Kotaro Ushiwaka

Kotaro Ushiwaka™ Subtitle(s) Child of the Sun (太陽の子,   Taiyō no Ko) Allies Nyuudou, Uragira Enemies All Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka yokai Played by Ryoichi Tanaka (Voice) First appearance Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka Episode 1: Volume of Kotaro's Birth Latest appearance Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka Episode 156

“	I am Kotaro Ushiwaka, I come from the Land of the Light. (光の国からやってきた、牛若小太郎だ。)	„
	— Kotaro Ushiwaka introduces himself (Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka Episode 1: Volume of Kotaro's Birth)

Kotaro Ushiwaka (牛若小太郎,   Ushiwaka Kotarō) is a ninja kaijin created by Toho that first appeared in the 1974 Toho tokusatsu series, Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka.

Design

Kotaro Ushiwaka wears yellow ninja garbs which are red on the inside, red fingerless gloves, and a white mask over his mouth. He also has a red rope tied around his waist presumably functioning as a belt, and as a holster of sorts for his dagger which is tucked under it. He also wears a pair of blue tabi underneath sandal-like footwear similar to the traditional Japanese geta.

History

Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka

TBA

Abilities

Weapons

• Kotaro Ushiwaka uses a naginata, a long staff with a bladed tip, in combat.
• Kotaro Ushiwaka uses a large dagger-like weapon, similar to the tanto used by samurai in fuedal Japan.

Eight-Phase Slash

• Using an ability named Eight-Phase Slash (八相斬り,   Hassō Kiri), Kotaro Ushiwaka can create a multitude of duplicates of himself and command all of them to slash at an enemy. This is used exclusively as a finishing move.

Filmography

• Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (TV 1974-1975) [episodes 1-156]

Gallery

Main article: Kotaro Ushiwaka/Gallery.

Trivia

• Kotaro Ushiwaka was the last tokusatsu hero to appear on Nippon TV's Good Morning! Children's Show segment.

References

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