Ultraman: Rising
is a 2024 animated superhero film based on Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman franchise. A Japanese-American co-production between Netflix Animation and Tsuburaya Productions, with animation by Industrial Light & Magic, it is the 44th film in the franchise. Directed by Shannon Tindle in his feature directorial debut, who co-wrote it with Marc Haimes, the film stars Christopher Sean as Ken Sato/Ultraman along with the voices of Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, and Julia Harriman.
Plot
Professional baseball player Kenji "Ken" Sato returns home to Japan, despite being on the verge of winning a championship in America. Reporter Ami Wakita attributes his sudden departure to rumors of unfinished family business, but in reality it is to fight kaiju as the giant superhero Ultraman, a mantle he reluctantly accepts from his father, Professor Sato. After a battle with the monster Neronga, Ken feels underappreciated after complaints from citizens, and vents that he never wanted to be Ultraman while reminiscing about his mother Emiko, who has recently gone missing.
More details
author | Marc Haimes Shannon Tindle |
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director | Shannon Tindle |
editor | Bret Marnell |
genre | action animation science fiction |
keywords | a.i. america artificial intelligence baby baseball baseball player estrange family business force heal injured japan kill one night reminisce struggle ultraman unfinished united states want win |
musicBy | Scot Stafford |
producer | Lisa M. Poole Tom Knott |
productionCompany | Industrial Light & Magic Netflix Animation Tsuburaya Productions |
publisher | Netflix |
theme | animated japanese kaiju science fiction action superhero |