Ultraman: Rising is a 2024 animated superhero film about a baseball star who returns to Japan to carry the mantle of Ultraman.
Directed by Shannon Tindle (Kubo) and John Aoshima (Gravity Falls, Red Lands, DuckTales, Maya and the Three) from a screenplay written by Marc Haimes and Shannon Tindle. Produced by Tom Knott, Sean M. Murphy and Lisa M. Poole.
The movie features the voice talents of Christopher Sean, Tamlyn Tomita, Gedde Watanabe, Keone Young and Julia Harriman.
Plot:
Baseball superstar Ken Sato returns to his home country of Japan to pick up the mantle of the Earth-defending superhero Ultraman. He soon finds more than he bargained for when he’s forced to raise the offspring of his greatest foe. Ken must go on a heroic journey, balancing parenthood, his estranged father, and the relentless Kaiju Defense Force to rise beyond his ego and discover what it truly means to be Ultraman…
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Ultraman: Rising will stream on Netflix worldwide on June 14, 2024.
