Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, & Tamlyn Tomita Talk Ultraman: Rising By ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to Ultraman: Rising stars Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, and Tamlyn Tomita about their roles in the upcoming Netflix movie. The coming-of-age superhero film will be available to stream on Friday, June 14. “When baseball superstar Ken Sato returns home to Japan to pick up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman, he quickly finds more than he bargained for as he’s forced to raise the offspring of his greatest foe,” reads ’s official synopsis.
: I just think that growing up we strive for excellence so that our parents are proud of us. I think Ultraman, he does it on an ultra level. On a scale like no other, you know? All-star professional baseball player as well as a world-saving superhero.
He’s negligent at first, but as he grows as a person, he gets better at everything, just like any of us. So I think that is one of the most important aspects of taking on a role like this is, is to find that character arc and really get lost in that, and portray the black and white, the cockiness and the selfishness, and find that arc to where you become that selfless person who’s willing to sacrifice himself for everyone else. : Well, I think that one of his major themes is this shame issue.
I think any parent would probably have that, who’s never really felt like they’ve done a good job. I think that’s just the basic theme of what motivates h.
