To the Southern Limit

To the Southern Limit
Ultraman Tiga, episode 34
Information
Airdate	April 26, 1997
Directed by	Hirochika Muraishi
Written by	Chiaki J. Konaka
Special Effects Directed by	Hirochika Muraishi
Viewer Ratings	6.8%
Continuity
Previous	Vampire City
Next	The Sleeping Maiden

To the Southern Limit is the thirty-fourth episode of Ultraman Tiga.

Plot

A plane carrying Inspector General Sawai disappears. GUTS are obstructed by a mysterious aurora over a peculiar island.

Cast

• Daigo Madoka : Hiroshi Nagano (V6)
• Rena Yanase : Takami Yoshimoto
• Megumi Iruma : Mio Takaki
• Seiichi Munakata : Akitoshi Otaki
• Masami Horii : Yukio Masuda
• Tetsuo Shinjoh : Shigeki Kagemaru
• Jun Yazumi : Yoichi Furuya
• Souichiro Sawai : Tamio Kawachi
• Tetsuji Yoshioka : Ken Okabe

Guest Actors

• Sawai's Secretary : Ako Jissoji
• International Science Forum Committee Member : Clement Adamson
• TPC Africa Executive : Samy Pop
• TPC Europe Branch : Daniel Emond
• TPC North America Executive : Robert Lileman
• TPC Executives :
  • Arthur Tansley
  • Billy Joe
  • Frank Martin
  • David Imamichi
  • Matthew Myasbergen
  • Manuel David
  • Winston Kirk
  • David Ryan
  • Emond Stearn
  • Mark Murdoch
  • Marshita Kogure
  • Arminda Ramos
  • Mason Effat

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Tiga : Yuji Machi
• News Program Narrator : Hideyuki Tanaka
• Narrator : Issei Futamata

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Tiga:
  • Shunsuke Gondo
  • Koji Nakamura

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Tiga

Kaiju

• Desimonia

Home Media

• Ultraman Tiga Volume 9 features episodes 33-36.

Trivia

• According to Chiaki J. Konaka, the initial storyline for this episode revolved around "Yoshioka staging a coup" and "Antarctica declaring independence." The episode’s original title was derived from the early draft’s setting in Antarctica, but due to the challenges of filming such a location, the setting was changed to an uninhabited southern island.
  • Regarding Yoshioka as the protagonist of this episode, Konaka explained that Yoshioka was not part of the original series concepts; he was a character that Konaka himself created. Konaka wanted to express the idea that peace is built on a precarious balance of danger. Over time, it became clear that the audience had grown fond of Yoshioka, so Konaka decided to give him a major role in this episode.
• Director Hirochika Muraishi recalled that she wanted to try creating a formal story centered on Yoshioka, and that she aimed to depict his character through his interactions with Sawai. The most challenging part of the production was the Desimonia, as they were not suits but props, and when not in motion, they simply appeared as static objects.
  • Additionally, the production required fifty foreign actors, but due to budget constraints, the same group of actors was used in different costumes to portray both the people in the news footage and the audience in the scenes.
• The battle location featured in this episode, the Cliomos Islands, would later reappear in Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light.