The Supreme Ruler Who Sleeps on the Moon

The Supreme Ruler Who Sleeps on the Moon
Ultraman Dyna, episode 14
Information
Airdate	December 6, 1997
Directed by	Tsugumi Kitaura
Written by	Kenji Konuta
Special Effects Directed by	Tsugumi Kitaura
Continuity
Previous	Monster Factory
Next	The Kind-Hearted Target

The Supreme Ruler Who Sleeps on the Moon is the fourteenth episode of Ultraman Dyna.

Plot

Kariya and the team investigate a relic discovered on the moon. However, Kariya, who is now back on Earth after the investigation, acts 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

• Shimada : Yusuke Sato
• Igarashi : Hiroaki Tokoro
• Nishi : Takashi Michimata
• TPC Security Guards :
  • Kazumasa Taguchi
  • Yoshitaka Wakisaka
  • Kazuaki Fukuda
  • Ryo Akikusa
  • Daisuke Kanemitsu
  • Fuminori Kuwabara

Voice Actors

• Narrator : Yuji Machi

Suit Actors

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

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Dyna
  • Flash Type

Kaiju

• Alien Nuaza

Home Media

• Ultraman Dyna Volume 4 features episodes 13-16.

Trivia

• Screenwriter Kenji Konuta was inspired by Inherit the Stars by James P. Hogan when developing this episode. However, the original script was too ambitious to film effectively, so Tsugumi Kitaura prepared a revised version.
  • The concept of the "coffin" in this episode was inspired by episode 2 of Ultraseven.
• According to director Tsugumi Kitaura, creating the setting for this episode posed significant challenges. Since it was not realistic for ruins to exist on the Moon's surface, they were reimagined as underground structures. While only the surface scenes were constructed as physical sets, these underground ruins were created entirely through compositing.
  • To enhance realism while avoiding an overly exaggerated look, subtle white tones were added to Kariya's makeup.
  • The episode featured around 200 VFX shots. Due to the heavy workload, some planned effects, such as the spacecraft shaking, were omitted. Although the sand-pouring scene was the first to be filmed, some post-production elements were left unfinished.