Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka

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

Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (行け！牛 (うし)若 (わか)小 (こ)太 (た)郎 (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

"The Birth of Kotaro" "The Yokai Family's Grudge" "The Trap of Hell Valley" "Onibaba's Treasure" "Kotaro in Peril" "The Ghost Well" "Ikkaku" "The Sorrowful Satori Yokai" "Cursed Demon Hannya" "The Tenjoname Yokai" "Evil Spirit Sogenbi" "The Yokai Mountain Spirit" "Shokera's Venomous Claw" "The Perceptive Yokai" "The Greedy Yokai" "The Wall-Passing Yokai" "The Powerful Unparraleled Kappa" "Money Yokai Lord Kanen" "The Yamauba Duel" "Gyuki and the Cursed Vase" "The Badger Roadman's Poison Strategy" "The Demon Who Fell in Love with Nyudo" "The Ghost Sword" "Superhuman Strength Yokai Hihihi" "Nopperabo" "The Fish Yokai" "Shirakubi" "The Yokai Who Emerged from a Vase" "Sodehikikozo" "Greed in Moderation" "The Unusually Large Egg" "Momonji" "Yokai Biron" "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" "Tomb Yokai Uwan" "Strongman Yokai Raigo" "The Deceptive Yokai" "Yamahiko" "The Paper Inugami" "Imitation Yokai Hesomagari" "The Ghost Yokai" "Trampoline Yokai Hazumi" "Intense Training" "Kotaro's Critical Moment" "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 Futakuchionna Spark Raigoro Bloodsucking Yokai Proficient Yokai Unnamed umbrella yokai Paigon Flute Playing Yokai Ukareme Unnamed yokai appearing in binoculars Unnamed blue demon Unnamed red 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

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  Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka VOL. 1 DVD

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  Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka VOL. 2 DVD

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  Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka VOL. 3 DVD

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  Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka VOL. 4 DVD

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.

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