Ultraman: Rising (2024)

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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.
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Overview
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.
Starring Cast
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The film subtly promotes progressive values by championing peaceful conflict resolution and empathy over militarized responses, framing personal growth and responsibility through nurturing and understanding.
The movie showcases cultural representation through its Japanese-American protagonist and authentic Tokyo setting, exploring themes of cultural identity, family dynamics, and unconventional caregiving. It features a diverse cast appropriate for its Japanese origins, and the narrative focuses on universal themes and cultural sensitivity without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
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Ultraman: Rising does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film focuses on family dynamics, parenting, and heroism through the story of Ken Sato and a baby kaiju, without addressing or depicting the LGBTQ community in its narrative.
Based on available information, Ultraman: Rising does not depict female characters engaging in direct physical combat with male opponents. Combat sequences primarily feature Ultraman fighting Kaiju and KDF forces, with female characters appearing in supportive roles rather than direct physical confrontations.
Based on available information, characters in Ultraman: Rising, such as Ken Sato and Emiko Sato, maintain their established canonical genders from the source material. There is no indication of any character being portrayed on screen with a different gender than their original, widely established version.
The film's main characters align with their Japanese or Japanese-American backgrounds. While Ami Wakita, a Japanese reporter, is played by a non-Japanese actress, the provided information does not establish her race in prior canon, thus not meeting the definition of a race swap.
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