Ultraman: Rising (2024)

Directed by

Shannon Tindle

Genre

fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, superhero film

Country

United States, Japan

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

PG

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 399 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A professional baseball player returns to Japan and must balance his celebrity life with his secret role as Ultraman. He ends up caring for a giant monster baby and learns what it means to be a hero.

family-friendlyheartwarmingaction-packedhumoroussentimentalvisually stylizeddynamic

What happens

Ultraman: Rising (Japanese: ウルトラマン: ライジング, Hepburn: Urutoraman: Raijingu) is a 2024 animated superhero film based on Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman franchise. A Japanese-American co-production between Netflix Animation Studios and Tsuburaya Productions, with animation by Industrial Light & Magic, it is the 33rd film in the franchise. Directed by Shannon Tindle in his feature directorial debut, who also co-wrote the script with Marc Haimes and co-directed by John Aoshima. The film stars Christopher Sean as Ken Sato/Ultraman along with the voices of Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, and Julia Harriman. Ultraman: Rising was released worldwide on Netflix on June 14, 2024. The film has received positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, writing, and voice performances, particularly Sean as Ken Sato. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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