The Ultra Q Club is a radio drama broadcast in 2003 that serves as a sequel to the original Ultra Q, taking place 40 years later. With a similar mystery atmosphere to the original, most episodes feature the original cast reprising their roles, although some center on new characters. The series also contains interviews with early Ultraman Series actors and staff. The audio is recorded in surround sound.
In 2019, the series was released on Tsuburaya Productions' subscription service TSUBURAYA・GALAXY,[1][2] but although that was replaced with TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION in 2021, the series has yet to be moved over.
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Kaiju | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/100 | 1/100 Humans | Toshihiro Iijima | Kitao Senzoku |
| 2 | Kijimuna | Ukami, Kijimuna, Garamon, Gorgos, Namegon | Toshihiro Iijima | Shozo Uehara |
| 3 | The Real Thing | Akuma | Toshihiro Iijima | Masahiro Yamada |
| 4 | The True Identity of the Evil Spirit | Evil Spirit | Toshihiro Iijima | Keisuke Fujikawa |
| 5 | The Secret of Fujimori's Rapid Advance | Tanagokoro | Toshihiro Iijima | Kitao Senzoku |
| 6 | Angel's Story | Angel | Toshihiro Iijima | Masahiro Yamada |
| 7 | Giant Monster Ukami Appears | Ukami, Kijimuna | Toshihiro Iijima | Shozo Uehara |
| 8 | Messenger from 2025 (Part 1) | Kemur | Toshihiro Iijima | Kitao Senzoku |
| 9 | Messenger from 2025 (Part 2) | Kemur | Toshihiro Iijima | Kitao Senzoku |
| 10 | Fate | Thief | Akio Jissoji | Mamoru Sasaki |
| 11 | Everyone Gather (Continuation of Messenger from 2025) | Kemur | Toshihiro Iijima | Kitao Senzoku |
| 12 | Winter Passion | Prenses | Akio Jissoji | Mamoru Sasaki |
| 13 | Monster Thousand and One Nights (Part 1) "Love at First Sight" | Hime, Staking, Kiba Mammoth | Toshihiro Iijima | Shozo Uehara |
| 14 | Monster Thousand and One Nights (Part 2) "Feed for 15 Million" | Hime, Staking, Kiba Mammoth, Tamaran, Takoyoung, Habugilas, Alien Monster | Toshihiro Iijima | Shozo Uehara |
| 15 | Legend of the Giant Bird Yuppika | Yuppika | Akio Jissoji | Mamoru Sasaki |
| 16 | The Mystery of the Heavenly God | Kagemushan | Toshihiro Iijima | Keisuke Fujikawa |
| 17 | My Pegasus | Pegasus | Shigenori Shogase | Mamoru Sasaki |
| 18 | The Dog Knew | John | Yuzo Higuchi | Taro Kaido |
| 19 | What Was That Person's Name? | Pinta | Yuzo Higuchi | Taro Kaido |
| Special | The Terror of 2020: Return of Kemur | Kemur | Toshihiro Iijima | Kitao Senzoku |
| 20 | Rejuvenation | Hermit | Kenji Sahara | Jun Manjome |
| 21 | The White Horror | Giant Snowman | Akio Jissoji | Mamoru Sasaki |
| 22 | Spring Mermaid | Mermaid | Akio Jissoji | Mamoru Sasaki |
| 23 | Breaking News | Plankton | Kazuya Konaka | Kazuya Konaka |
| 24 | That Day Will Never Return | Hated Child | Toshihiro Iijima | Kitao Senzoku |
Cast[]
- Jun Manjome : Kenji Sahara
- Yuriko Edogawa : Hiroko Sakurai
- Ippei Togawa : Yasuhiko Saijo
- Narrator : Masao Mukai
Guest Cast[]
- Tetsuo Kinjo : Isao Sasaki
- Monk Shingen : Susumu Kurobe
- Holy : Usou Ozaki
- Stewardess : Hikari Iwasaki
- Angel, Sage : Masanari Nihei
- Satomi, Doll : Misato Okano
- Kunio : Minori Terada
- Isamu : Koki Uchiyama
Others[]
- Ako Jissoji
- Tsuyoshi Matsubara
- Shintaro Kozuchi
- Kaoru Mizuki
- Koichi Toshima
- Kounosuke Tokai
- Umeji Sasaki
- Chisako Hara
- Naoki Ichimura
- Mariko Iwasa
- Hideyuki Horanai
- Reiko Mizumachi
- Yoichi Uesugi
- Miyuki Yuda
- Sato Reiwa
- Sandayu Dokumamushi
- Harumi Ogawa
- Sojiro Uchino
- Yuna Goto
- Kazuo Shimizu
- Kenji Mita
- Miho Ninagawa
- Akiko Konaka
- Arihiro Iwata
- Naoki Uraguchi
- Junko Akisawa
- Himawari Theatre Group
Staff[]
- Drama composer: Toshihiro Iijima
- Directors: Toshihiro Iijima, Akio Jissoji, Shigenori Shogase, Kenji Sahara, Yuzo Higuchi, Kazuya Konaka
- Scriptwriters: Toshihiro Iijima (as Kitao Senzoku), Shozo Uehara, Masahiro Yamada, Keisuke Fujikawa, Mamoru Sasaki, Yuzo Higuchi (as Taro Kaido), Kenji Sahara (as Jun Manjome), Kazuya Konaka
- Supervisors: Akio Jissoji (ep. 17), Toshihiro Iijima (ep. 20)
- Production and copyright: Tsuburaya Productions, TBS
Home Media[]
The series was released on a box set under the Digital Ultra Project label, coming in two editions: A limited edition released on June 23, 2004 that exclusively comes with a discussion featuring directors Toshihiro Iijima, Akio Jissoji, Kazuya Konaka and Hideaki Anno titled Ultra Picky Discussion, and a regular edition released on August 26, 2011.
Both editions consist of five CDs and one special DVD. The fifth CD additionally contains Hello! Mic-san – The People I Want to Meet – Special Effects Filmmaker Eiji Tsuburaya, an audio recording featuring Eiji Tsuburaya's voice that was released on flexi disc and broadcast at schools.[3] The DVD contains four segments: A digest video of the series' original cast and staff discussions, a behind-the-scenes video with producers, directors and writers, a discussion between Toshihiro Iijima and Shozo Uehara with a tribute to Tetsuo Kinjo, and a promotional video depicting the world of Ultra Q with visuals and sound.
Gallery[]
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