6 Things You Need to Know Before Watching 'Ultraman: Rising'

Ultraman holding a sleeping baby Kaiju by the full moon.

A legacy superhero who has thrilled fans for nearly six decades is returning with a whole new persona in Ultraman: Rising. 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 all-new film follows a successful baseball player, Ken Sato, who also lives the secret life of the giant superhero Ultraman.

As the all-new adventures of Ultraman and a raucous little kaiju get ready to land on the streamer this June, check out our quick guide on the trailer, release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about Ultraman: Rising. 5 Will 'Ultraman: Rising' Be in Theaters or Streaming? The animated film is a streamer original, co-produced by Netflix Animation, and will be exclusively available on Netflix, adding to the platform’s exhaustive list of content in the genre. Netflix is also home to some well-acclaimed animated films like Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood, and the latest, Thelma the Unicorn, currently streaming on Netflix.

In an interview with Netflix's Tudum, director Shannon Tindle explained the idea behind this new iteration of the celebrated superhero: Down Home and ER alum Gedde Watanabe voices the character of Professor Sato, Ken’s father, with Fumiyo Kohinata voicing the Japanese dub. The rest of the supporting voice cast features The Good Doctor alum Tamlyn Tomita and Ayumi Tsunematsu as Mina; Men in Black 3’s Keone Young and Fumihiko Tachiki as Dr. Onda; Julia Harriman and Akari Hayami as journalist Ami Wakita.

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