Setsubun Scary Story! Sparkling Beans

Ultraman Ace, episode 44

Airdate

February 2, 1973

Directed by

Masanori Kakehi

Written by

Fumio Ishimori

Special Effects Directed by

Kazuo Sagawa

Continuity
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Setsubun Scary Story! Sparkling Beans (節分怪談！光る豆, Setsubun Kaidan! Hikaru Mame) is the forty-fourth episode of Ultraman Ace. It's features a third short team-up between Ultraman Ace and Ultraseven.

Synopsis

On Setsubun day, Hokuto eats a red bean, and is infected by a strange disease that causes him to radically lose his muscle strength. This is all a clever plan that has been laid out by Terrible-Monster Onidevil. The diseased Ace is no match against the Onidevil, and after the losing, he heads to Nebula M78 for treatment.

Cast

Seiji Hokuto (北斗星司, Hokuto Seiji): Keiji Takamine (高峰圭二, Takamine Keiji)
Goro Ryu (竜五郎, Ryū Gorō): Tetsuro Sagawa (瑳川哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō)
Ichiro Yamanaka (山中一郎, Yamanaka Ichirō): Shunichi Okita (沖田駿一, Okita Shun'ichi)
Tsutomu Konno (今野勉, Kon'no Tsutomu): Masaaki Yamamoto (山本正明, Yamamoto Masaaki)
Noriko Mikawa (美川のり子, Mikawa Noriko): Keiko Nishi (西恵子, Nishi Keiko)
Kozo Yoshimura (吉村公三, Yoshimura Kōzō): Mitsuhiro Sano (佐野光洋, Sano Mitsuhiro)

Guest Actors

Ichiro (一郎, Ichirō): Masafumi Koike (小池正史, Koike Masafumi)
Keiaien Teacher (敬愛園の先生, Keiai-en no Sensei): Yoshiko Nakada (中田喜子, Nakata Yoshiko)
Physician (医師, Ishi): Zenji Yamada (山田禅二, Yamada Zenji)

Voice Actors

Ultraman Ace (ウルトラマンエース, Urutoraman Ēsu): Goro Naya (納谷悟朗, Naya Gorō)
Narrator (ナレーター, Nareta): Shin Kishida (岸田森, Kishida Shin)

Suit Actors

Ultraman Ace (ウルトラマンエース, Urutoraman Ēsu): Shoji Takeuchi (武内正治, Takeuchi Shōji)
Kaijus: Toru Kawai (河合徹, Kawai Tōru)

Appearances

Ultras

Kaiju

Onidevil

Home Media

Ultraman Ace Volume 11 features episodes 41-44.

Ultraman Ace Episodes
1. Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers \| 2. Surpass the Giant Terrible-Monster! \| 3. Go Up in Flames! Terrible-Monster Hell \| 4. A 300-Million-Year-Old Terrible-Monster Appears! \| 5. The Giant-Ant Terrible-Monster vs. the Ultra Brothers \| 6. Solve the Mystery of the Transforming Terrible-Monster! \| 7. Monster vs. Terrible-Monster vs. Alien \| 8. Life of the Sun Is the Life of Ace \| 9. 100,000 Terrible-Monsters! Surprise Attack Plan \| 10. Duel! Ultraman Ace vs. Hideki Go \| 11. Terrible-Monster Is Ten Women? \| 12. The Red Flower of a Vicious Cactus \| 13. Death Penalty! 5 Ultra Brothers \| 14. 5 Stars Scattered in the Galaxy \| 15. Summer Horror Series - Curse of the Black Crab \| 16. Summer Horror Series - Scary Story of the Cattle God-Man \| 17. Summer Horror Series - Scary Story: The Demon Woman of Hotarugahara \| 18. Give the Pigeon Back! \| 19. The Mystery of the Haunted Kappa Mansion \| 20. Stars of Youth Is the Stars of Two \| 21. I Saw a Vision of the Celestial Maiden! \| 22. Vengeance Demon Yapool \| 23. A Game Changer! Here Comes Zoffy \| 24. Behold! Midnight Transformation \| 25. Pyramid is a Terrible-Monster's Nest! \| 26. Total Defeat! The 5 Ultra Brothers \| 27. Miracle! Father of Ultra \| 28. Goodbye Yuko, Sister of the Moon \| 29. The 6th Ultra Brother \| 30. You Can See the Star of Ultra \| 31. From Ultraseven to Ultraman Ace \| 32. With Hopes in the Star of Ultra \| 33. Shoot That Airship! \| 34. A Terrible-Monster Dances on a Rainbow Over the Sea \| 35. A Gift from Zoffy \| 36. A Terrible-Monster Registering 10,000 Phons? \| 37. Star of Friendship Forever \| 38. Resurrection! Father of Ultra \| 39. Seven's Life! Ace's Life! \| 40. Return the Panda! \| 41. Winter Horror Series - Scary Story! Lion Drum \| 42. Winter Horror Series - Mystery! Monster Woo Rises Again \| 43. Winter Horror Series - Scary Story: Yeti's Cry! \| 44. Setsubun Scary Story! Sparkling Beans \| 45. A Desperate Situation! Save Ace! \| 46. Ride Over the Time Machine! \| 47. Salamander's Curse! \| 48. Revenge of Verokron \| 49. The Flying Jellyfish \| 50. Tokyo Great Panic! The Mad Traffic Signals \| 51. The Life-Sucking Sound \| 52. You Are the Ace of Tomorrow!