Introduction:
“Ultraman: Rising” is an awaited animated film based on the popular Ultraman series of media franchises. This animated movie was produced by Richard E papers In 2007, and was directed by Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima The main character in this movie is Ken Sato who is basically voiced by Christopher Sean He is not willing to be an Ultraman, but at the same time, he is willing to become an Ultraman and transform into one to fight with a monster that is commonly known as kaiju. With its vibrant animation, engaging characters, and heartwarming themes, “Ultraman: With “Rising” there are hopes it’ll be one heck of a nice pill that will ease the burden of waiting for new material.
Release Date:
“Ultraman: Rising” will be premiered on June 14, 2024, on Netflix. The film will also be available in English with subtitles in many other languages so that any audience around the world can follow the story of this legendary superhero. Global audiences can enjoy the adventures of this iconic superhero.
Crew:
| Role | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| Director | Shannon Tindle |
| Producer | Tom Knott, Lisa M. Poole |
| Music Director | Scot Stafford |
| Story Writer | Shannon Tindle, Marc Haimes |
| Screenplay | Shannon Tindle, Marc Haimes |
| Editor | Bret Marnell |
Cast:
| Actor/Actress | Character Name |
|---|---|
| Christopher Sean | Ken Sato |
| Julia Harriman | Ami Wakita |
| Tamlyn Tomita | Emiko Sato |
| Keone Young | Dr. Onda |
| Gedde Watanabe | Ultradad |
| Frank Buckley | Announcer |
| Hiro Nakamura | Kenji |
| François Chau | Itow-san |
| Karen Maruyama | Oba-chan |
| Akari Hayami | Ami Wakita |
| Fumihiko Tachiki | Dr. Onda |
| Hiroko Sakurai | Ami |
| Rob Fukuzaki | Game Commentator |
| Mayumi Yoshida | TV Reporter |
| Artt Butler | Coach Shimura |
| Jonathan Ohye | Yakult Catcher |
Story:
Suddenly the film fasts back to young Ken and he sees his father Professor Sato (Gedde Watanabe) as the former Ultraman. After a terrible event, Ken is detached from his father and becomes a baseball player in the United States. And when a new antagonist appears, he goes to Japan to turn into a new Ultraman. Still, Ken learns to let himself enjoy his job and becomes the man chosen for the defence of the earth.
How he is helped by Mina (Tamlyn Tomita) a hidden AI companion while he goes through his new role. Finally, the work gets to an interesting turn when a character, Ken who is face to face with a baby kaiju finds himself in a dilemma of killing the young one or not. It takes him to this allowing his path for his development and to discover what the term ‘hero’ is all about.
Review:
“Ultraman: Rising” is a bright animated film, which will help to step into a new age firm and popularize it among young people. But one of the biggest Miniseries was produced and co directed by Shannon Tindle and the main character is a baseball playing guy named Ken Sato who transforms into an Ultraman. Wrestling for time between his love for sports and the task of having to fight off huge monsters, Ken now also has to take care of a cute little baby kaiju.
It can most pride itself on its beautiful visuals and some truly entertaining fight scenes, comparable with modern animated films. Thor, Chris Hemsworth is in strong voice-over, he gets humour and emotions right on the mark. At the same time, the plot is possibly recognizable starting from particular moments and the story does not appear to be very inspirational in terms of superheroes’ themes.
Overall, “Ultraman: ‘Rising’ easily qualifies as an action-comedy one which makes it a perfect for families and newcomers and, of course, nostalgic references to the earlier movies are present as well.
Positives:
- Engaging Characters: One of the film’s strong elements is an original set of characters with clear goals and inner conflicts which are the focus of the film.
- Heartwarming Themes: In ‘Ultraman: Rising’ we deal with such values as family, accountability, as well as a choice for growth, which gives the show’s story an emotional and familiar ring.
- Stunning Animation: The animation reputation is probably the greatest attribute of the movie; the use of colour generates a nice distinction and the animation is smooth while the kaiju execute an action.
Negatives:
- Predictable Plot: Of course, there are some individual scenes where the creators seem to try to adhere to the known laws of the formation of the superhero genre, but for the most part, the storyline will seem familiar.
- Pacing Issues: Ma ha un ritmo abbastanza stabile al suo interno, anche se a tratti un po’ forzato e a tratti un po’ stracolmo.
- Lack of Character Development: Altogether, despite the attractively developed main characters, some secondary characters might have been described with more detail.
Technical Aspects:
“Ultraman: Rising” has an objective hall of well-achieved technical results that include:
Seamless Integration of 2D and 3D Animation: It is a picture of animated characters originating from the 2D picture and 3D animation making it look rather unique and innovative.
Immersive Sound Design: As with the action and emotion scenes sound effects and score make the viewers fully immersed in the movie.
Fluid Action Sequences: You get the fight between Ultraman and Kaiju here and the show is full wonderful of action fun.
Performances:
The strongest side of the game, it seems, is voice acting and Ken Sato is voiced by Christopher Sean. The performance of the main male character can be observed as a progressive change of the titular character from an average man who is not willing to quarrel and fight with villains and save beautiful ladies into a rough guy who will do everything to protect those he knows. Coming into her own is Tamlyn Tomita who plays Mina with a fine touch, and Gedde Watanabe as Professor Sato gives a good account of himself as does Keone Young, the ambiguous Dr. Onda.
Moviepoptime Review:
At first, I did not like this movie. It was in my mind a classic war tale of a hero being wrongful to defeat a superior hero. Then came the baby kaiju was brought in and this movie showed what it was, a film about parenting and it is as beautiful as it got. The main character, Sato can easily be considered the most unlikable character I’ve ever come across in any movie, but he becomes endearing and likeable as the movie progresses.
The whole animation is simply outstanding – it looks like watching paintings in motion. It is excellent in most of the scenarios about the fighting scenes. It looks like mid at most of the time until some fights where they just play some guitar riffs. In sum, the movie was impressive and as much as I would like to suggest that the concept can be improved it is evident that this studio promises other works worth waiting for.
Conclusion:
“Ultraman: Rising is a really lovely new build on the Ultraman series full of great effects, cool characters, and great concepts of solidarity. If it is not liberating in the way of how superhero narratives can be written and seen, it is new in the presentation of a hero narrative. With its release on Netflix, “Ultraman: Rising” is set to familiarize generations with the character and give audiences of all ages the enjoyable experience they are looking for.
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