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|dt             =''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka'' (1974-75)
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|producer       =[[Masaaki Hisamatsu]]
|producer     =Masaaki Hisamatsu
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|genre         =[[Tokusatsu]], fantasy
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|aired         =November 12, [[1974]] - April 25, [[1975]]
|aired       =November 12, [[1974]] - April 5, [[1975]]
|channel       =[[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]],<br>[[wikipedia:Family Gekijo|Family Gekijo]] (rebroadcast)
|channel     =[[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]]
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'''''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka''''' {{Nihongo|行け!{{Ruby|牛|うし}}{{Ruby|若|わか}}{{Ruby|小|こ}}{{Ruby|太|た}}{{Ruby|郎|ろう}}|Ike! Ushiwaka Kotarō}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Television Series|show]] 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.
'''''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka''''' {{Nihongo|行け!{{Ruby|牛|うし}}{{Ruby|若|わか}}{{Ruby|小|こ}}{{Ruby|太|た}}{{Ruby|郎|ろう}}|Ike Ushiwaka Kotarō}}<ref name="IkeYuke" group="note">Some sources erroneously describe the pronunciation of 行け as ''Yuke'' {{Nihongo|ゆけ}}.</ref> is a [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Television Series|series]] produced by [[Toho Planning]] that aired daily from November 12, 1974 to April 25, 1975. A successor to ''[[Go! Greenman]]'', it was the fourth and final series to be aired on ''[[Nippon TV|Good Morning! Kid's Show]]''{{'}}s tokusatsu block, though it does not share continuity with any of the shows preceding it.
 
''Kotaro Ushiwaka'' uniquely did not feature a giant hero fighting kaiju, rather taking cues from period dramas with Japanese folklore creatures as a major focus. Despite the show's incorporation of some classical Japanese elements, such as the pre-Meiji period currency ''ryō'', numerous episodes take place in modern settings, thus making its intended time period unclear. While Toho's previous shows for the corner were divided into 3- to 6-episode sagas, ''Kotaro Ushiwaka'' aired 156 original stories. The show was reaired on [[wikipedia:Family Gekijo|Family Gekijo]] in 2004, though its broadcast order was rearranged and 30 episodes were cut entirely.
{{TOC}}
{{TOC}}
==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Plot Missing}}
When the evil fox yokai [[Coonjo]] set her [[minions of Coonjo|loyal minions]] on the people of [[Japan]], a mysterious being with the ability to harness sunlight appeared to stop them. The hero, a man named [[Kotaro Ushiwaka]] hailing from a region of the Sun itself, took up the role of a nomad, traveling the country in search of Coonjo's yokai recruits. Following her defeat at the hands of Ushiwaka, Coonjo rallied her surviving troops and summoned the yokai [[Aobozu]] to lead a counterattack against him. During his travels, Ushiwaka met a drunkard and strongman named [[Nyudo]], who professed himself to be skilled in yokai hunting. Coonjo and her followers suddenly appeared to confront Nyudo, who was in fact deathly afraid of yokai, but was protected by Ushiwaka. Later, Coonjo abducted Nyudo and held him captive with the assistance of Aobozu and the last of her minions, but they were again foiled by Ushiwaka, sealing his allyship with Nyudo.
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Her followers now wiped out, Coonjo turned to the various spirits, demons and other creatures of Japan as potential allies. Kotaro soon met another fox yokai, [[Uragira]], whose greed brought him into conflict with the demon [[Onibaba]]. When Kotaro protected him, Uragira vowed to aid him in his campaign, secretly seizing the opportunity to travel in search of riches. Kotaro and Uragira travelled far and wide, gradually fending off each of Coonjo's subordinates and schemes with the help of Nyudo, while engaging in their own misadventures along the way. Eventually, Coonjo performed a ritual to infuse a plate of onigiri with the deceased spirits [[Shirei]], tricking Uragira and Nyudo into eating them and turning them against their own companion. Luckily, Kotaro managed to exercise the Shirei from the pair before throwing one of the cursed onigiri into Coonjo's mouth. Now herself possessed, Coonjo wandered off in a daze, leaving the trio to reunite victorious.
==Episodes==
==Episodes==
<tabs style="color:black; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">
<tab name="Original broadcast" block>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
#"[[The Birth of Kotaro]]"
#"[[The Yokai Clan's Grudge]]"
#"[[The Jigokudani Trap]]"
#"[[Onibaba's Treasure]]"
#"[[Kotaro in Peril]]"
#"[[The Haunted Well]]"
#"[[Ikkakuki (episode)|Ikkakuki]]"
#"[[The Sorrowful Satori Yokai]]"
#"[[Cursed Demon Hannya]]"
#"[[The Tenjoname Yokai]]"
#"[[Evil Spirit Sogenbi]]"
#"[[Yokai Yamanosei]]"<ref name="Yamasei" group="note">Written as "Yamasei" on the title card.</ref>
#"[[Shokera's Venomous Claw]]"
#"[[The Perceptive Yokai]]"
#"[[The Greedy Yokai]]"
#"[[The Wall-Passing Yokai]]"
#"[[The Powerful Unparraleled Kappa]]"
#"[[Money Yokai Kanennushi]]"
#"[[The Yamanba Duel]]"<ref name="Yamauba" group="note">Written as "Yamauba" on the title card.</ref>
#"[[Gyuki and the Cursed Vase]]"
#"[[Mujinadojin's Poison Strategy]]"
#"[[The Demon Who Fell in Love With Nyudo]]"
#"[[The Ghost Sword]]"
#"[[Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi]]"
#"[[Nopperabo (episode)|Nopperabo]]"
#"[[The Fish Yokai]]"
#"[[Shirakubi (episode)|Shirakubi]]"
#"[[The Yokai Who Emerged From a Vase]]"
#"[[Sodehikikozo (episode)|Sodehikikozo]]"
#"[[Greed in Moderation]]"
#"[[The Haunted Egg]]"<ref name="Egg" group="note">Read aloud as "The Haunted Yokai Egg."</ref>
#"[[Momonji (episode)|Momonji]]"
#"[[Yokai Biron]]"<ref name="Biron" group="note">Read aloud without "Yokai."</ref>
#"[[Nyudo's Brother]]"
#"[[The Doll Yokai]]"
#"[[Uragira's Misfortune]]"
#"[[Coonjo and a Handgun]]"
#"[[The Demon Who Was Defeated by Chestnuts]]"
#"[[The Hilarious Manga]]"
#"[[Cheating Each Other]]"
#"[[Hyosube (episode)|Hyosube]]"
#"[[Grave Yokai Uwan]]"
#"[[Strongman Yokai Raigo]]"<ref name="Raigoro" group="note">Written as "Raigoro" on the title card.</ref>
#"[[The Deceptive Yokai]]"
#"[[Yamahiko (episode)|Yamahiko]]"
#"[[The Paper Inugami]]"
#"[[Imitation Yokai Hesomagari]]"
#"[[The Ghost Yokai]]"
#"[[Trampoline Yokai Hazumi]]"
#"[[Intense Training]]"
#"[[Kotaro's Critical Moment]]"
#"[[Nakimushijiji]]"
{{col-3}}
{{nl|start=53
|"[[Kanibozu (episode)|Kanibozu]]"
|"[[The Banquet Yokai]]"
|"[[Yokai Hitobashira]]"
|"[[Forest Yokai Koppa]]"
|"[[The Poisonous Mushroom Ghost]]"
|"[[Ghost Nyudo (episode)|Ghost Nyudo]]"
|"[[Tree Spirit Todoro]]"
|"[[Yokai Taiyan]]"
|"[[Appearance of the Garbage Yokai]]"
|"[[Yokai Gashadokuro]]"
|"[[Uragira Taken Hostage]]"
|"[[The Yokai Who Does Not Match Its Appearance]]"
|"[[Yamazuri's Prey]]"
|"[[Yokai Hayatochiri]]"
|"[[Bloodsucking Demon Vampi]]"
|"[[Obsessive Yokai Haranari]]"
|"[[Judgement Yokai Hyakutataki]]"
|"[[Yokai Yarinbo]]"
|"[[Yokai Uminosei]]"
|"[[Yokai Hitotsumekozo]]"
|"[[Yokai Kamioni]]"
|"[[The Sakabashira Yokai]]"
|"[[Nurarihyon (episode)|Nurarihyon]]"
|"[[Bat Yokai Burusagari]]"
|"[[Evil Yokai Higuruma]]"
|"[[Yokai Amanjaku]]"
|"[[Nyudo Catches a Cold]]"
|"[[Uragira's Nightmare]]"
|"[[The Dancer Yokai]]"
|"[[The Darkness Yokai]]"
|"[[The Yokai Who Will Take Anything]]"
|"[[Butt Pinching]]"
|"[[The Telekinetic Snake Eyeball]]"
|"[[Yokai Hyakuganki]]"
|"[[The Yokai Who Wanted a Naginata]]"
|"[[Drunkard Yokai Haradashi]]"
|"[[Kyuketsukamazukai (episode)|Kyuketsukamazukai]]"
|"[[Yokai Morokubi]]"
|"[[The Intelligent Yokai]]"
|"[[The Poisonous Moth Yokai]]"
|"[[Yokai Fake Nyudo]]"
|"[[Looking for the Yokai's Weak Point]]"
|"[[Karakasakozo (episode)|Karakasakozo]]"
|"[[Fukikeshibaba (episode)|Fukikeshibaba]]"
|"[[Gangikozo (episode)|Gangikozo]]"
|"[[Yokai Tejinakurabe]]"
|"[[The Magic Bicycle]]"
|"[[Aonyobo (episode)|Aonyobo]]"
|"[[The Kamimai Yokai]]"
|"[[Onihitokuchi (episode)|Onihitokuchi]]"
|"[[The Drunkard Yokai]]"
|"[[Kotaro Rides a Horse]]"}}
{{col-3}}
{{nl|start=105
|"[[The Well Ghost]]"
|"[[Yokai Kirifuki]]"
|"[[The Jimoguri Yokai]]"
|"[[The Yokai Phantom Car]]"
|"[[Nyudo's Misfortune]]"
|"[[Nureonna (episode)|Nureonna]]"
|"[[Onikko's Strife]]"
|"[[Heed the Fog]]"
|"[[Ubume (episode)|Ubume]]"
|"[[Stop the Curse]]"
|"[[Coonjo's Greatest Chance]]"
|"[[The Haunted Quern]]"
|"[[City Yokai Onibaba]]"
|"[[Beware Beautiful Flowers]]"
|"[[The Bell Sound Yokai]]"
|"[[The Tsuchigumo Yokai]]"
|"[[The Hide-and-Seek Yokai]]"
|"[[Nimenonna (episode)|Nimenonna]]"
|"[[The Strong Yokai's Challenge]]"
|"[[Yamame (episode)|Yamame]]"
|"[[The Brief Question Yokai]]"
|"[[The Dancing Shoes]]"
|"[[Kawanosei (episode)|Kawanosei]]"
|"[[The Yokai Who Wanted a Kimono]]"
|"[[The Terrifying Ushirogami]]"
|"[[Beware the Bandit Yokai]]"
|"[[White Yokai Kimotori]]"
|"[[Uragira's Wish]]"
|"[[Futakuchionna (episode)|Futakuchionna]]"
|"[[Spark Raigoro (episode)|Spark Raigoro]]"
|"[[The Bloodsucking Yokai]]"
|"[[The Proficient Yokai]]"
|"[[Falling Umbrellas]]"
|"[[Yokai Paigon]]"
|"[[Flute Playing Yokai Ukareonna]]"<ref name="Ukareme" group="note">Written as "Ukareme" on the title card.</ref>
|"[[Seeing Things]]"
|"[[Yokai Heartbreak]]"
|"[[Yakubyogami (episode)|Yakubyogami]]"
|"[[The Sand Hole Yokai]]"
|"[[Uragira is Teased]]"
|"[[The Bloomed Flower Yokai]]"
|"[[Tengu's Magic Cloak]]"
|"[[The Magic Orb]]"
|"[[The Tricked Yokai]]"
|"[[Crab Yokai Taraba]]"
|"[[The Yokai Territory]]"
|"[[Being Kind to the Elderly]]"
|"[[Shiwanba (episode)|Shiwanba]]"
|"[[Kanenosei (episode)|Kanenosei]]"
|"[[The Old Temple Yokai]]"
|"[[Beach Yokai Nagisa]]"
|"[[Possessed by Shirei]]"}}
{{col-end}}
</tab>
<tab name="2004 rebroadcast" block>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-3}}
#"Volume of Kotaro's Birth"
#"[[Onibaba's Treasure]]"
#"Volume of the Yokai Family's Grudge"
#"[[The Haunted Well]]"
#"Volume of the Trap of Hell Valley"
#"[[Kotaro in Peril]]"
#"Volume of Onibaba's Treasure"
#"[[The Jigokudani Trap]]"
#"Volume of Kotaro in Peril"
#"[[The Yokai Clan's Grudge]]"
#"Volume of the Ghost Well"
#"[[The Doll Yokai]]"
#"Volume of Ikkaku"
#"[[The Birth of Kotaro]]"
#"Volume of the Sorrowful Satori Yokai"
#"[[Uragira's Misfortune]]"
#"Volume of the Cursed Demon Hannya"
#"[[Coonjo and a Handgun]]"
#"Volume of the Tenjoname Yokai"
#"[[The Greedy Yokai]]"
#"Volume of the Evil Spirit Sogenbi"
#"[[The Tenjoname Yokai]]"
#"Volume of the Yokai Mountain Spirit"
#"[[The Sorrowful Satori Yokai]]"
#"Volume of Shokera's Venomous Claw"
#"[[Cursed Demon Hannya]]"
#"Volume of the Perceptive Yokai"
#"[[The Wall-Passing Yokai]]"
#"Volume of the Greedy Yokai"
#"[[The Demon Who Was Defeated by Chestnuts]]"
#"Volume of the Wall-Passing Yokai"
#"[[Cheating Each Other]]"
#"Volume of the Powerful Unparraleled Kappa"
#"[[The Hilarious Manga]]"
#"Volume of the Money Yokai Lord Kanen"
#"[[The Perceptive Yokai]]"
#"Volume of the Yamauba Duel"
#"[[The Demon Who Fell in Love With Nyudo]]"
#"Volume of Gyuki and the Cursed Vase"
#"[[Money Yokai Kanennushi]]"
#"Volume of the Badger Roadman's Poison Strategy"
#"[[The Powerful Unparraleled Kappa]]"
#"Volume of the Demon Who Fell in Love with Nyudo"
#"[[Gyuki and the Cursed Vase]]"
#"Volume of the Ghost Sword"
#"[[The Yamanba Duel]]"<ref name="Yamauba" group="note"/>
#"Volume of the Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi"
#"[[Mujinadojin's Poison Strategy]]"
#"Volume of Nopperabo"
#"[[Yokai Yamanosei]]"<ref name="Yamasei" group="note"/>
#"Volume of the Fish Yokai"
#"[[Evil Spirit Sogenbi]]"
#"Volume of Shirakubi"
#"[[Shokera's Venomous Claw]]"
#"Volume of the Yokai Who Emerged from a Vase"
#"[[The Yokai Who Emerged From a Vase]]"
#"Volume of Sodehikikozo"
#"[[The Fish Yokai]]"
#"Volume of Greed in Moderation"
#"[[Shirakubi (episode)|Shirakubi]]"
#"Volume of the Unusually Large Egg"
#"[[The Ghost Sword]]"
#"Volume of Momonji"
#"[[Nopperabo (episode)|Nopperabo]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Biron"
#"[[Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi]]"
#"Volume of Nyudo's Brother"
#"[[Greed in Moderation]]"
#"Volume of the Doll Yokai"
#"[[Nyudo's Brother]]"
#"Volume of Uragira's Misfortune"
#"[[Yokai Biron]]"<ref name="Biron" group="note"/>
#"Volume of Coonjo and a Handgun"
#"[[The Deceptive Yokai]]"
#"Volume of the Demon Who Was Defeated by Chestnuts"
#"[[Momonji (episode)|Momonji]]"
#"Volume of the Hilarious Manga"
#"[[Sodehikikozo (episode)|Sodehikikozo]]"
#"Volume of Cheating Each Other"
#"[[Strongman Yokai Raigo]]"<ref name="Raigoro" group="note"/>
#"Volume of Hyosube"
#"[[Hyosube (episode)|Hyosube]]"
#"Volume of the Tomb Yokai Uwan"
#"[[The Paper Inugami]]"
#"Volume of the Strongman Yokai Raigoro"
{{col-3}}
#"Volume of the Deceptive Yokai"
{{nl|start=43
#"Volume of Yamahiko"
|"[[The Haunted Egg]]"<ref name="Egg" group="note"/>
#"Volume of the Paper Inugami"
|"[[Yamahiko (episode)|Yamahiko]]"
#"Volume of the Imitation Yokai Hesomagari"
|"[[Grave Yokai Uwan]]"
#"Volume of the Ghost Yokai"
|"[[Trampoline Yokai Hazumi]]"
#"Volume of the Trampoline Yokai Hazumi"
|"[[Intense Training]]"
#"Volume of Intense Training"
|"[[Imitation Yokai Hesomagari]]"
#"Volume of Kotaro's Critical Moment"
|"[[Kotaro's Critical Moment]]"
#"Volume of the Crybaby Jiji"
|"[[The Ghost Yokai]]"
#"Volume of Kanibozu"
|"[[Nakimushijiji]]"
#"Volume of the Banquet Yokai"
|"[[Yokai Gashadokuro]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Hitobashira"
|"[[Uragira Taken Hostage]]"
#"Volume of the Forest Yokai Koppa"
|"[[Tree Spirit Todoro]]"
#"Volume of the Poisonous Mushroom Ghost"
|"[[Yokai Taiyan]]"
#"Volume of the Ghost Nyudo"
|"[[Appearance of the Garbage Yokai]]"
#"Volume of the Tree Spirit Todoro"
|"[[Kanibozu (episode)|Kanibozu]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Taiyan"
|"[[Yokai Hitobashira]]"
#"Volume of the Garbage Yokai's Appearance"
|"[[The Banquet Yokai]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Gashadokuro"
|"[[Yamazuri's Prey]]"
#"Volume of Uragira Taken Hostage"
|"[[Judgement Yokai Hyakutataki]]"
#"Volume of the Yokai Who Does Not Match Its Appearance"
|"[[Yokai Yarinbo]]"
#"Volume of Yamadzuri's Prey"
|"[[Obsessive Yokai Haranari]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Hayatochiri"
|"[[Ghost Nyudo (episode)|Ghost Nyudo]]"
#"Volume of the Bloodsucking Demon Vampi"
|"[[The Poisonous Mushroom Ghost]]"
#"Volume of the Obsessive Yokai Haranari"
|"[[Forest Yokai Koppa]]"
#"Volume of the Judgment Yokai Hyakutataki"
|"[[The Yokai Who Does Not Match Its Appearance]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Yarinbo"
|"[[Yokai Hayatochiri]]"
#"Volume of the Yokai Sea Spirit"
|"[[Bloodsucking Demon Vampi]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Hitotsumekozo"
|"[[Nurarihyon (episode)|Nurarihyon]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Kamioni"
|"[[The Sakabashira Yokai]]"
#"Volume of the Sakabashira Yokai"
|"[[Yokai Hitotsumekozo]]"
#"Volume of Nurarihyon"
|"[[Yokai Kamioni]]"
#"Volume of the Bat Yokai Burusagari"
|"[[Bat Yokai Burusagari]]"
#"Volume of the Evil Yokai Higuruma"
|"[[Ikkakuki (episode)|Ikkakuki]]"
#"Volume of Yokai Amanjaku"
|"[[Evil Yokai Higuruma]]"
{{col-2}}
|"[[Possessed by Shirei]]"
:79. "Volume of Nyudo With a Cold"
|"[[Beach Yokai Nagisa]]"
:80. "Volume of Uragira's Nightmare"
|"[[The Dancer Yokai]]"
:81. "Volume of the Dancer Yokai"
|"[[The Telekinetic Snake Eyeball]]"
:82. "Volume of the Darkness Yokai"
|"[[Nyudo Catches a Cold]]"
:83. "Volume of the Yokai Who Will Take Anything"
|"[[Uragira's Nightmare]]"
:84. "Volume of Butt Pinching"
|"[[Yokai Hyakuganki]]"
:85. "Volume of the Telekinetic Snake Eyeball"
|"[[The Yokai Who Wanted a Naginata]]"}}
:86. "Volume of Yokai Hyakuganki"
{{col-3}}
:87. "Volume of the Yokai Who Wanted a Naginata"
{{nl|start=85
:88. "Volume of the Drunkard Yokai Haradashi"
|"[[The Yokai Who Will Take Anything]]"
:89. "Volume of the Bloodsucking Sickle Wielder"
|"[[The Darkness Yokai]]"
:90. "Volume of Yokai Morokubi"
|"[[Butt Pinching]]"
:91. "Volume of the Intelligent Yokai"
|"[[Yokai Amanjaku]]"
:92. "Volume of the Poisonous Moth Yokai"
|"[[Being Kind to the Elderly]]"
:93. "Volume of Yokai Fake Nyudo"
|"[[Kanenosei]]"
:94. "Volume of Looking for the Yokai's Weak Point"
|"[[Shiwanba (episode)|Shiwanba]]"
:95. "Volume of Karakasakozo"
|"[[Onihitokuchi (episode)|Onihitokuchi]]"
:96. "Volume of Fukikeshibaba"
|"[[Aonyobo (episode)|Aonyobo]]"
:97. "Volume of Gangikozo"
|"[[The Drunkard Yokai]]"
:98. "Volume of Yokai Tejinakurabe"
|"[[The Kamimai Yokai]]"
:99. "Volume of the Magic Bicycle"
|"[[The Well Ghost]]"
:100. "Volume of Aonyobo"
|"[[Karakasakozo (episode)|Karakasakozo]]"
:101. "Volume of the Kamimai Yokai"
|"[[Gangikozo (episode)|Gangikozo]]"
:102. "Volume of Onihitokuchi"
|"[[Fukikeshibaba (episode)|Fukikeshibaba]]"
:103. "Volume of the Drunkard Yokai"
|"[[Looking for the Yokai's Weak Point]]"
:104. "Volume of Kotaro Riding a Horse"
|"[[The Magic Bicycle]]"
:105. "Volume of the Well Ghost"
|"[[Kotaro Rides a Horse]]"
:106. "Volume of Yokai Kirifuki"
|"[[Yokai Tejinakurabe]]"
:107. "Volume of the Jimoguri Yokai"
|"[[Yokai Uminosei]]"
:108. "Volume of the Yokai Phantom Car"
|"[[Nyudo's Misfortune]]"
:109. "Volume of Nyudo's Misfortune"
|"[[Onikko's Strife]]"
:110. "Volume of Nureonna"
|"[[Nureonna (episode)|Nureonna]]"
:111. "Volume of Onikko's Strife"
|"[[Yokai Kifuki]]"
:112. "Volume of Heeding the Fog"
|"[[The Yokai Phantom Car]]"
:113. "Volume of Ubume"
|"[[The Jimoguri Yokai]]"
:114. "Volume of Reversing the Dokkoi Curse"
|"[[Yokai Fake Nyudo]]"
:115. "Volume of Coonjo's Greatest Chance"
|"[[Yokai Morokubi]]"
:116. "Volume of the Ghost Millstone"
|"[[The Poisonous Moth Yokai]]"
:117. "Volume of the City Yokai Onibaba"
|"[[Kyuketsukamazukai (episode)|Kyuketsukamazukai]]"
:118. "Volume of Heeding Beautiful Flowers"
|"[[Flute Playing Yokai Ukareonna]]"<ref name="Ukareme" group="note"/>
:119. "Volume of the Bell Sound Yokai"
|"[[Drunkard Yokai Haradashi]]"
:120. "Volume of the Tsuchigumo Yokai"
|"[[City Yokai Onibaba]]"
:121. "Volume of the Hide-and-Seek Yokai"
|"[[Stop the Curse]]"
:122. "Volume of Nimenonna"
|"[[Beware Beautiful Flowers]]"
:123. "Volume of the Strong Yokai's Challenge"
|"[[Heed the Fog]]"
:124. "Volume of Yamame"
|"[[Ubume (episode)|Ubume]]"
:125. "Volume of the Brief Question Yokai"
|"[[The Bell Sound Yokai]]"
:126. "Volume of the Dancing Shoes"
|"[[The Tsuchigumo Yokai]]"
:127. "Volume of the River Spirit"
|"[[Coonjo's Greatest Chance]]"
:128. "Volume of the Yokai Who Wanted a Kimono"
|"[[The Haunted Quern]]"
:129. "Volume of the Terrifying Ushirogami"
|"[[The Old Temple Yokai]]"}}
:130. "Volume of Heeding the Bandit Yokai"
:131. "Volume of the White Yokai Kimotori"
:132. "Volume of Uragira's Wish"
:133. "Volume of Futakuchionna"
:134. "Volume of Spark Raigoro"
:135. "Volume of the Bloodsucking Yokai"
:136. "Volume of the Proficient Yokai"
:137. "Volume of the Falling Umbrellas"
:138. "Volume of Yokai Paigon"
:139. "Volume of the Flute Playing Yokai Ukareme"
:140. "Volume of Seeing Something"
:141. "Volume of Yokai Heartbreak"
:142. "Volume of Yakubyogami"
:143. "Volume of the Sand Hole Yokai"
:144. "Volume of Uragira Teased"
:145. "Volume of the Bloomed Flower Yokai"
:146. "Volume of the Tengu's Invisiblity Cloak"
:147. "Volume of the Magic Orb"
:148. "Volume of the Tricked Yokai"
:149. "Volume of the Crab Yokai Taraba"
:150. "Volume of the Yokai Territory"
:151. "Volume of Being Kind to the Elderly"
:152. "Volume of Shiwanba"
:153. "Volume of the Bell Spirit"
:154. "Volume of the Old Temple Yokai"
:155. "Volume of the Beach Yokai Nagisa"
:156. "Volume of Being Possessed by Shirei"
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==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by=Masaaki Hisamatsu, Hiroyasu Sunahara, Heikichi Tsushima, Akio Imamura
|Directed by=[[Masaaki Hisamatsu]], Hiroyasu Sunahara, Heikichi Tsushima, Akio Imamura
|Written by=Tsunehisa Ito, Yu Yamamoto, Yoshimi Shinozaki, Masako Suzuki, Yoichi Nanzawa
|Written by=Tsunehisa Ito, Yu Yamamoto, Yoshimi Shinozaki, Masako Suzuki, Yoichi Nanzawa
|Produced by=Masaaki Hisamatsu
|Produced by=Masaaki Hisamatsu
|Theme Songs "[[Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (song)|Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka]]" and "Yokai Coming" Performed by|Yoshihiro Sugiura
*Theme songs "[[Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (song)|Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka]]" and "[[Yokai Coming]]"
|*Performed by|Yoshihiro Sugiura
|*Lyrics by|Akira Yamazaki
|*Lyrics by|Akira Yamazaki
|*Composed and Arranged by|Takashi Miki
|*Composed and arranged by|Takashi Miki
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast
{{Cast
|Ryoichi Tanaka|Voice of [[Kotaro Ushiwaka]]
|[[Ryoichi Tanaka]]|[[Kotaro Ushiwaka]] (voice) / [[Fake Kotaro]]s (voice)<ref name="Chobarajo2">{{Cite web|url=http://www8.ncv.ne.jp/~qvarie/var/ntv/ohakodo/kotarou2.html|title=Good Morning! Kid's Show: Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (Part 2) (おはよう!こどもショー~行け!牛若小太郎~(その2))|work=Super Variety Laboratory|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref>
|Masayuki Kato|Voice of Nyudo
|Masayuki Kato|[[Nyudo]] (voice) / [[minions of Coonjo|minion of Coonjo]] (voices)<ref name="Chobarajo">{{Cite web|url=http://www8.ncv.ne.jp/~qvarie/var/ntv/ohakodo/kotarou.html|title=Good Morning! Kid's Show: Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (おはよう!こどもショー~行け!牛若小太郎~)|work=Super Variety Laboratory|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> / [[Tanuki|Nyudo's brother]] (voice)<ref name="Chobarajo"/>
|Takashi Taguchi|Voice of Uragira
|Takashi Taguchi|[[Uragira]] (voice) / [[minions of Coonjo]] (voices)<ref name="Chobarajo"/> / [[banquet yokai]] (voice)<ref name="Chobarajo"/>
|Kiyoko Shibata|Voice of Coonjo
|Kiyoko Shibata|[[Coonjo]] (voice)
|Masashi Amenomori, Makoto Terada, Koichi Kitamura, Chikao Shiroyama, Toshiro Ishi, Kimie Nakajima|Voice of Yokai
|Masashi Amenomori|Various yokai (voices)<ref name="Chobarajo"/><ref name="Chobarajo2"/><ref name="Yokai1" group="note">[[Minions of Coonjo]], [[Aobozu]], [[Unnamed three-eyed yokai|three-eyed yokai]], [[Ikkakuki]], [[Satori Yokai]], [[Yamanosei]], [[Shokera]], [[Kappa]], [[Mujinadojin]], [[Nopperabo]], [[Shirakubi]], [[Momonji]], [[Biron]], [[Doll Yokai]], [[Unnamed chestnut demon|demon who was defeated by chestnuts]], [[Coonjo's cousin]], [[Unnamed deceptive yokai|deceptive yokai]], [[Nakimushijiji]], [[Kanibozu]], [[Akakubi]], [[Hyakuganki]].</ref>
|Kimie Nakajima|[[Onibaba]] (voice)<ref name="Chobarajo"/> / [[Kanennushi]] (voice)<ref name="Chobarajo"/> / [[Yamanba]] (voice)<ref name="Chobarajo"/> / [[unnamed demon couple|red demon]] (voice)<ref name="Chobarajo"/>
|Toshiro Ishi|Various yokai (voices)<ref name="Chobarajo"/><ref name="Chobarajo2"/><ref name="Yokai2" group="note">[[Perceptive Yokai]], [[Greedy Yokai]], [[Wall-Passing Yokai]], [[Hihihi]], [[Fish Yokai]], [[unnamed yokai who emerged from a vase|yokai who emerged from a vase]], [[unnamed forest yokai|forest yokai]], [[unnamed haunted egg yokai|haunted egg yokai]], [[Funbaba]], [[Karakasakozo]].</ref>
|Chikao Shiroyama|Various yokai (voices)<ref name="Chobarajo"/><ref name="Chobarajo2"/><ref name="Yokai3" group="note">[[Onibaba]], [[Kanennushi]], [[unnamed demon couple|red demon]], [[Hyosube]], [[Uwan]], [[Raigo]], [[Deceptive Yokai]], [[Yamahiko]], [[Paper Inugami]], [[Hesomagari]], [[Hazumi]], [[Hitobashira]], [[Koppa]], [[Poisonous Mushroom Ghost]], [[Todoro]], [[Garbage Yokai]], [[Gashadokuro]], [[unnamed yokai who took Uragira hostage|yokai who took Uragira hostage]], [[unnamed tug-of-war yokai|tug-of-war yokai]], [[Hayatochiri]], [[Vampi]], [[Haranari]], [[Hyakutataki]], [[Gangikozo]], [[Drunkard Yokai]], [[Kirifuki]].</ref>
|Kazuko Yanaga|[[Coonjo|Ghost Nyudo]] (voice)<ref name="Chobarajo"/>
|Makoto Terada|Various yokai (voices)<ref name="Chobarajo"/><ref name="Chobarajo2"/><ref name="Yokai4" group="note">[[Yarinbo]], [[Hitotsumekozo]], [[Kamioni]], [[Sakabashira Yokai]], [[Nurarihyon]], [[Burusagari]], [[Higuruma]], [[Uminosei]], [[Butt Pinch Yokai]], [[unnamed naginata yokai|yokai who wanted a naginata]], [[Unnamed fog yokai|fog yokai]], [[Tsuchigumo Yokai]], [[Haunted Quern]].</ref>
|Koichi Kitamura|Various yokai (voices)<ref name="Chobarajo2"/><ref name="Yokai5" group="note">[[Amanjaku]], [[Darkness Yokai]], [[Haradashi]], [[Kyuketsukamazukai]], [[Morokubi]], [[Poisonous Moth Yokai]], [[Fake Nyudo]], [[Unnamed invulnerable yokai|invulnerable yokai]], [[Tejinakurabe]], [[Kamimai Yokai]], [[Brief Question Yokai]], [[Unnamed elderly yokai|elderly yokai]], [[Kanenosei]].</ref>
}}
}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===Characters and [[:Category:Yokai|Yokai]]===
===Characters and [[:Category:Yokai|yokai]]===
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*[[Kotaro Ushiwaka]]
*[[Kotaro Ushiwaka]]
*[[Nyudo]]
*[[Nyudo]]
*[[Uragira]]
*[[Uragira]]
*[[Coonjo]]
*[[Coonjo]]
*Unnamed [[minion of Coonjo 1]]
*[[Minions of Coonjo|Unnamed minions of Coonjo]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 2
*[[Aobozu]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 3
*[[Onibaba]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 4
*[[Unnamed three-eyed yokai]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 5
*[[Ikkakuki]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 6
*[[Satori Yokai]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 7
*[[Hannya|Cursed Demon Hannya]]
*Aobozu
*[[Tenjoname Yokai]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 8
*[[Onibi|Evil Spirit Sogenbi]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 9
*[[Yamanosei]]
*Unnamed minion of Coonjo 10
*[[Shokera]]
*Onibaba
*[[Perceptive Yokai]]
*Unnamed three-eyed demon
*[[Greedy Yokai]]
*Ikkaku
*[[Wall-Passing Yokai]]
*Satori Yokai
*Hannya
*Tenjoname Yokai
*Sogenbi
*Mountain Spirit
*Shokera
*Perceptive Yokai
*Greedy Yokai
*Wall-Passing Yokai
*[[Kappa]]
*[[Kappa]]
*Money Yokai Lord Kanen
*[[Kanennushi|Money Yokai Kanennushi]]
*Lord Kanen's granddaughter
*[[Kanennushi's granddaughter]]
*Yamauba
*[[Yamanba]]
*Gyuki
*[[Ushioni|Gyuki]]
*Badger Roadman
*[[Mujinadojin]]
*Unnamed demon who fell in love with Nyudo
*[[Unnamed demon who fell in love with Nyudo]]
*Ghost Sword
*[[Ghost Sword]]
*Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi
*[[Hihihi|Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi]]
*Nopperabo
*[[Nopperabo]]
*Fish Yokai
*[[Fish Yokai]]
*Shirakubi
*[[Shirakubi]]
*Unnamed Yokai who emerged from a vase
*[[Unnamed vase yokai|Unnamed yokai who emerged from a vase]]
*Sodehikikozo
*[[Sodehikikozo]]
*Unnamed forest-dwelling Yokai
*[[Unnamed forest yokai]]
*Unnamed birdlike Yokai
*[[Unnamed haunted egg yokai]]
*Momonji
*[[Momonji]]
*Biron
*[[Biron]]
*Nyudo's brother (hallucination)
*[[Tanuki|Nyudo's brother]]
*Doll Yokai
*[[Doll Yokai]]
*[[Unnamed chestnut demon|Unnamed demon who was defeated by chestnuts]]
*[[Unnamed chestnut demon|Unnamed demon who was defeated by chestnuts]]
*Coonjo's cousin
*[[Coonjo's cousin]]
*Hyosube
*[[Hyosube]]
*Tomb Yokai Uwan
*[[Uwan|Grave Yokai Uwan]]
*Strongman Yokai Raigoro
*[[Raigo|Strongman Yokai Raigo]]
*Deceptive Yokai
*[[Deceptive Yokai]]
*Yamahiko
*[[Yamahiko]]
*Paper Inugami
*[[Paper Inugami]]
*Imitation Yokai Hesomagari
*[[Hesomagari|Imitation Yokai Hesomagari]]
*Ghost Yokai
*[[Ghost Yokai]]
*Trampoline Yokai Hazumi
*[[Hazumi|Trampoline Yokai Hazumi]]
*Tree Spirit Funbaba
*[[Funbaba|Tree Spirit Funbaba]]
*Unnamed deceptive Yokai
*[[Unnamed deceptive yokai]]
*Crybaby Jiji
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*Kanibozu
*[[Nakimushijiji]]
*Unnamed Banquet Yokai 1
*[[Kanibozu]]
*Unnamed Banquet Yokai 2
*[[Unnamed banquet yokai]]
*Unnamed Banquet Yokai 3
*[[Hitobashira]]
*Hitobashira
*[[Koppa|Forest Yokai Koppa]]
*Forest Yokai Koppa
*[[Poisonous Mushroom Ghost]]
*Poisonous Mushroom Ghost
*[[Coonjo|Ghost Nyudo]]
*[[Coonjo|Ghost Nyudo]]
*Tree Spirit Todoro
*[[Todoro|Tree Spirit Todoro]]
*Taiyan
*[[Taiyan]]
*Garbage Yokai
*[[Garbage Yokai]]
*Gashadokuro
*[[Gashadokuro]]
*Unnamed Yokai who took Uragira hostage
*[[Unnamed yokai who took Uragira hostage]]
*Unnamed tug-of-war Yokai
*[[Unnamed tug-of-war yokai]]
*Yamadzuri
*[[Yamazuri]]
*Hayatochiri
*[[Hayatochiri]]
*[[Bloodsucking Demon Vampi]]
*[[Vampi|Bloodsucking Demon Vampi]]
*Obsessive Yokai Haranari
*[[Haranari|Obsessive Yokai Haranari]]
*Judgment Yokai Hyakutataki
*[[Hyakutataki|Judgment Yokai Hyakutataki]]
*Yarinbo
*[[Yarinbo]]
*Sea Spirit
*[[Uminosei]]
*Hitotsumekozo
*[[Hitotsumekozo]]
*Kamioni
*[[Kamioni]]
*Sakabashira Yokai
*[[Sakabashira Yokai]]
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*[[Nurarihyon]]
*Nurarihyon
*[[Burusagari|Bat Yokai Burusagari]]
*Bat Yokai Burusagari
*[[Higuruma|Evil Yokai Higuruma]]
*Evil Yokai Higuruma
*[[Amanjaku]]
*Amanjaku
*[[Fake Kotaro]]s (nightmare)
*Evil Kotaros (nightmare)
*[[Akakubi|Dancer Yokai Akakubi]]
*Dancer Yokai
*[[Darkness Yokai]]
*Darkness Yokai
*[[Unnamed yokai who will take anything]]
*Unnamed Yokai who will take anything
*[[Butt Pinch Yokai]]
*Butt Pinch Yokai
*[[Telekinetic Snake Eyeball]]
*Telekinetic Snake Eyeball
*[[Hyakuganki]]
*Hyakuganki
*[[Unnamed naginata yokai|Unnamed yokai who wanted a naginata]]
*Unnamed Yokai who wanted a naginata
*[[Haradashi|Drunkard Yokai Haradashi]]
*Drunkard Yokai Haradashi
*[[Kyuketsukamazukai]]
*Bloodsucking Sickle Wielder
*[[Morokubi]]
*Hirokubi
*[[Intelligent Yokai]]
*Intelligent Yokai
*[[Poisonous Moth Yokai]]
*Poisonous Moth Yokai
*[[Fake Nyudo]]
*Fake Nyudo
*[[Unnamed invulnerable yokai]]
*Unnamed invulnerable Yokai
*[[Karakasakozo]]
*Karakasakozo
*[[Fukikeshibaba]]
*Fukikeshibaba
*[[Gangikozo]]
*Gangikozo
*[[Tejinakurabe]]
*Tejinakurabe
*[[Unnamed bicycle yokai]]
*Unnamed bicycle-riding Yokai
*[[Aonyobo]]
*Unnamed bicycle-controlling Yokai
*[[Kamimai Yokai]]
*Aonyobo
*Kamimai Yokai
*[[Onihitokuchi]]
*[[Onihitokuchi]]
*Drunkard Yokai
*[[Drunkard Yokai]]
*Unnamed jester-like Yokai
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*Well Ghost
*[[Unnamed jester-like yokai]]
*Kirifuki
*[[Well Ghost]]
*Jimoguri Yokai
*[[Kirifuki]]
*Yokai Phantom Car
*[[Jimoguri Yokai]]
*Nureonna
*[[Yokai Phantom Car]]
*Onikko
*[[Nureonna]]
*Unnamed fog Yokai
*[[Onikko]]
*Ubume
*[[Unnamed fog yokai]]
*Unnamed curse Yokai
*[[Ubume]]
*Ghost Millstone
*[[Unnamed curse yokai]]
*City Yokai Onibaba
*[[Haunted Quern]]
*Unnamed flower Yokai
*[[Onibaba|City Yokai Onibaba]]
*Bell Sound Yokai
*[[Yamainohana]]
*Tsuchigumo Yokai
*[[Bell Sound Yokai]]
*Hide-and-Seek Yokai
*[[Tsuchigumo Yokai]]
*Nimenonna
*[[Hide-and-Seek Yokai]]
*Strong Yokai
*[[Nimenonna]]
*Yamame
*[[Strong Yokai]]
*Brief Question Yokai
*[[Yamame]]
*Dancing Shoes
*[[Brief Question Yokai]]
*River Spirit
*[[Dancing Shoes]]
*Unnamed Yokai who wanted a kimono
*[[Kawanosei]]
*Ushirogami
*[[Unnamed kimono yokai|Unnamed yokai who wanted a kimono]]
*Bandit Yokai
*[[Ushirogami]]
*White Yokai Kimotori
*[[Bandit Yokai]]
*Unnamed hallucination Yokai 1
*[[Kimotori|White Yokai Kimotori]]
*Unnamed hallucination Yokai 2
*[[Unnamed hallucination yokai]]
*Unnamed hallucination Yokai 3
*[[Futakuchionna]]
*Futakuchionna
*[[Spark Raigoro]]
*Spark Raigoro
*[[Bloodsucking Yokai]]
*Bloodsucking Yokai
*[[Proficient Yokai]]
*Proficient Yokai
*[[Unnamed umbrella yokai]]
*Unnamed umbrella Yokai
*[[Paigon]]
*Paigon
*[[Ukareonna|Flute Playing Yokai Ukareonna]]
*Flute Playing Yokai Ukareme
*[[Unnamed binocular yokai|Unnamed yokai appearing in binoculars]]
*Unnamed Yokai appearing in binoculars
*[[Unnamed demon couple|Unnamed red demon]]
*Unnamed blue male demon
*[[Unnamed demon couple|Unnamed blue demon]]
*Unnamed red female demon
*[[Yakubyogami]]
*Yakubyogami
*[[Sand Hole Yokai]]
*Sand Hole Yokai
*[[Bloomed Flower Yokai]]
*Bloomed Flower Yokai
*[[Tengu]]
*Tengu
*[[Unnamed magic orb yokai]]
*Unnamed magic orb Yokai
*[[Tricked Yokai]]
*Tricked Yokai
*[[Taraba|Crab Yokai Taraba]]
*[[Crab Yokai Taraba]]
*[[Unnamed territorial yokai]]
*Unnamed territorial Yokai
*[[Unnamed elderly yokai]]
*Unnamed elderly Yokai
*[[Shiwanba]]
*Shiwanba
*[[Kanenosei|Bell Yokai Kanenosei]]
*Bell Spirit
*[[Old Temple Yokai]]
*Unnamed Old Temple Yokai 1
*[[Nagisa|Beach Yokai Nagisa]]
*Unnamed Old Temple Yokai 2
*[[Shirei]] (mentioned)
*Unnamed Old Temple Yokai 3
*Beach Yokai Nagisa
*Shirei (mentioned)
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==Video Releases==
==Video releases==
'''Toho''' (2019) [Volume 1]
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'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: June 26, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 52. Includes 15 episodes.<ref name="Episodes1" group="note">Episodes 1-10, 15-16, 35-37.</ref>
'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: July 10, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 53. Includes 15 episodes.<ref name="Episodes2" group="note">Episodes 11-14, 17-22, 26, 28, 38-40.</ref>
'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: July 24, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 54. Includes 20 episodes.<ref name="Episodes3" group="note">Episodes 23-25, 27, 29-34, 41-47, 49-51.</ref>
'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: August 7, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 55. Includes 20 episodes.<ref name="Episodes4" group="note">Episodes 48, 52-63, 70, 72-77.</ref>
'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: August 21, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 56. Includes 24 episodes.<ref name="Episodes5" group="note">Episodes 71, 78-82, 84-87, 94-97, 100-103, 105, 125, 145, 151, 153, 155.</ref>
'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: September 4, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 57. Includes 22 episodes.<ref name="Episodes6" group="note">Episodes 64-65, 88-90, 92-93, 106-108, 110-114, 117-119, 133, 138-139, 150.</ref>
'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: September 18, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 58. Includes 14 episodes.<ref name="Episodes7" group="note">Episodes 98, 115-116, 120-121, 124, 126, 128, 136-137, 140, 148, 154.</ref>
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'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: October 2, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 59. Includes 14 episodes.<ref name="Episodes8" group="note">Episodes 66-69, 99, 104, 109, 141-142, 146-147, 149, 152, 156.</ref>
'''Kodansha''' DVD (2018)
*Released: October 16, 2018
*Region: 2
*Language: Japanese
*Notes: Featured as part of ''Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX'' volume 60. Only includes music videos for "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" and "Yokai Coming."
'''Toho''' DVD (2019) [Volume 1]
*Released: January 16, 2019
*Released: January 16, 2019
*Region: Region 2
*Region: Region 2
*Language: Japanese
*Language: Japanese
*Features:
*Special features: Two "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" openings, "Yokai Coming" opening
**オープニング2種
*Notes: Includes episodes 1-39.
**「来るか妖怪」
'''Toho''' DVD (2019) [Volume 2]
'''Toho''' (2019) [Volume 2]
*Released: January 16, 2019
*Released: January 16, 2019
*Region: Region 2
*Region: Region 2
*Language: Japanese
*Language: Japanese
*Features:
*Special features: ''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka'' Still Collection Part 1
**"''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka''" Still Collection Part 1
*Notes: Includes episodes 40-78.
'''Toho''' (2019) [Volume 3]
'''Toho''' DVD (2019) [Volume 3]
*Released: January 16, 2019
*Released: January 16, 2019
*Region: Region 2
*Region: Region 2
*Language: Japanese
*Language: Japanese
*Features:
*Special features: ''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka'' Still Collection Part 2
**"''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka''" Still Collection Part 2
*Notes: Includes episodes 79-117.
'''Toho''' (2019) [Volume 4]
'''Toho''' DVD (2019) [Volume 4]
*Released: January 16, 2019
*Released: January 16, 2019
*Region: Region 2
*Region: Region 2
*Language: Japanese
*Language: Japanese
*Features:
*Special features: "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" music video, "Yokai Coming" music video
**"''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka''" Music Video
*Notes: Includes episodes 118-156.
**"''来るか妖怪''" Music Video
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka'' was the last of the four [[tokusatsu]] shows to be featured in [[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]]'s ''[[Nippon_TV#Good_Morning.21_Kid.27s_Show|Good Morning! Kid's Show]]'' segment, preceded by ''Redman'', ''[[Go! Godman]]'', and ''[[Go! Greenman]]''.
*''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka'' is the only one of ''Good Morning! Kid's Show''{{'}}s tokusatsu series to not reuse monsters from earlier productions; ''Redman''{{'}}'s monster roster consisted entirely of characters reused from [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' series, while ''[[Go! Godman]]'' and ''[[Go! Greenman]]'' featured numerous characters from [[Toho]]'s [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|films]] as well as the shows ''Chibikko Special'' and ''[[Assault! Human!!]]'', respectively. However, many partial suits from various companies were reused to portray the show's yokai.
**It is also the first and only ''Good Morning! Kid's Show'' series where the titular hero's name does not contain "man."
**[[Monro]]'s head from ''[[Kure Kure Takora]]'', which is in extremely poor condition, was altered and reused for the Perceptive Yokai, Doll Yokai, and the haunted egg yokai in episode 31.
*''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka'' was filmed in cooperation with [[wikipedia:Yomiuri Land|Yomiuri Land]] (episode 49), the Hakonekowaki Park Children's Village (episodes 50, 111), [[wikipedia:Fuji-Q Highland|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).
**The head of the Sodehikikozo appears to be a heavily altered [[Garuma]] head from ''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972 series)|Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]''.
*A number of pieces of suits from previous [[tokusatsu]] productions were reused to portray some of the Yokai in the series.
**Hyosube's head appears to be reused from one of [[Maoh]]'s [[minions of Maoh|minions]] from ''Go! Greenman'', though repainted green and with new facial features sculpted over top.
**[[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.
**[[Kappalge]]'s body from ''Go! Greenman'' is used for that of the Strongman Yokai Raigo and the Proficient Yokai.
**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 [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Devila|Devila]]s from ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Triple_Fighter_(series)|Triple Fighter]]'' are reused, a head for an unnamed banquet yokai in episode 54 and a bodysuit and gloves for the Fukikeshibaba.
**Multiple pieces from the {{Plain link|[https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/Devila Devila]}}s from ''{{Plain link|[https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/Triple_Fighter_(series) Triple Fighter]}}'' are reused, a head for an unnamed banquet Yokai in episode 54 and a bodysuit and gloves for the Fukikeshibaba.
**The head of the Gashadokuro is a repainted [[wikipedia:Ōgon Bat|Golden Bat]] head from a ''Golden Bat'' live show. Toho previously reused a suit from the show to portray [[Foxaus]] in ''Go! Greenman''.<ref name="Twitter1">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/akunotsubo/status/897426772387483649|title=<nowiki>【行け!#牛若小太郎】妖怪ガシャドクロの巻[公式配信]ということで、ガシャドクロと黄金バット(アトラク用)比較〜やっぱり同一物かなぁ
**[[Kappalge]]'s body from ''Go! Greenman'' is used for that of the Strongman Yokai Raigoro and the Proficient Yokai.
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**The head piece of {{Plain link|[https://spectreman.wikia.com/wiki/Gilagind Gilagind]}} from ''{{Plain link|[https://spectreman.wikia.com/wiki/Spectreman_(series) Spectreman]}}'' is used as the head of the Darkness Yokai.
**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.
**The head of the Sodehikikozo appears to be a heavily altered [[Garuma]] head from ''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]''.
**The head piece of [[wikia:w:c:spectreman:Gilagind|Gilagind]] from ''[[wikia:w:c:spectreman:Spectreman_(series)|Spectreman]]'' is used for that of the Darkness Yokai.
 
**The gloves and boots of the Drunkard Yokai from episode 103 appear to be reused from [[Rainbowman]]'s Dash 2 form, though the former are repainted.<ref name="Twitter2">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/akunotsubo/status/897802907050950656|title=酒飲み妖怪のブーツなんか火の化身ですからねw(色が違うけど手袋も同じような…ただ同じ東宝で妖怪に使えそうな前世魔人なんかは出てこないんですね当時は番組も多くアトラクショーも盛んだったのでおそらく撮影終了後の着ぐるみや衣裳をリサイクルでレンタルや転売する業者があったんじゃないかと|work=Twitter|author=@akunotsubo|date=16 August 2017}}</ref>
**[[Stegodzillas]]' body from ''Go! Greenman'' is used for the Strong Yokai in episode 123.
*Ironically, [[Ryoichi Tanaka]] and Takashi Taguchi, who voice the show's protagonists Kotaro Ushiwaka and Uragira, previously portrayed ''[[Go! Greenman]]''{{'}}s primary antagonists, [[Maoh]] and [[Tonchiki]], respectively.
*''Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka'' was filmed in cooperation with [[wikipedia:Yomiuriland|Yomiuriland]] (episode 49), the [[jawp:箱根小涌園#こどもの村|Hakonekowaki Park Children's Village]] (episodes 50, 111), [[wikipedia:Fuji-Q Highland|Fuji-Q Highland]] (episodes 81, 86, 101, 129, 134), [[jawp:ぐりんぱ|Japan Land]] (episodes 91, 95, 106, 139, 144) and [[jawp:マザー牧場|Mother Farm]] (episodes 98-99, 104, 109, 114, 119, 124).
==Notes==
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Good Morning! Kid's Show series
Go! Greenman
Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka
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Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka
Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka
Air date November 12, 1974 - April 25, 1975
Producer(s) Masaaki Hisamatsu
Production company Toho Planning
Channel(s) Nippon Television,
Family Gekijo (rebroadcast)
Genre(s) Tokusatsu, fantasy
Episodes 156[1]

Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (行け! (うし) (わか) () () (ろう),   Ike Ushiwaka Kotarō)[note 1] is a Japanese tokusatsu series produced by Toho Planning that aired daily from November 12, 1974 to April 25, 1975. A successor to Go! Greenman, it was the fourth and final series to be aired on Good Morning! Kid's Show's tokusatsu block, though it does not share continuity with any of the shows preceding it.

Kotaro Ushiwaka uniquely did not feature a giant hero fighting kaiju, rather taking cues from period dramas with Japanese folklore creatures as a major focus. Despite the show's incorporation of some classical Japanese elements, such as the pre-Meiji period currency ryō, numerous episodes take place in modern settings, thus making its intended time period unclear. While Toho's previous shows for the corner were divided into 3- to 6-episode sagas, Kotaro Ushiwaka aired 156 original stories. The show was reaired on Family Gekijo in 2004, though its broadcast order was rearranged and 30 episodes were cut entirely.

Plot

When the evil fox yokai Coonjo set her loyal minions on the people of Japan, a mysterious being with the ability to harness sunlight appeared to stop them. The hero, a man named Kotaro Ushiwaka hailing from a region of the Sun itself, took up the role of a nomad, traveling the country in search of Coonjo's yokai recruits. Following her defeat at the hands of Ushiwaka, Coonjo rallied her surviving troops and summoned the yokai Aobozu to lead a counterattack against him. During his travels, Ushiwaka met a drunkard and strongman named Nyudo, who professed himself to be skilled in yokai hunting. Coonjo and her followers suddenly appeared to confront Nyudo, who was in fact deathly afraid of yokai, but was protected by Ushiwaka. Later, Coonjo abducted Nyudo and held him captive with the assistance of Aobozu and the last of her minions, but they were again foiled by Ushiwaka, sealing his allyship with Nyudo.

Her followers now wiped out, Coonjo turned to the various spirits, demons and other creatures of Japan as potential allies. Kotaro soon met another fox yokai, Uragira, whose greed brought him into conflict with the demon Onibaba. When Kotaro protected him, Uragira vowed to aid him in his campaign, secretly seizing the opportunity to travel in search of riches. Kotaro and Uragira travelled far and wide, gradually fending off each of Coonjo's subordinates and schemes with the help of Nyudo, while engaging in their own misadventures along the way. Eventually, Coonjo performed a ritual to infuse a plate of onigiri with the deceased spirits Shirei, tricking Uragira and Nyudo into eating them and turning them against their own companion. Luckily, Kotaro managed to exercise the Shirei from the pair before throwing one of the cursed onigiri into Coonjo's mouth. Now herself possessed, Coonjo wandered off in a daze, leaving the trio to reunite victorious.

Episodes

  1. "The Birth of Kotaro"
  2. "The Yokai Clan's Grudge"
  3. "The Jigokudani Trap"
  4. "Onibaba's Treasure"
  5. "Kotaro in Peril"
  6. "The Haunted Well"
  7. "Ikkakuki"
  8. "The Sorrowful Satori Yokai"
  9. "Cursed Demon Hannya"
  10. "The Tenjoname Yokai"
  11. "Evil Spirit Sogenbi"
  12. "Yokai Yamanosei"[note 2]
  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 Kanennushi"
  19. "The Yamanba Duel"[note 3]
  20. "Gyuki and the Cursed Vase"
  21. "Mujinadojin'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 Haunted Egg"[note 4]
  32. "Momonji"
  33. "Yokai Biron"[note 5]
  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. "Grave Yokai Uwan"
  43. "Strongman Yokai Raigo"[note 6]
  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. "Nakimushijiji"
  1. "Kanibozu"
  2. "The Banquet Yokai"
  3. "Yokai Hitobashira"
  4. "Forest Yokai Koppa"
  5. "The Poisonous Mushroom Ghost"
  6. "Ghost Nyudo"
  7. "Tree Spirit Todoro"
  8. "Yokai Taiyan"
  9. "Appearance of the Garbage Yokai"
  10. "Yokai Gashadokuro"
  11. "Uragira Taken Hostage"
  12. "The Yokai Who Does Not Match Its Appearance"
  13. "Yamazuri's Prey"
  14. "Yokai Hayatochiri"
  15. "Bloodsucking Demon Vampi"
  16. "Obsessive Yokai Haranari"
  17. "Judgement Yokai Hyakutataki"
  18. "Yokai Yarinbo"
  19. "Yokai Uminosei"
  20. "Yokai Hitotsumekozo"
  21. "Yokai Kamioni"
  22. "The Sakabashira Yokai"
  23. "Nurarihyon"
  24. "Bat Yokai Burusagari"
  25. "Evil Yokai Higuruma"
  26. "Yokai Amanjaku"
  27. "Nyudo Catches a Cold"
  28. "Uragira's Nightmare"
  29. "The Dancer Yokai"
  30. "The Darkness Yokai"
  31. "The Yokai Who Will Take Anything"
  32. "Butt Pinching"
  33. "The Telekinetic Snake Eyeball"
  34. "Yokai Hyakuganki"
  35. "The Yokai Who Wanted a Naginata"
  36. "Drunkard Yokai Haradashi"
  37. "Kyuketsukamazukai"
  38. "Yokai Morokubi"
  39. "The Intelligent Yokai"
  40. "The Poisonous Moth Yokai"
  41. "Yokai Fake Nyudo"
  42. "Looking for the Yokai's Weak Point"
  43. "Karakasakozo"
  44. "Fukikeshibaba"
  45. "Gangikozo"
  46. "Yokai Tejinakurabe"
  47. "The Magic Bicycle"
  48. "Aonyobo"
  49. "The Kamimai Yokai"
  50. "Onihitokuchi"
  51. "The Drunkard Yokai"
  52. "Kotaro Rides a Horse"
  1. "The Well Ghost"
  2. "Yokai Kirifuki"
  3. "The Jimoguri Yokai"
  4. "The Yokai Phantom Car"
  5. "Nyudo's Misfortune"
  6. "Nureonna"
  7. "Onikko's Strife"
  8. "Heed the Fog"
  9. "Ubume"
  10. "Stop the Curse"
  11. "Coonjo's Greatest Chance"
  12. "The Haunted Quern"
  13. "City Yokai Onibaba"
  14. "Beware Beautiful Flowers"
  15. "The Bell Sound Yokai"
  16. "The Tsuchigumo Yokai"
  17. "The Hide-and-Seek Yokai"
  18. "Nimenonna"
  19. "The Strong Yokai's Challenge"
  20. "Yamame"
  21. "The Brief Question Yokai"
  22. "The Dancing Shoes"
  23. "Kawanosei"
  24. "The Yokai Who Wanted a Kimono"
  25. "The Terrifying Ushirogami"
  26. "Beware the Bandit Yokai"
  27. "White Yokai Kimotori"
  28. "Uragira's Wish"
  29. "Futakuchionna"
  30. "Spark Raigoro"
  31. "The Bloodsucking Yokai"
  32. "The Proficient Yokai"
  33. "Falling Umbrellas"
  34. "Yokai Paigon"
  35. "Flute Playing Yokai Ukareonna"[note 7]
  36. "Seeing Things"
  37. "Yokai Heartbreak"
  38. "Yakubyogami"
  39. "The Sand Hole Yokai"
  40. "Uragira is Teased"
  41. "The Bloomed Flower Yokai"
  42. "Tengu's Magic Cloak"
  43. "The Magic Orb"
  44. "The Tricked Yokai"
  45. "Crab Yokai Taraba"
  46. "The Yokai Territory"
  47. "Being Kind to the Elderly"
  48. "Shiwanba"
  49. "Kanenosei"
  50. "The Old Temple Yokai"
  51. "Beach Yokai Nagisa"
  52. "Possessed by Shirei"
  1. "Onibaba's Treasure"
  2. "The Haunted Well"
  3. "Kotaro in Peril"
  4. "The Jigokudani Trap"
  5. "The Yokai Clan's Grudge"
  6. "The Doll Yokai"
  7. "The Birth of Kotaro"
  8. "Uragira's Misfortune"
  9. "Coonjo and a Handgun"
  10. "The Greedy Yokai"
  11. "The Tenjoname Yokai"
  12. "The Sorrowful Satori Yokai"
  13. "Cursed Demon Hannya"
  14. "The Wall-Passing Yokai"
  15. "The Demon Who Was Defeated by Chestnuts"
  16. "Cheating Each Other"
  17. "The Hilarious Manga"
  18. "The Perceptive Yokai"
  19. "The Demon Who Fell in Love With Nyudo"
  20. "Money Yokai Kanennushi"
  21. "The Powerful Unparraleled Kappa"
  22. "Gyuki and the Cursed Vase"
  23. "The Yamanba Duel"[note 3]
  24. "Mujinadojin's Poison Strategy"
  25. "Yokai Yamanosei"[note 2]
  26. "Evil Spirit Sogenbi"
  27. "Shokera's Venomous Claw"
  28. "The Yokai Who Emerged From a Vase"
  29. "The Fish Yokai"
  30. "Shirakubi"
  31. "The Ghost Sword"
  32. "Nopperabo"
  33. "Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi"
  34. "Greed in Moderation"
  35. "Nyudo's Brother"
  36. "Yokai Biron"[note 5]
  37. "The Deceptive Yokai"
  38. "Momonji"
  39. "Sodehikikozo"
  40. "Strongman Yokai Raigo"[note 6]
  41. "Hyosube"
  42. "The Paper Inugami"
  1. "The Haunted Egg"[note 4]
  2. "Yamahiko"
  3. "Grave Yokai Uwan"
  4. "Trampoline Yokai Hazumi"
  5. "Intense Training"
  6. "Imitation Yokai Hesomagari"
  7. "Kotaro's Critical Moment"
  8. "The Ghost Yokai"
  9. "Nakimushijiji"
  10. "Yokai Gashadokuro"
  11. "Uragira Taken Hostage"
  12. "Tree Spirit Todoro"
  13. "Yokai Taiyan"
  14. "Appearance of the Garbage Yokai"
  15. "Kanibozu"
  16. "Yokai Hitobashira"
  17. "The Banquet Yokai"
  18. "Yamazuri's Prey"
  19. "Judgement Yokai Hyakutataki"
  20. "Yokai Yarinbo"
  21. "Obsessive Yokai Haranari"
  22. "Ghost Nyudo"
  23. "The Poisonous Mushroom Ghost"
  24. "Forest Yokai Koppa"
  25. "The Yokai Who Does Not Match Its Appearance"
  26. "Yokai Hayatochiri"
  27. "Bloodsucking Demon Vampi"
  28. "Nurarihyon"
  29. "The Sakabashira Yokai"
  30. "Yokai Hitotsumekozo"
  31. "Yokai Kamioni"
  32. "Bat Yokai Burusagari"
  33. "Ikkakuki"
  34. "Evil Yokai Higuruma"
  35. "Possessed by Shirei"
  36. "Beach Yokai Nagisa"
  37. "The Dancer Yokai"
  38. "The Telekinetic Snake Eyeball"
  39. "Nyudo Catches a Cold"
  40. "Uragira's Nightmare"
  41. "Yokai Hyakuganki"
  42. "The Yokai Who Wanted a Naginata"
  1. "The Yokai Who Will Take Anything"
  2. "The Darkness Yokai"
  3. "Butt Pinching"
  4. "Yokai Amanjaku"
  5. "Being Kind to the Elderly"
  6. "Kanenosei"
  7. "Shiwanba"
  8. "Onihitokuchi"
  9. "Aonyobo"
  10. "The Drunkard Yokai"
  11. "The Kamimai Yokai"
  12. "The Well Ghost"
  13. "Karakasakozo"
  14. "Gangikozo"
  15. "Fukikeshibaba"
  16. "Looking for the Yokai's Weak Point"
  17. "The Magic Bicycle"
  18. "Kotaro Rides a Horse"
  19. "Yokai Tejinakurabe"
  20. "Yokai Uminosei"
  21. "Nyudo's Misfortune"
  22. "Onikko's Strife"
  23. "Nureonna"
  24. "Yokai Kifuki"
  25. "The Yokai Phantom Car"
  26. "The Jimoguri Yokai"
  27. "Yokai Fake Nyudo"
  28. "Yokai Morokubi"
  29. "The Poisonous Moth Yokai"
  30. "Kyuketsukamazukai"
  31. "Flute Playing Yokai Ukareonna"[note 7]
  32. "Drunkard Yokai Haradashi"
  33. "City Yokai Onibaba"
  34. "Stop the Curse"
  35. "Beware Beautiful Flowers"
  36. "Heed the Fog"
  37. "Ubume"
  38. "The Bell Sound Yokai"
  39. "The Tsuchigumo Yokai"
  40. "Coonjo's Greatest Chance"
  41. "The Haunted Quern"
  42. "The Old Temple Yokai"

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.

Appearances

Characters and yokai

Video releases

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: June 26, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 52. Includes 15 episodes.[note 13]

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: July 10, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 53. Includes 15 episodes.[note 14]

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: July 24, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 54. Includes 20 episodes.[note 15]

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: August 7, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 55. Includes 20 episodes.[note 16]

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: August 21, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 56. Includes 24 episodes.[note 17]

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: September 4, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 57. Includes 22 episodes.[note 18]

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: September 18, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 58. Includes 14 episodes.[note 19]

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: October 2, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 59. Includes 14 episodes.[note 20]

Kodansha DVD (2018)

  • Released: October 16, 2018
  • Region: 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Notes: Featured as part of Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's BOX volume 60. Only includes music videos for "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" and "Yokai Coming."

Toho DVD (2019) [Volume 1]

  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Special features: Two "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" openings, "Yokai Coming" opening
  • Notes: Includes episodes 1-39.

Toho DVD (2019) [Volume 2]

  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Special features: Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka Still Collection Part 1
  • Notes: Includes episodes 40-78.

Toho DVD (2019) [Volume 3]

  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Special features: Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka Still Collection Part 2
  • Notes: Includes episodes 79-117.

Toho DVD (2019) [Volume 4]

  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Special features: "Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka" music video, "Yokai Coming" music video
  • Notes: Includes episodes 118-156.

Videos

Show opening
Episodes 1-2
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 6
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 16
Episode 25
Episode 29
Episode 30
Episode 37
Episode 38
Episode 39
Episode 40
Episode 49
Episode 62
Episode 63
Episode 67
Episode 70
Episode 100
Episode 101
Episode 102
Episode 103
Episode 152
Episode 156

Trivia

  • Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka is the only one of Good Morning! Kid's Show's tokusatsu series to not reuse monsters from earlier productions; Redman''s monster roster consisted entirely of characters reused from Tsuburaya Productions' series, while Go! Godman and Go! Greenman featured numerous characters from Toho's kaiju films as well as the shows Chibikko Special and Assault! Human!!, respectively. However, many partial suits from various companies were reused to portray the show's yokai.
    • Monro's head from Kure Kure Takora, which is in extremely poor condition, was altered and reused for the Perceptive Yokai, Doll Yokai, and the haunted egg yokai in episode 31.
    • The head of the Sodehikikozo appears to be a heavily altered Garuma head from Warrior of Love Rainbowman.
    • Hyosube's head appears to be reused from one of Maoh's minions from Go! Greenman, though repainted green and with new facial features sculpted over top.
    • Kappalge's body from Go! Greenman is used for that of the Strongman Yokai Raigo and the Proficient Yokai.
    • 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.
    • The head of the Gashadokuro is a repainted Golden Bat head from a Golden Bat live show. Toho previously reused a suit from the show to portray Foxaus in Go! Greenman.[4]
    • 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.
    • The head piece of Gilagind from Spectreman is used for that of the Darkness Yokai.
    • The gloves and boots of the Drunkard Yokai from episode 103 appear to be reused from Rainbowman's Dash 2 form, though the former are repainted.[5]
    • Stegodzillas' body from Go! Greenman is used for the Strong Yokai in episode 123.
  • Ironically, Ryoichi Tanaka and Takashi Taguchi, who voice the show's protagonists Kotaro Ushiwaka and Uragira, previously portrayed Go! Greenman's primary antagonists, Maoh and Tonchiki, respectively.
  • 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).

Notes

  1. Some sources erroneously describe the pronunciation of 行け as Yuke (ゆけ).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Written as "Yamasei" on the title card.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Written as "Yamauba" on the title card.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Read aloud as "The Haunted Yokai Egg."
  5. 5.0 5.1 Read aloud without "Yokai."
  6. 6.0 6.1 Written as "Raigoro" on the title card.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Written as "Ukareme" on the title card.
  8. Minions of Coonjo, Aobozu, three-eyed yokai, Ikkakuki, Satori Yokai, Yamanosei, Shokera, Kappa, Mujinadojin, Nopperabo, Shirakubi, Momonji, Biron, Doll Yokai, demon who was defeated by chestnuts, Coonjo's cousin, deceptive yokai, Nakimushijiji, Kanibozu, Akakubi, Hyakuganki.
  9. Perceptive Yokai, Greedy Yokai, Wall-Passing Yokai, Hihihi, Fish Yokai, yokai who emerged from a vase, forest yokai, haunted egg yokai, Funbaba, Karakasakozo.
  10. Onibaba, Kanennushi, red demon, Hyosube, Uwan, Raigo, Deceptive Yokai, Yamahiko, Paper Inugami, Hesomagari, Hazumi, Hitobashira, Koppa, Poisonous Mushroom Ghost, Todoro, Garbage Yokai, Gashadokuro, yokai who took Uragira hostage, tug-of-war yokai, Hayatochiri, Vampi, Haranari, Hyakutataki, Gangikozo, Drunkard Yokai, Kirifuki.
  11. Yarinbo, Hitotsumekozo, Kamioni, Sakabashira Yokai, Nurarihyon, Burusagari, Higuruma, Uminosei, Butt Pinch Yokai, yokai who wanted a naginata, fog yokai, Tsuchigumo Yokai, Haunted Quern.
  12. Amanjaku, Darkness Yokai, Haradashi, Kyuketsukamazukai, Morokubi, Poisonous Moth Yokai, Fake Nyudo, invulnerable yokai, Tejinakurabe, Kamimai Yokai, Brief Question Yokai, elderly yokai, Kanenosei.
  13. Episodes 1-10, 15-16, 35-37.
  14. Episodes 11-14, 17-22, 26, 28, 38-40.
  15. Episodes 23-25, 27, 29-34, 41-47, 49-51.
  16. Episodes 48, 52-63, 70, 72-77.
  17. Episodes 71, 78-82, 84-87, 94-97, 100-103, 105, 125, 145, 151, 153, 155.
  18. Episodes 64-65, 88-90, 92-93, 106-108, 110-114, 117-119, 133, 138-139, 150.
  19. Episodes 98, 115-116, 120-121, 124, 126, 128, 136-137, 140, 148, 154.
  20. Episodes 66-69, 99, 104, 109, 141-142, 146-147, 149, 152, 156.

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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Good Morning! Kid's Show: Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (Part 2) (おはよう!こどもショー~行け!牛若小太郎~(その2))". Super Variety Laboratory. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 "Good Morning! Kid's Show: Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (おはよう!こどもショー~行け!牛若小太郎~)". Super Variety Laboratory. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. @akunotsubo (15 August 2017). "【行け!#牛若小太郎】妖怪ガシャドクロの巻[公式配信]ということで、ガシャドクロと黄金バット(アトラク用)比較〜やっぱり同一物かなぁ ちなみに手前に寝てる怪獣はグリーンマンのフォックザウス(に流用された奴)です https://youtu.be/0AyfxSY9k2g @YouTube". Twitter.
  5. @akunotsubo (16 August 2017). "酒飲み妖怪のブーツなんか火の化身ですからねw(色が違うけど手袋も同じような…ただ同じ東宝で妖怪に使えそうな前世魔人なんかは出てこないんですね当時は番組も多くアトラクショーも盛んだったのでおそらく撮影終了後の着ぐるみや衣裳をリサイクルでレンタルや転売する業者があったんじゃないかと". Twitter.

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