The Smile of Destruction: Part 1

The Smile of Destruction: Part 1
Ultraman Dyna, episode 35
Information
Airdate	May 9, 1998
Directed by	Hirochika Muraishi
Written by	Keiichi Hasegawa
Special Effects Directed by	Hirochika Muraishi
Viewer Ratings	6.3%
Continuity
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The Smile of Destruction: Part 1 is the thirty-fifth episode of Ultraman Dyna.

Plot

Miss Smile is a glacier on Pluto. Images of this glacier are clear with TPC's new technology Cosmonet. A spacecraft is attacked.

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
• Kouki Fukami : Toshiaki Amada
• Seiji Miyata : Hiroshi Tsuburaya
• Kihachi Gondou : Shinobu Kameyama
• Saeko Shiina : Yasumi Maezawa

Guest Actors

• Masami Horii : Yukio Masuda
• Tetsuo Shinjoh : Shigeki Kagemaru
• Michiru Horii : Misato Hayase
• Tsugumu Horii : Hironori Nishikawa
• Mirai Horii : Suigetsu Takano
• Hinoda : Jinya Sato
• KCB Announcer: Sakuya Kitazawa
• Citizens of Osaka: Hirochika Muraishi

Voice Actors

• Narrator : Yuji Machi

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Dyna :
  • Koji Nakamura
  • Shunsuke Gondo
• Geomos : Toshio Miyake

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Dyna
  • Flash Type
  • Miracle Type

Kaiju

• Geomos

Home Media

• Ultraman Dyna Volume 9 features episodes 33-36.

Trivia

• This episode pays homage to Ultraman episode 26, "The Prince of Monsters: Part 1." The two stories share several similarities: they both feature exceptionally powerful monsters that defeat Ultraman in their initial battle, and both involve the protagonist losing their Transformation Item.
  • Reportedly, when Keiichi Hasegawa travelled to Osaka for 'scenario hunting', he immediately thought of Gomora when he saw the city. This inspired him to base the episode on "The Prince of Monsters."
• This episode is the fourth in the series to have a clear connection to Ultraman Tiga.
• This episode, along with the next one, was produced in collaboration with Panasonic, allowing the team to freely use Panasonic's facilities in Osaka. Additionally, with the support of MBS, the crew was able to travel to the Kansai region for filming.
  • This marked the first time since Ultraseven that an Ultraman series filmed in the Kansai area.
• For the development of this episode, Hasegawa personally visited Osaka to conduct preliminary conceptual work, while Hirochika Muraishi went on a location scouting trip to draw inspiration from the area's distinctive features. The key to location shoots is making full use of the local characteristics, and these elements were later handed back to Hasegawa for further design refinement.
• The Spheres reappears in this episode. According to Hasegawa, this decision was made considering that the Spheres had not appeared for a while after the second episode. Producer Masato Oida advised him not to completely abandon the Spheres. As a result, they decided to incorporate elements of the Spheres during the Osaka filming for episodes 35 and 36.

Twin 21

Osaka Castle

Kazamidori no Yakata

Rokko Island

• Initially, the concept for this episode was a typical space monster story. However, when the Sphere was included and its connection to the final episode became apparent, some plot points were not fully developed. Consequently, more focus was placed on depicting the conflict between Gondou and other senior TPC members, laying the groundwork for subsequent episodes.
• The KCB makes its first appearance in the Ultraman Series in this episode, and the television station will officially appear in the next series, Ultraman Gaia.
• This episode, along with the next one, was later featured in Ultraman Retsuden episode 26 "Osaka Great Decisive Battle! Defeat Neo Geomos!!"