Summer Horror Series - Scary Story: The Demon Woman of Hotarugahara

Ultraman Ace, episode 17

Information

Airdate

July 28, 1972

Directed by

Tadashi Mafune

Written by

Shozo Uehara

Special Effects Directed by

Koichi Takano

Continuity
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Summer Horror Series - Scary Story: The Demon Woman of Hotarugahara (夏の怪奇シリーズ怪談ほたるヶ原の鬼女, Natsu no Kaiki Shirīzu Kaidan Hotarugahara no Kijo) is the seventeenth episode of Ultraman Ace. It is the third and last of the three-episode story arc of the Summer Horror Series (夏の怪奇シリーズ, Natsu no Kaiki Shirizu).

Synopsis[]

TAC investigates a series of car accidents that have happened at a bypass at 2am, with their only clues being a pair of skeletons. Seiji and Yuko go to investigate and find a mysterious woman in a white kimono with a demon mask who cartwheels away. Yuko follows the demon woman to Tamiko's house, where the girl is alone for the night.

Cast[]

Seiji Hokuto (北斗星司, Hokuto Seiji): Keiji Takamine (高峰圭二, Takamine Keiji)
Yuko Minami (南夕子, Minami Yūko): Mitsuko Hoshi (星光子, Hoshi Mitsuko)
Goro Ryu (竜五郎, Ryū Gorō): Tetsuro Sagawa (瑳川哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō)
Ichiro Yamanaka (山中一郎, Yamanaka Ichirō): Shunichi Okita (沖田駿一, Okita Shun'ichi)
Tsutomu Konno (今野勉, Kon'no Tsutomu): Masaaki Yamamoto (山本正明, Yamamoto Masaaki)
Noriko Mikawa (美川のり子, Mikawa Noriko): Keiko Nishi (西恵子, Nishi Keiko)
Kozo Yoshimura (吉村公三, Yoshimura Kōzō): Mitsuhiro Sano (佐野光洋, Sano Mitsuhiro)
Yoichi Kaji (梶洋一, Kaji Yōichi): Katsumi Nakayama (中山克巳, Nakayama Katsumi)

Guest Actors[]

Tamiko (民子): Chikae Nojima (野島ちかえ, Nojima Chikae)
Tamiko's Father (民子の父, Tamiko no Chichi): Akio Hayashi (林昭夫, Hayashi Akio)

Voice Actors[]

Ultraman Ace (ウルトラマンエース, Urutoraman Ēsu): Goro Naya (納谷悟朗, Naya Gorō)
Yapool (ヤープル, Yapurū): Tatsuhiko Takada (高田裕史, Takada Tatsuhiko)
Narrator (ナレーター, Nareta): Shin Kishida (岸田森, Kishida Shin)

Suit Actors[]

Ultraman Ace (ウルトラマンA, Urutoraman Ēsu): Shoji Takeuchi (武内正治, Takeuchi Shōji)
Hotarunga (ホタルンガ): Isao Zushi (図師勲, Zushi Isao)

Appearances[]

Ultras[]

Ultraman Ace

Kaiju[]

Home Media[]

Ultraman Ace Volume 5 features episodes 17-20.

Ultraman Ace Episodes
1. Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers \| 2. Surpass the Giant Terrible-Monster! \| 3. Go Up in Flames! Terrible-Monster Hell \| 4. A 300-Million-Year-Old Terrible-Monster Appears! \| 5. The Giant-Ant Terrible-Monster vs. the Ultra Brothers \| 6. Solve the Mystery of the Transforming Terrible-Monster! \| 7. Monster vs. Terrible-Monster vs. Alien \| 8. Life of the Sun Is the Life of Ace \| 9. 100,000 Terrible-Monsters! Surprise Attack Plan \| 10. Duel! Ultraman Ace vs. Hideki Go \| 11. Terrible-Monster Is Ten Women? \| 12. The Red Flower of a Vicious Cactus \| 13. Death Penalty! 5 Ultra Brothers \| 14. 5 Stars Scattered in the Galaxy \| 15. Summer Horror Series - Curse of the Black Crab \| 16. Summer Horror Series - Scary Story of the Cattle God-Man \| 17. Summer Horror Series - Scary Story: The Demon Woman of Hotarugahara \| 18. Give the Pigeon Back! \| 19. The Mystery of the Haunted Kappa Mansion \| 20. Stars of Youth Is the Stars of Two \| 21. I Saw a Vision of the Celestial Maiden! \| 22. Vengeance Demon Yapool \| 23. A Game Changer! Here Comes Zoffy \| 24. Behold! Midnight Transformation \| 25. Pyramid is a Terrible-Monster's Nest! \| 26. Total Defeat! The 5 Ultra Brothers \| 27. Miracle! Father of Ultra \| 28. Goodbye Yuko, Sister of the Moon \| 29. The 6th Ultra Brother \| 30. You Can See the Star of Ultra \| 31. From Ultraseven to Ultraman Ace \| 32. With Hopes in the Star of Ultra \| 33. Shoot That Airship! \| 34. A Terrible-Monster Dances on a Rainbow Over the Sea \| 35. A Gift from Zoffy \| 36. A Terrible-Monster Registering 10,000 Phons? \| 37. Star of Friendship Forever \| 38. Resurrection! Father of Ultra \| 39. Seven's Life! Ace's Life! \| 40. Return the Panda! \| 41. Winter Horror Series - Scary Story! Lion Drum \| 42. Winter Horror Series - Mystery! Monster Woo Rises Again \| 43. Winter Horror Series - Scary Story: Yeti's Cry! \| 44. Setsubun Scary Story! Sparkling Beans \| 45. A Desperate Situation! Save Ace! \| 46. Ride Over the Time Machine! \| 47. Salamander's Curse! \| 48. Revenge of Verokron \| 49. The Flying Jellyfish \| 50. Tokyo Great Panic! The Mad Traffic Signals \| 51. The Life-Sucking Sound \| 52. You Are the Ace of Tomorrow!