Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (1974-75)

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Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka
Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka
Air date November 12, 1974 - April 5, 1975
Producer(s) Masaaki Hisamatsu
Distributor Toho
Channel(s) Nippon Television
Genre(s) Tokusatsu
Episodes 156[1]

Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (行け! (うし) (わか) () () (ろう),   Ike! Ushiwaka Kotarō) is a Japanese tokusatsu series produced by Toho that aired from November 12, 1974 to April 5, 1975. It is a followup series to Go! Greenman and the fourth in a series of tokusatsu shows primarily produced by Toho and Nippon TV, though it does not share canon with any of the shows preceding it.

Plot

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Episodes

  1. "The Birth of Kotaro"
  2. "The Yokai Family's Grudge"
  3. "The Trap of Hell Valley"
  4. "Onibaba's Treasure"
  5. "Kotaro in Peril"
  6. "The Ghost Well"
  7. "Ikkaku"
  8. "The Sorrowful Satori Yokai"
  9. "Cursed Demon Hannya"
  10. "The Tenjoname Yokai"
  11. "Evil Spirit Sogenbi"
  12. "The Yokai Mountain Spirit"
  13. "Shokera's Venomous Claw"
  14. "The Perceptive Yokai"
  15. "The Greedy Yokai"
  16. "The Wall-Passing Yokai"
  17. "The Powerful Unparraleled Kappa"
  18. "Money Yokai Lord Kanen"
  19. "The Yamauba Duel"
  20. "Gyuki and the Cursed Vase"
  21. "The Badger Roadman's Poison Strategy"
  22. "The Demon Who Fell in Love with Nyudo"
  23. "The Ghost Sword"
  24. "Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi"
  25. "Nopperabo"
  26. "The Fish Yokai"
  27. "Shirakubi"
  28. "The Yokai Who Emerged from a Vase"
  29. "Sodehikikozo"
  30. "Greed in Moderation"
  31. "The Unusually Large Egg"
  32. "Momonji"
  33. "Yokai Biron"
  34. "Nyudo's Brother"
  35. "The Doll Yokai"
  36. "Uragira's Misfortune"
  37. "Coonjo and a Handgun"
  38. "The Demon Who Was Defeated by Chestnuts"
  39. "The Hilarious Manga"
  40. "Cheating Each Other"
  41. "Hyosube"
  42. "Tomb Yokai Uwan"
  43. "Strongman Yokai Raigo"
  44. "The Deceptive Yokai"
  45. "Yamahiko"
  46. "The Paper Inugami"
  47. "Imitation Yokai Hesomagari"
  48. "The Ghost Yokai"
  49. "Trampoline Yokai Hazumi"
  50. "Intense Training"
  51. "Kotaro's Critical Moment"
  52. "Crybaby Jiji"
53. "Kanibozu"
54. "The Yokai Banquet"
55. "Yokai Hitobashira"
56. "Forest Yokai Koppa"
57. "The Poisonous Mushroom Ghost"
58. "Ghost Nyudo"
59. "Tree Spirit Todoro"
60. "Yokai Taiyan"
61. "The Garbage Yokai Appears"
62. "Yokai Gashadokuro"
63. "Uragira Taken Hostage"
64. "The Yokai Who Does Not Match Its Appearance"
65. "Yamadzuri's Prey"
66. "Yokai Hayatochiri"
67. "Bloodsucking Demon Vampi"
68. "Obsessive Yokai Haranari"
69. "Judgment Yokai Hyakutataki"
70. "Yokai Yarinbo"
71. "The Yokai Sea Spirit"
72. "Yokai Hitotsumekozo"
73. "Yokai Kamioni"
74. "The Sakabashira Yokai"
75. "Nurarihyon"
76. "Bat Yokai Burusagari"
77. "Evil Yokai Higuruma"
78. "Yokai Amanjaku"
79. "Nyudo With a Cold"
80. "Uragira's Nightmare"
81. "The Dancer Yokai"
82. "The Darkness Yokai"
83. "The Yokai Who Will Take Anything"
84. "Butt Pinching"
85. "The Telekinetic Snake Eyeball"
86. "Yokai Hyakuganki"
87. "The Yokai Who Wanted a Naginata"
88. "Drunkard Yokai Haradashi"
89. "The Bloodsucking Sickle Wielder"
90. "Yokai Morokubi"
91. "The Intelligent Yokai"
92. "The Poisonous Moth Yokai"
93. "Yokai Fake Nyudo"
94. "Looking for the Yokai's Weak Point"
95. "Karakasakozo"
96. "Fukikeshibaba"
97. "Gangikozo"
98. "Yokai Tejinakurabe"
99. "The Magic Bicycle"
100. "Aonyobo"
101. "The Kamimai Yokai"
102. "Onihitokuchi"
103. "The Drunkard Yokai"
104. "Kotaro Rides a Horse"
105. "The Well Ghost"
106. "Yokai Kirifuki"
107. "The Jimoguri Yokai"
108. "The Yokai Phantom Car"
109. "Nyudo's Misfortune"
110. "Nureonna"
111. "Onikko's Strife"
112. "Heed the Fog"
113. "Ubume"
114. "Reversing the Dokkoi Curse"
115. "Coonjo's Greatest Chance"
116. "The Ghost Millstone"
117. "City Yokai Onibaba"
118. "Heeding Beautiful Flowers"
119. "The Bell Sound Yokai"
120. "The Tsuchigumo Yokai"
121. "The Hide-and-Seek Yokai"
122. "Nimenonna"
123. "The Strong Yokai's Challenge"
124. "Yamame"
125. "The Brief Question Yokai"
126. "The Dancing Shoes"
127. "The River Spirit"
128. "The Yokai Who Wanted a Kimono"
129. "The Terrifying Ushirogami"
130. "Heeding the Bandit Yokai"
131. "White Yokai Kimotori"
132. "Uragira's Wish"
133. "Futakuchionna"
134. "Spark Raigoro"
135. "The Bloodsucking Yokai"
136. "The Proficient Yokai"
137. "Falling Umbrellas"
138. "Yokai Paigon"
139. "The Flute Playing Yokai Ukareme"
140. "Seeing Things"
141. "Yokai Heartbreak"
142. "Yakubyogami"
143. "The Sand Hole Yokai"
144. "Uragira is Teased"
145. "The Bloomed Flower Yokai"
146. "Tengu's Invisiblity Cloak"
147. "The Magic Orb"
148. "The Tricked Yokai"
149. "Crab Yokai Taraba"
150. "Yokai Territory"
151. "Being Kind to the Elderly"
152. "Shiwanba"
153. "The Bell Spirit"
154. "The Old Temple Yokai"
155. "Beach Yokai Nagisa"
156. "Possessed by Shirei"

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Masaaki Hisamatsu, Hiroyasu Sunahara, Heikichi Tsushima, Akio Imamura
  • Written by   Tsunehisa Ito, Yu Yamamoto, Yoshimi Shinozaki, Masako Suzuki, Yoichi Nanzawa
  • Produced by   Masaaki Hisamatsu
  • Theme songs "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" and "Yokai Coming" performed by   Yoshihiro Sugiura
    • Lyrics by   Akira Yamazaki
    • Composed and arranged by   Takashi Miki

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Ryoichi Tanaka   as   Kotaro Ushiwaka (voice)
  • Masayuki Kato   as   Nyudo (voice)
  • Takashi Taguchi   as   Uragira (voice)
  • Kiyoko Shibata   as   Coonjo (voice)
  • Masashi Amenomori, Makoto Terada, Koichi Kitamura, Chikao Shiroyama, Toshiro Ishi, Kimie Nakajima   as   Various yokai (voices)

Appearances

Characters and Yokai

  • Kotaro Ushiwaka
  • Nyudo
  • Uragira
  • Coonjo
  • Unnamed minions of Coonjo
  • Aobozu
  • Onibaba
  • Unnamed three-eyed demon
  • Ikkaku
  • Satori Yokai
  • Hannya
  • Tenjoname Yokai
  • Sogenbi
  • Mountain Spirit
  • Shokera
  • Perceptive Yokai
  • Greedy Yokai
  • Wall-Passing Yokai
  • Kappa
  • Money Yokai Lord Kanen
  • Lord Kanen's granddaughter
  • Yamauba
  • Gyuki
  • Badger Roadman
  • Unnamed demon who fell in love with Nyudo
  • Ghost Sword
  • Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi
  • Nopperabo
  • Fish Yokai
  • Shirakubi
  • Unnamed Yokai who emerged from a vase
  • Sodehikikozo
  • Unnamed forest-dwelling Yokai
  • Unnamed birdlike Yokai
  • Momonji
  • Biron
  • Nyudo's brother (hallucination)
  • Doll Yokai
  • Unnamed demon who was defeated by chestnuts
  • Coonjo's cousin
  • Hyosube
  • Tomb Yokai Uwan
  • Strongman Yokai Raigo
  • Deceptive Yokai
  • Yamahiko
  • Paper Inugami
  • Imitation Yokai Hesomagari
  • Ghost Yokai
  • Trampoline Yokai Hazumi
  • Tree Spirit Funbaba
  • Unnamed deceptive Yokai
  • Crybaby Jiji
  • Kanibozu
  • Banquet Yokai
  • Hitobashira
  • Forest Yokai Koppa
  • Poisonous Mushroom Ghost
  • Ghost Nyudo
  • Tree Spirit Todoro
  • Taiyan
  • Garbage Yokai
  • Gashadokuro
  • Unnamed Yokai who took Uragira hostage
  • Unnamed tug-of-war Yokai
  • Yamadzuri
  • Hayatochiri
  • Bloodsucking Demon Vampi
  • Obsessive Yokai Haranari
  • Judgment Yokai Hyakutataki
  • Yarinbo
  • Sea Spirit
  • Hitotsumekozo
  • Kamioni
  • Sakabashira Yokai
  • Nurarihyon
  • Bat Yokai Burusagari
  • Evil Yokai Higuruma
  • Amanjaku
  • Evil Kotaros (nightmare)
  • Dancer Yokai
  • Darkness Yokai
  • Unnamed Yokai who will take anything
  • Butt Pinch Yokai
  • Telekinetic Snake Eyeball
  • Hyakuganki
  • Unnamed Yokai who wanted a naginata
  • Drunkard Yokai Haradashi
  • Bloodsucking Sickle Wielder
  • Hirokubi
  • Intelligent Yokai
  • Poisonous Moth Yokai
  • Fake Nyudo
  • Unnamed invulnerable Yokai
  • Karakasakozo
  • Fukikeshibaba
  • Gangikozo
  • Tejinakurabe
  • Unnamed bicycle-riding Yokai
  • Unnamed bicycle-controlling Yokai
  • Aonyobo
  • Kamimai Yokai
  • Onihitokuchi
  • Drunkard Yokai
  • Unnamed jester-like Yokai
  • Well Ghost
  • Kirifuki
  • Jimoguri Yokai
  • Yokai Phantom Car
  • Nureonna
  • Onikko
  • Unnamed fog Yokai
  • Ubume
  • Unnamed curse Yokai
  • Ghost Millstone
  • City Yokai Onibaba
  • Unnamed flower Yokai
  • Bell Sound Yokai
  • Tsuchigumo Yokai
  • Hide-and-Seek Yokai
  • Nimenonna
  • Strong Yokai
  • Yamame
  • Brief Question Yokai
  • Dancing Shoes
  • River Spirit
  • Unnamed Yokai who wanted a kimono
  • Ushirogami
  • Bandit Yokai
  • White Yokai Kimotori
  • Unnamed hallucination Yokai 1
  • Unnamed hallucination Yokai 2
  • Unnamed hallucination Yokai 3
  • Futakuchionna
  • Spark Raigoro
  • Bloodsucking Yokai
  • Proficient Yokai
  • Unnamed umbrella Yokai
  • Paigon
  • Flute Playing Yokai Ukareme
  • Unnamed Yokai appearing in binoculars
  • Unnamed blue male demon
  • Unnamed red female demon
  • Yakubyogami
  • Sand Hole Yokai
  • Bloomed Flower Yokai
  • Tengu
  • Unnamed magic orb Yokai
  • Tricked Yokai
  • Crab Yokai Taraba
  • Unnamed territorial Yokai
  • Unnamed elderly Yokai
  • Shiwanba
  • Bell Spirit
  • Old Temple Yokai
  • Beach Yokai Nagisa
  • Shirei (mentioned)

Video releases

Toho (2019) [Volume 1]

  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Features:
    • Two Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka openings
    • Yokai Coming opening

Toho (2019) [Volume 2]

  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Features:
    • "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" Still Collection Part 1

Toho (2019) [Volume 3]

  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Features:
    • "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" Still Collection Part 2

Toho (2019) [Volume 4]

  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Features:
    • "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" music video
    • "Yokai Coming" music video

Trivia

  • Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka was the last of the four tokusatsu shows to be featured in Nippon Television's Good Morning! Kid's Show segment, preceded by Redman, Go! Godman, and Go! Greenman.
    • It is also the first and only Good Morning! Kid's Show series where the titular hero's name does not contain the word "man."
  • Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka was filmed in cooperation with Yomiuriland (episode 49), the Hakonekowaki Park Children's Village (episodes 50, 111), Fuji-Q Highland (episodes 81, 86, 101, 129, 134), Japan Land (episodes 91, 95, 106, 139, 144), and Mother Farm (episodes 98-99, 104, 109, 114, 119, 124).
  • A number of pieces of suits from previous tokusatsu productions were reused to portray some of the Yokai in the series.
    • Monro's head from Kure Kure Takora, which is in extremely poor condition, was altered and reused for the Perceptive Yokai, Doll Yokai, and an unnamed birdlike Yokai in episode 31.
    • The body Hotter uses in Go! Greenman is reused for the Bat Yokai Burusagari in episode 76 and an unnamed territorial Yokai in episode 150.
    • Multiple pieces from the Devilas from Triple Fighter are reused, a head for an unnamed banquet Yokai in episode 54 and a bodysuit and gloves for the Fukikeshibaba.
    • Kappalge's body from Go! Greenman is used for that of the Strongman Yokai Raigoro and the Proficient Yokai.
    • The head piece of Gilagind from Spectreman is used as the head of the Darkness Yokai.
    • The head of the Sodehikikozo appears to be a heavily altered Garuma head from Warrior of Love Rainbowman.

References

This is a list of references for Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. 23 July 2014. p. 148. ISBN 4-096-82090-3. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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