Shunsuke Gondo
• Gazort: Hisataka Kitaoka

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Tiga

Kaiju

• Gazort

Home Media

• Ultraman Tiga Volume 2 features episodes 5-8.

Trivia

• Daigo has very few appearances in this episode, which, according to Chiaki J. Konaka, was due to scheduling conflicts with Hiroshi Nagano.
• This episode was a rushed production. Originally, the episode slated for production was episode 11, "Requiem to the Darkness". However, since it was summer and securing rental locations for outdoor scenes was challenging, production was postponed, and this new story was created instead, centered around the concept, "What if unknown creatures still exist on Earth?"
• According to Kyota Kawasaki, the script was handed to the team at the last minute, leaving insufficient time for in-depth study, which led to a limited understanding of this episode’s deeper themes.
• For the aerial combat scenes, rather than using models, the production chose to convey a sense of massive scale by filming with real settings, employing suspended suits for the characters. This episode also marked the first time the production team filmed special effects scenes depicting destruction in an actual city setting.
• In this episode, Rena’s voice is heard multiple times by Daigo, who is trapped inside the cocoon of the Clitter, as if through telepathy. This scene was actually created without any prior approval. However, due to this, the concept was quickly accepted by other writers and became a consensus within the production team.
  • According to Chiaki J. Konaka, when planning the relationship between Daigo and Rena, he had the idea from the early stages of the series.