The Little Hero

The Little Hero
Ultraman, Episode 37

Air date	1967/3/26
Screenplay by	Tetsuo Kinjo
Directed by	Kazuho Mitsuta
Special skill director	Sadamasa Arikawa
Viewer Ratings	42.8%
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The Little Hero (小さな英雄 Chiisana Eiyū), also known as The Small Hero, is the 37th episode of Ultraman.

Synopsis

As a warning to the Earth for the defeated monsters, Geronimon a powerful monster revives Dorako, Telesdon, including the Friendly Monster Pigmon who warned the SSSP of Geronimon' plan to revive 60 Monsters.

Cast

Toshio Muramatsu (ムラマツ・トシオ Muramatsu Toshio): Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二 Kobayashi Akiji)
Shin Hayata (ハヤタシン Hayata Shin): Susumu Kurobe (黒部進 Kurobe Susumu)
Akiko Fuji (フジアキコ Fuji Akiko): Hiroko Sakurai (櫻井浩子 Sakurai Hiroko)
Daisuke Arashi (アラシ・ダイスケ Arashi Daisuke): Sandayū Dokumamushi (毒蝮三太夫 Dokumamushi Sandayū)
Mitsuhiro Ide (イデ・ミツヒロ Ide Mitsuhiro): Masanari Nihei (二平政成 Nihei Masanari)
Ultraman (ウルトラマン Urutoraman): Masao Nakasone (中曽根雅夫 Nakasone Masao) (grunts)
Re-Pigmon (再生ピグモン Saisei Pigumon): Kiyoshi Komiyama小宮山清 (Komiyama Kiyoshi, Kiyoshi Komiyama小宮山清)
Narrator (ナレーター Nareta): Hikari Urano (浦野光 Urano Hikari)

Guest Stars

Suit Actors

Ultraman (ウルトラマン Urutoraman): Bin Furuya (古谷敏 Furuya Bin)
Re-Dorako (再生ドラコ Saisei Dorako): Ēichi Matsushima (松島映一 Matsushima Ēichi)
Re-Telesdon (再生テレスドン Saisei Teresudon): Yukihiro Seino (清野幸弘 Seino Yukihiro)
Geronimon (ジェロニモン Jieronimon): Teruo Aragaki (荒垣輝雄 Aragaki Teruo)
Re-Pigmon (再生ピグモン Saisei Pigumon): Oyake Masahiro (小宅雅裕 Masahiro Oyake)

Appearances

Ultra Warriors

Ultraman

Kaiju

DVD Release

Ultraman Volume 10 features episodes 37-39.
Ultraman The Complete Series features all Episodes.

Trivia

Red King and Gomora were originally going to be the resurrected kaiju, but because the suits were used so often, they were replaced by Telesdon and Dorako. In the English Subtitled version of the episode, it still says that the resurrected kaiju are Red King and Gomora. Also, a toy of Red King appears in this episode.
- Re-Dorako has a few personality traits of Red King.
- In the English Dub, Re-Dorako was called Red King and Re-Telesdon was called Gabora.
With a rating of 42.8%, this was the highest rated episode of Ultraman.
This episode was later featured in episode 45 of New Ultraman Retsuden, "Little Heroes! Geronimon's Back!!".

Ultraman Episodes
Birth of Ultraman \| Ultra Operation No.1 \| Shoot the Invaders! \| Science Patrol, Move Out \| Five Seconds Before the Explosion \| Secret of the Miloganda \| The Coast Guard Command \| The Blue Stone of Baraji \|The Lawless Monster Zone \| Lightning Operation \| The Mysterious Dinosaur Base \| The Rascal from Outer Space \| Cry of the Mummy \| Oil S.O.S. \| The Pearl Defense Directive \| Terrifying Cosmic Rays \| Science Patrol Into Space \| Passport to Infinity \| Brother from Another Planet \| Demons Rise Again \| Terror on Route 87 \| Breach the Wall of Smoke \| Overthrow the Surface \| My Home Is Earth \| The Undersea Science Center \| Mystery Comet Typhoon \| The Prince of Monsters: Part 1 \| The Prince of Monsters: Part 2 \| Human Specimens 5 & 6 \| The Challenge Into Subterra \| Phantom of the Snow Mountains \| Who Goes There? \| The Endless Counterattack \| The Forbidden Words \| Present from the Sky \| The Monster Graveyard \| Don't Shoot, Arashi! \| The Little Hero \| The Spaceship Rescue Command \| Farewell, Ultraman

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