Star of Peace

Star of Peace
Ultraman Dyna, episode 33
Information
Airdate	April 25, 1998
Directed by	Kazuya Konaka
Written by	Keiichi Hasegawa
Special Effects Directed by	Kazuo Sagawa
Viewer Ratings	5.4%
Continuity
Previous	The Singing Investigation Robot
Next	The Time of Resolution

Star of Peace is the thirty-third episode of Ultraman Dyna.

Plot

The reporter Hasumi was asked by a girl named Sonaka to investigate her friend who was acting strange.

Cast

• Shin Asuka : Takeshi Tsuruno
• Gousuke Hibiki : Ryo Kinomoto
• Toshiyuki Kohda : Toshikazu Fukawa
• Ryo Yumimura : Risa Saito
• Kouhei Kariya : Takao Kase
• Tsutomu Nakajima : Joe Onodera
• Mai Midorikawa : Mariya Yamada

Guest Actors

• Kaoru Hasumi : Teppei Shibuya
• Sonoka Hibiki : Ayumi Yamaguchi
• Sho : Yutatsu Koyama
• Sute Neko : Stella
• Souichiro Sawai : Tamio Kawachi (photo only)
• Tetsuji Yoshioka : Ken Okabe (photo only)
• Takehiko Onoda : Akira Ohtani (photo only)
• Hasumi's wife : Kayano Komaki
• Hasumi's daughter : Aihoshi Yamamoto
• Jazz Bar Master : Hirochika Muraishi
• Bar customer : Kazuya Konaka
• Megumi Iruma : Mio Takaki (uncredited, photo only)
• Seiichi Munakata : Akitoshi Otaki (uncredited, photo only)
• Yukina Hazuki : Motoko Nagino (uncredited, photo only)

Voice Actors

• Gran-Sphere : Ikuko Tatsu
• Narrator : Yuji Machi

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Dyna :
  • Koji Nakamura
  • Shunsuke Gondo
  • Kazuhiko Shimizu
• Alien Naltis : Motoko Nagino
• Menorfa :
  • Kohji Mimura
  • Toshio Miyake

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Dyna
  • Flash Type
  • Strong Type

Kaiju

• Alien Naltis
• Menorfa

Home Media

• Ultraman Dyna Volume 9 features episodes 33-36.

Trivia

• This episode is the second in the series to have a clear connection to Ultraman Tiga.
  • The intent behind producing this episode was to set the stage for the upcoming Osaka and Kobe arcs in episodes 35 and 36, thereby reestablishing the connection between this series and Ultraman Tiga. The main challenge lay in objectively portraying the TPC defense team’s evolution from GUTS to Super GUTS from the perspective of ordinary civilians.
  • Since the production team aimed to depict a "three-layered worldview," they included a cameo of Takehiko Onoda from Ultraman Tiga in the form of a photograph, positioning Hasumi as the character with whom the audience could relate. To resonate with middle and high school students, the team intentionally incorporated themes of youth and personal growth.
• The biggest challenge in production was figuring out how to handle Menorfa, so they designed a monster nearly the size of Tokyo Dome and involved about ten actors in the filming, giving the creature a slimy coating for a distinctive look.
• In terms of narrative style, the episode was crafted as a coming-of-age story with a hint of detective flair, using a girl’s assertiveness and a boy’s uncertainty to shape the story. According to Kazuya Konaka, this episode was his attempt to broaden the inclusivity and dramatic intensity of the Ultraman series.
• According to Kazuya Konaka, this episode is a highly challenging work, and the screenwriting process was quite difficult, undergoing about ten revisions. The content felt somewhat difficult to fully integrate into the framework of Ultraman, so an attempt was made to create it in a style reminiscent of NHK's youth drama series.
  • Initially, Asuka had almost no scenes, but Konaka believed that such an attempt should be made to broaden the audience of the Ultraman series, which led to the production of a story significantly different from previous ones.
• This episode was later adapted into a novel titled Ultraman Dyna Novel: Star of Peace・The・Other, written by the same episode's screenwriter, Keiichi Hasegawa.