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Ultraman: Rising
Kenji Sato (seen as Ultraman), attempts to stop the baby Kaiju who is seen blasting a laser beam as citizens of Tokyo run away from the Kaiju. The film's tagline on top reads "Big Hero. Bigger Responsibility."
Official release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiウルトラマン: ライジング
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnUrutoraman: Raijingu
Directed byShannon Tindle
  • John Aoshima
Written by
  • Shannon Tindle
  • Marc Haimes
Based onUltraman
by Tsuburaya Productions
Produced by
  • Tom Knott
  • Lisa M. Poole
Starring
CinematographyJohn Bermudes
Edited byBret Marnell
Music byScot Stafford
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12) (Annecy Festival)
  • June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) (Worldwide)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
LanguageEnglish

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 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, and John Aoshima, the film stars Christopher Sean as Ken Sato/Ultraman, alongside 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 film's animation, writing, and voice performances (particularly Sean's).

Premise

Kenji "Ken" Sato, a famous but egotistical baseball player living a secret life as the giant superhero Ultraman, is forced to balance his career and hero duties while reluctantly adopting a baby kaiju after defeating her mother.[2]

Voice cast

Characters English[3] Japanese[4]
Kenji "Ken" Sato / Ultraman Christopher Sean Yuki Yamada
Professor Sato / Ultradad Gedde Watanabe Fumiyo Kohinata
Mina / Emiko Sato Tamlyn Tomita Ayumi Tsunematsu
Dr. Onda Keone Young Fumihiko Tachiki
Ami Wakita Julia Harriman Akari Hayami
Ami's Mother Karen Muruyama Hiroko Sakurai
Captain Aoshima Lee Shorten Takaya Aoyagi
Coach Shimura Artt Butler Nan Dadian
Ito Francois Chau
Kubo Robert Yasumura
Chiho Mila O'Malley
Mrs. Onda Brittany Ishibashi
Akiko Veronica Lapke
Bunny (Ollie) Jonathan Groff

Frank Buckley, Artt Butler, Vic Chao, Francois Chau, Brittany Ishibashi, Paul Nakauchi, Bret Marnell, and Jon Ohye provide additional voices.

Production

The film, inspired by the character of the same name, originally began as an original idea developed by director Shannon Tindle.[5] He conceived it while working as a character designer on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends in the mid-to-late 2000s.[6] Tindle further developed the film, writing a script and creating art at Sony Pictures Animation from 2016 to 2018; at the time, the plot would have followed "a billionaire forced to grow up when he takes on the orphaned children of his former foe."[7][8] After leaving Sony, Tindle moved to Netflix Animation to produce the live-action/animation hybrid series Lost Ollie with fellow Sony Animation director Peter Ramsey, where he had the opportunity to repurpose the plot for his film to fit with the Ultraman IP.

The project was announced as a Netflix exclusive in May 2021, with Tindle to direct and co-write the film with Marc Haimes (Tindle and Haimes previously co-wrote Kubo and the Two Strings), Tom Knott to produce, Lisa Poole to co-produce, John Aoshima to co-direct, and Industrial Light & Magic to animate the film.[9] In July 2022, Netflix released an image teasing the film's animation style and Ultraman design.[10]

Release

In October 2023, Tindle shared via Twitter a first-look image of Ultraman and the film's official title, Ultraman: Rising, teasing an announcement for Geeked Week 2023.[11] In November 2023, the film's voice cast and first trailer were unveiled during Geeked Week 2023, targeting a 2024 release on Netflix.[2][3] Ultraman: Rising premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 12, 2024.[12] It was followed by its worldwide release on Netflix on June 14, 2024.[13]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 45 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.10/10. The website's consensus reads: "Ultraman: Rising adds an interesting wrinkle of childrearing to the franchise's high-octane formula, making for a colorful romp fit for the whole family."[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ Animation services.

References

  1. ^ O'Rourke, Ryan (May 16, 2024). "Ken Sato Becomes a Superpowered Kaiju Babysitter in New 'Ultraman: Rising' Trailer". Collider. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Massoto, Erick (November 9, 2023). "It's Kaiju Vs. Baseball Star in 'Ultraman Rising' Trailer". Collider. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Dominguez, Noah (November 9, 2023). "Ultraman: Rising Teaser Trailer Reveals the Superhero Movie's Voice Cast". SuperHeroHype. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "ULTRAMAN: RISING Coming Worldwide on June 14! New Key Art and Trailer Released! | Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd". Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd - ULTRAMAN Series. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Tindle, Shannon (May 13, 2021). "Thanks to the trust of @TsuburayaGlobal and Netflix, an idea inspired by Ultraman became an Ultraman film. The little boy who ran around crossing his arms and blasting his parents with the Specium Beam can't believe this is happening!". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Tindle, Shannon (May 13, 2021). "Mr. McCracken was one of the first to believe waaaaay back on Foster's:)". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Rianda, Michael (May 14, 2021). "I read the script and saw the art that @ShannonTindle_1 made years ago at Sony and IT IS A CLUB BANGER. The art+script are great and there's an incredible team assembled to pull it off! I seriously can't wait to watch it! GET HYPED!". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Richford, Rhonda (June 15, 2017). "Annecy: Sony Animation Boss Teases New Films, Talks Smurf Misstep: 'It Tanked'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Vary, Adam (May 13, 2021). "Netflix Developing 'Ultraman' Animated Feature With All-New Story (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Whitbrook, James (July 5, 2022). "Netflix's Ultraman Movie Looks Ultra-Stylish". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Valdez, Nick (October 18, 2023). "Ultraman Rising First Sneak Peek Released". Comicbook.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Desowitz, Bill (April 22, 2024). "Netflix Will Premiere 'Ultraman: Rising' at Annecy Animation Festival". IndieWire. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Mishra, Shrishty (February 29, 2024). "Ken Sato Adopts a Baby Kaiju in New 'Ultraman: Rising' Poster". Collider. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "Ultraman: Rising". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  15. ^ "Ultraman: Rising". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
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