Jirahs

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Jirahs
Ultra Series character
First appearance Ultraman (1966)
Created by
Designed by Tohl Narita
Portrayed by Haruo Nakajima [2]
In-universe information
Alias
  • Frilled Monster [3]
  • Ruffed Dinosaur [4]
  • Kira [5]
SpeciesPrehistoric monster [5]
OriginLake Kitayama [6]

Jirahs [4] [7] [8] (Japanese: ジラース, Hepburn: Jirāsu) is a fictional monster, or kaiju , that first appeared in episode 10 of Tsuburaya Productions' 1966 series Ultraman , where it fought the titular hero and was killed in a duel with him. [2] It has made a few limited appearances since its debut.

Contents

Overview

Name

Jirahs' name likely comes from Godzilla's Japanese name Gojira (ゴジラ). Jirahs is also known by the English names Jirass [3] [5] and Giras. [2]

Development

During the production of the first Ultraman series, Eiji Tsuburaya considered Ultraman to face off against an original monster for episode 10; however, due to the show's minimal budget, Tsuburaya and his company decided to create an entirely new monster instead. Jirahs' head was the reused Godzilla head from Invasion of Astro-Monster , [3] and Jirahs' body was a diversion of the Godzilla suit used in Mothra vs. Godzilla , [9] with Toho's approval. [3] [10] [11] The dorsal fins and parts of the suit were sprayed yellow, and a large yellow frill was added to disguise the connection of the head with the body. [12]

Appearances

Film

Television

Stage shows

Video games

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