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Ultraman S1E4 — 5 Seconds Before The Big Explosion!

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Ultraman•Season 1•Episode 4

5 Seconds Before The Big Explosion!

7.2/10 · 94 votesAug 7, 196625 min

Ranked #34 of 39 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

When a rocket with six nuclear bombs was sent into outer space for development of the planet Jupiter, the rocket malfunctions and lands into the sea, with only one of the bombs exploding, causing a disaster at sea. With four of the bombs recovered,

Directed byMasaji Nonagase

Written byMasaji Nonagase

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Season 1 Episodes39

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5 Seconds Before The Big Explosion!

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Cast11

Susumu Kurobe

Susumu Kurobe

Shin Hayata / Ultraman

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu

S

Sandayuu Dokumamushi

Daisuke Arashi

Hiroko Sakurai

Hiroko Sakurai

Akiko Fuji

Masaya Nihei

Masaya Nihei

Mitsuhiro Ide

Akihide Tsuzawa

Akihide Tsuzawa

Isamu Hoshino

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Iwamoto

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Narrator

H

Hikaru Urano

Narrator

Bin Furuya

Bin Furuya

Ultraman

M

Masao Nakasone

Ultraman (Grunts)

Crew12

M

Masaji Nonagase

Director

Tohl Narita

Tohl Narita

Visual Effects Art Director

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Special Effects

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Visual Effects

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Visual Effects Director

T

Toshiaki Ichikawa

Producer

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Masaji Nonagase

Writer

Kazuo Sagawa

Kazuo Sagawa

Special Effects

Kazuo Sagawa

Kazuo Sagawa

VFX Director of Photography

M

Masataka Yamamoto

Special Effects

M

Masataka Yamamoto

Special Effects Assistant

M

Masataka Yamamoto

Visual Effects

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Episode Summary

"5 Seconds Before The Big Explosion!" is episode 4 of Ultraman season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 94 votes, ranking #34 of 39 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Masaji Nonagase and written by Masaji Nonagase, it aired on August 7, 1966.

Next: E5 · Treasure of the Miloganda Best of Season 1