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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.
Jun 14, 2024 · Ultraman: Rising: Directed by Shannon Tindle, John Aoshima. With Christopher Sean, Rob Fukuzaki, Hiro Nakamura, Gedde Watanabe. Ken Sato is a superstar baseball player who returns to Japan to become the latest hero to carry the mantle of Ultraman.
- (4.6K)
- Animation, Action, Adventure
- Shannon Tindle, John Aoshima
- 2024-06-14
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Ultraman: Rising is an upcoming 3DCG-animated feature film that is slated to be released worldwide on Netflix on June 14, 2024. It is co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Industrial Light & Magic.
Baseball superstar Ken Sato returns to his home country of Japan to pick up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman, but quickly finds more than he bargained for when he’s forced to raise the offspring of his greatest foe, a newborn Kaiju. Struggling to balance the roles of teammate and new father, Ken must confront his own ego, his estran...
This movie was not originally intended to be an Ultraman film, but was instead inspired by the franchise and Director Shannon Tindle's experience as a parent. He conceived the idea for this movie before becoming a member of the production team for Craig McCracken's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends in 2001.The initial title of the movie was Made in Japan, and it tells the story of a superhero raising a monster baby. The appearance of the hero protagonist, Gamma Man, was initially more in line with the Super Sentai style, but was later changed to a character inspired by Ultraman. Tindle created concept art to pitch the project to a Cartoon Network. However, the project was ultimately not approved for production.
In the mid-to-late 2015, Tindle presented the concept of Made in Japan to Sony Pictures Animation, putting the film into the planning stage. Initially, the film's design and story remained consistent. The plot would have followed "a billionaire forced to grow up when he takes on the orphaned children of his former foe." In 2018, the project was canceled again.
When Tindle left Sony and approached Netflix with this idea, Netflix caught on to it and suggested that he turn it into an Ultraman movie. Tindle then pitched the idea to Tsuburaya Productions, and was allowed to use the IP. Tindle has worked on the movie since 2019, and was invited to a dinner party at TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019.
The film was first announced on May 14, 2021. A video message with the two directors talking about the film was shown during TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2021 SPECIAL PROGRAM on December 13.
As part of the 10 Days of Ultraman, a special panel for the film was held on the second day of Anime Expo 2022 on July 2. A new still from the movie was shown. Another visual was released by Netflix on July 5.
In 2023, Shannon Tindle did an AMA (ask me anything) about the film on July 10. A test screening was held at Harkins Theatres Chino Hills on July 22. On August 23, the final production shot for the film was approved.
Protagonist Supporting Characters
•Professor Sato •Emiko Sato •Mina •Ami Wakita
KDF
•Dr. Onda •Aoshima
Kaiju
•Gigantron •Emi •Neronga •Bemular
•Director: Shannon Tindle
•Co-Director: John Aoshima
•Written by: Shannon Tindle, Marc Haimes
•Produced by: Tom Knott, Siobhan Condon, Alun Cummins, Stefan Drury, Nathalie Le Berre, Vivienne Medrano, Kei Minamitani. Sean M. Murphy, Masahiro Onda, Lisa M. Poole, Suhit Saha, Takayuki Tsukagoshi
•Co-Producer: Lisa Poole
•Art Direction by: Sunmin Inn, Keiko Murayama, Marcos Mateu-Mestre
Ultraman: Rising – The Art and Making Of is the art book for the film, covering various aspects of the production process of this new movie. The book delves into the origins of the film's concept, provides in-depth introductions to character designs, world-building, and the emotional core of the story. Additionally, it includes comments and insight...
•The film was previously listed as Ultraman / Kaiju on Netflix's Media Center website.
•In addition to the many hidden easter eggs to the Ultraman series, references to other adjacent media can be spotted in the movie, including:
•In one scene, the titular stuffed rabbit from Tindle's miniseries Lost Ollie can be seen.
•An AbarenOh / Thundersaurus Megazord figure from Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger / Power Rangers Dino Thunder can be seen in the backdrop of Ken Sato's room.
•The wall of drawings in Ami's living room is a reference to that of the Kramer family's apartment in the film Kramer vs. Kramer, which director Shannon Tindle has mentioned was a huge inspiration for the film.
•The line "Ultraman: The Ultimate Babysitter" mentioned in the teaser by Ken Sato is believed to be a reference to the title of the 1993 American series Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero.
With Tokyo under siege from rising monster attacks, baseball star Ken Sato reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle of Ultraman. But the titanic superhero meets his match when he is forced...
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- Shannon Tindle, John Aoshima
- PG
- Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation, Anime
A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary hero. Watch trailers & learn more.
- 121 min
Jun 14, 2024 · Ultraman: Rising marks the 44th film in the ever-expanding Ultraman media franchise but is not connected to any of the shows or films in the franchise. A standalone story, the...
Add Earth’s biggest hero to your watchlist: https://netflix.com/ultramanrisingWith Tokyo under siege from rising monster attacks, baseball star Ken Sato relu...
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- Netflix
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