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Movie -- 2024 -- Netflix
Ultraman: Rising
Ken Sato is a baseball star in America who has to go home to Tokyo and be Ultraman, the giant his father used to be. A bird-kaiju named Gigantron attacks a stadium. An egg hatches. The baby thinks Ken is dad. Dr Onda's Kaiju Defence Force wants the infant. Loud, bright, long, with missing-mum talk and city-size fights.
Notes are based on public reviews and published descriptions. Timestamps are approximate. Not yet checked against Netflix AU.
Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
- Not suitable
- Parental guidance
- Ok
GentleGuide scale for sensitive kids. Not an ACCM or Classification Board rating.
About this title
- Classification
- PG
- Length
- 117 minutes
- Consumer advice
- Mild animated violence, themes, science fiction themes, and scary scenes
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Before you press play
Ken Sato is supposed to be pitching in America. Instead he is a silver giant over Tokyo, taking the Ultraman job from his injured dad, while a bird-kaiju named Gigantron comes down on a baseball stadium and an egg hatches in the wreckage. The baby imprints on him. He feeds her in a penthouse. Then the defence force that shoots missiles at monsters wants her too.
- A giant over a city
- A baby kaiju without her mum
- A missing parent
- Missiles on a creature
- Dad and son not talking
- A last explosion over the bay
What may feel big
Ken fights a kaiju named Neronga in the streets. Gigantron hits the stadium; the KDF fire missiles and she goes down on her egg. The baby hatches and cries for a parent. She escapes into Tokyo; Ken grabs her and hurts her shoulder. His dad, Hayao, heals her and names her Emi after Ken's missing mum, Emiko. The KDF attack a cabin and later Ken's house; Mina, the house AI, is destroyed. Gigantron comes back as a cyborg. Dr Onda, whose family died in an old kaiju fight, turns a craft into a mecha, then blows it up. Ken holds a barrier so the city is not hit.
4-6. Not a fit. Giants, missiles, a baby monster in pain, and a long runtime.
7-9. Seven is below this scale. Eight and nine need you, volume down, and skips for the stadium fight, the missiles, and the baby getting hurt. The cute feeding scenes do not cancel those.
10-12. Ten and eleven still need you nearby. They can enjoy a baseball-and-baby plot and still want the mecha skipped. Twelve is more often ok. Mum being gone can sit after, even with the late voicemail.
Triggers in this guide
Counts are how often that theme shows up in the notes -- not when it happens.
- Separation 1
- Scary Imagery 2
- Peril 3
- Relational Conflict 1
If you have not watched it yet
Should I sit with them?
We would not put this on for a child under 8 and leave the room. Plan to sit with them at least until 11. After that, many families can watch with a grown-up nearby rather than on the couch. The notes above say what happens. You know your child. This is not medical advice.