The Ultraman: Rising CG film is less than a month away from its June 14 premiere, which is a good time for Netflix to drop an official trailer and a new visual that highlight Ultraman Ken Sato’s struggles with being an adoptive parent to a kaiju hatchling.
“Honestly, it’s not easy. They’re like little monsters sometimes,” Ken is told when seeking advice about juggling child-rearing with other responsibilities.
Ultraman: Rising is co-directed by Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima with a screenplay by Tindle and Marc Haimes. Special effects house Industrial Light & Magic, which previously tackled feature animation with 2011’s Rango, is animating the film.
The plot is described as:
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 reluctantly adopts a 35-foot-tall, fire-breathing baby kaiju. Sato must rise above his ego to balance work and parenthood while protecting the baby from forces bent on exploiting her for their own dark plans.
Cast (English)
• Christopher Sean as Ken Sato/Ultraman
• Gedde Watanabe as Professor Sato
• Tamlyn Tomita as Emiko Sato
• Keone Young as Dr. Onda
• Julia Harriman as Ami
Source: @NetflixAnime
