Before there was 'Ultraman,' there was 'Ultra Q,' a must-see kaiju series from 1960s Japan.
Do you like monster movies? Massive, gargantuan creatures wreak havoc on metropolitan areas while the world’s greatest scientific, militaristic, and political minds come together to work out a solution to combat the creatures…can you get better than that? Back in the day, when effects were largely practical, actors donned rubber suits and stampeded across miniature cities built like dioramas.
Although the premise might sound like a mere rehash of something already done, Ultra Q manages to keep things continuously interesting through its wide-eyed fascination with the stories it tells. If there are plenty of giant monsters—and human relationships serving as side-plots—the series often strays from the strictly formulaic in favor of some diversity in storytelling.
On the technical side of things, the series is no slouch. Hajime Tsuburaya, who worked on Godzilla and its sequel Godzilla Raids Again!, handles the bulk of the directorial credits alongside Samaji Nonagase and a handful of other low-profile filmmakers of the era. Even though few of the directors from the show went on to direct very much after its end, they show enough skill here to make their apparent retirement a shame.
With only 28 short episodes, Ultra Q had a short run on television. Even if it spawned one of the most popular live-action Japanese television series of all time, it is often unjustly overshadowed by its numerous predecessors. Sure, the show was eventually revived twice in various formats 40-plus years later , but the utter charm of the original series is difficult to beat. Don’t get me wrong: when it comes to kaiju films, nothing can beat Ishiro Honda’s original film.
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