Sotaro Hayashi is a Japanese screenwriter. He has served as a writer and series compositor for the Ultraman Series during the Heisei and New Generation eras.
Career[]
While studying at Nikkatsu Art Academy, Hayashi worked as a lighting assistant in Sweet Home, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After graduation, he studied screenwriting with Fumio Ishimori. In 1992, he made his debut as a screenwriter with Because of Love.
From 2001 to the present, Hayashi has been frequently involved as a screenwriter for the Ultraman Series.
Works[]
- Ultraman Cosmos (2001-2002) - Writer, 7 episodes
- Episode 20 "Musashi's Sky"
- Episode 21 "The Battle with the TECCH Booster: Part 1" (with Kengo Kaji)
- Episode 22 "The Battle with the TECCH Booster: Part 2" (with Kengo Kaji)
- Episode 33 "Monster Sniper" (with Kengo Kaji)
- Episode 34 "Wrath of the Sea God"
- Episode 46 "The Miraculous Flower"
- Episode 52 "Transformation Impossible!?" (original draft by Kengo Kaji)
- Ultraman Max (2005-2006) - Writer, 4 episodes
- Episode 4 "Infinite Invaders" (with Kengo Kaji)
- Episode 8 "DASH Annihilated!?"
- Episode 19 "Person Coming from the Door"
- Episode 28 "Attack of Evil"
- Ultraseven X (2007) - Writer, 1 episode
- Episode 7 "YOUR SONG"
- Ultraman Ginga S (2014) - Writer, 2 episodes
- Episode 7 "Activate! Magnewave Strategy"
- Episode 12 "In Order to Meet You"
- Ultraman X (2015) - Writer, 2 episodes
- Episode 8 "X in Peril"
- Episode 14 "The Shining Sky, and the Land Beneath It"
- Ultraman Orb (2016) - Writer, 2 episodes
- Episode 3 "Monstrous Waters"
- Episode 14 "Justice Out of Control"
- Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA (2016-2017) - Series compositor and writer,[1][2] wrote 5 episodes
- Episode 4 "Afterwards ~Tragedy~"
- Episode 5 "Dawn"
- Episode 6 "War Deity"
- Episode 10 "Flower Storm"
- Episode 11 "Heat Haze"
- Ultraman Taiga (2019) - Series compositor and writer,[3][4] wrote 6 episodes
- Episode 1 "Buddy Go!"
- Episode 3 "Avenger of the Star"
- Episode 7 "To the Demon's Mountain!!"
- Episode 8 "Defeat the Demon!"
- Episode 16 "We Are One"
- Episode 25 "Buddy, Steady, Go!"
- Ultraman Z (2020) - Writer, 3 episodes
- Episode 6 "The Man Returns!"
- Episode 7 "His Majesty's Medal"
- Episode 22 "Individual Tomorrows"
- Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax (2020) - Writer[5]
- Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (2021) - Writer,[6] 2 episodes
- Episode 9 "The Wings of That Day"
- Episode 10 "Wavering Heart"
Stage[]
- Ultra Heroes EXPO THE LIVE (2019) - Writer
Other Works[]
- Garo (2005)
Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ultraman Max | Mechanic | Episode 8 "DASH Annihilated!?" Role not specified in credits |
| 2015 | Ultraman X | Person in Singapore[7] | Episode 1 "A Voice From the Starry Sky" Uncredited |
Gallery[]
Hayashi as a Mechanic in Ultraman Max
References[]
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/n-4304
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/orb/news/2204/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/taiga/intro/
- ↑ https://animeanime.jp/article/2019/07/14/46905.html
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/taiga/movie/intro/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HAYATARO1217/status/1402972748167606275
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HAYATARO1217/status/621146170123907072