Ultraman: The Blue Stone of Baradhi

"The Blue Stone of Baradhi"
	Series Ultraman; Season 1, Episode 7
Air date	August 28th, 1966
Writers	Tetsuo Kinjô; Ryu Minamikawa
Director	Samaji Nonagase
Producers	Eiji Tsuburaya
Starring	Susumu Kurobe; Sandayû Dokumamushi; Masaya Nihei; Hiroko Sakurai; Akiji Kobayashi; Bin Furuya
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"The Blue Stone of Baradhi", also known as "Barâji no aoi ishi", is the seventh episode of the tokusatsu children's sci-fi/fantasy series Ultraman. It was directed by Samaji Nonagase with a script written by Tetsuo Kinjô and Ryu Minamikawa. The episode aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on August 28th, 1966.

Synopsis[]

A meteor lands in the desert somewhere in the Middle East. Shortly thereafter, strange phenomena begins to occur. Jim from the Science Special Search Party goes to investigate, but must call upon aid from the Japanese branch of the Science Patrol. The Science Patrol team flies out, leaving Akiko Fuji behind. Entering the region, they encounters a massive column of light emanating from the ground. Mitsuhiro Ide, determining that the light column is electromagnetic in nature, uses its gravity pull to sling-shot over top of it. The Jet VTOL crash lands however, and Ide suffers a head injury. Cap makes him stay behind to repair the radio, while the rest of the team investigates on foot.

As they travel through the desert, they use a Geiger counter to pick up energy readings. From the ship, Ide spots a giant insectoid creature emerging from the sand. This is Magnetic Monster Antlar. Ide escapes from the craft, but the Jet VTOL sinks into the sand. The other members of the Science Patrol engage Antlar and Cap tries using his spider shot laser. Antlar uses electromagnetism to pull it away, however.

Fleeing, they make it to the mysterious city of Baradhi. Jim tries to communicate with the locals, but cannot understand their language. The leader of the community, Chartham, comes to greet them. She is telepathic and can understand their language through ESP. She brings them to a temple where she presents a statue of their god, Noah. However, Noah appears to be an effigy of Ultraman. In the statue's hand lies a blue stone.

Antlar appears and destroys a temple. An old woman decides to rush the monster, but collapses before she can get to it. Shin Hayata carries her to safety, then activates the special capsule that transforms him into Ultraman. Ultraman fights with Antlar, but Antlar blows up clouds of dirt and dust to blind and disorient the hero. It then emits its electromagnetic beam, which locks Ultraman into place. Ultraman's energy counter quickly depletes and he is nearly powerless. Chartham retrieves the blue stone from the statue of Noah and gives it to Cap Muramatsu, who throws it at Antlar. The stone explodes and Antlar appears to be defeated, sinking back into the sand. Ultraman flies off to change back into Hayata. A new Jet VTOL arrives to pick them up.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Actor	Role
Susumu Kurobe	Shin Hayata
Sandayû Dokumamushi	Daisuke Arashi
Masaya Nihei	Mitsuhiro Ide
Hiroko Sakurai	Cap Toshio Muramatsu
Bin Furuya	Ultraman

Featured Monster[]

Actor	Role
Teruo Aragaki	Antlar

Guest Starring[]

Actor	Role
Edgar Kaiser	Jim
Keiko Yumi	Chartham

Co-Starring[]

Actor	Role
Yoshiko Maki	Baraj citizen
Hiroshi Akitsu	Baraj citizen

Notes & Trivia[]

The Japanese transliteration for this episode title is "バラージの青い石", which redirects to this page. "Barāji no Aoi Ishi" and "Barâji no aoi ishi" also redirect to this page.
Ultraman was created by Eiji Tsuburaya. It began as a live-action television series in 1966 by Tsuburaya Productions and aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from July 17th, 1966 to April 9th, 1967, spanning a total of thirty-nine episodes. The property has since spun-out into numerous follow-up programs, feature films, comic books and manga.
The running time on this episode is twenty-five minutes.
The subtitle to this episode is "Magnetic Monster Antlar"
This episode is included on the Ultraman, Volume 2 DVD collection, which was released in 1999, and again in 2009. It is also included in the Ultraman: Here He Comes from the Sky DVD collection, released by Chaiyo in the United States.
This episode has been made available on the Tubi streaming service and off the Shout Factory TV website.
This episode was spotlighted in the twenty-eighth installment of the documentary series New Ultraman Retsuden.
This is the first episode of the series where Ultraman does not emerge victorious against the monster threat.
This is the first episode of the series to feature a non-Asian actor. Actor Edgar Kaiser plays Jim, who is a member of the Paris branch of the Science Patrol and serves as a liaison to the Japanese branch in this episode.
Actor Teruo Aragaki, who is the suit performer for Antlar, is also known for portraying the giant turtle monster Gamera in the films Gamera vs. Barugon, Gamera vs. Gyaos, and Gamera vs. Viras.

Allusions[]

This episode proposes that the Biblical Noah, venerated in Judaic and Christian lore, is actually a being from the Land of Light, similar to that of Ultraman. This is the first time that reference is made to another Ultraman other than Shin Hayata.
Reference is made to Mount Ararat in this episode, which is located in Turkey, implying that the city of Baradhi is also located in Turkey. In Judeo-Christian lore, Mount Ararat is where Noah's Ark from the Genesis flood narrative came to rest.

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"The Blue Stone of Baradhi"
Series Ultraman Season 1, Episode 7

Air date	August 28th, 1966
Writers	Tetsuo Kinjô; Ryu Minamikawa
Director	Samaji Nonagase
Producers	Eiji Tsuburaya
Starring	Susumu Kurobe; Sandayû Dokumamushi; Masaya Nihei; Hiroko Sakurai; Akiji Kobayashi; Bin Furuya
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