
Ultraman: Rising(2024)
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.


“You too can become a hero!”
Musashi is a 10 year old boy with big dreams. He wants to grow up to be an astronaut so he can fly through the stars and meet his hero Ultraman. His mother worries that Musashi daydreams too much, but his police officer father thinks a little bit of daydreaming never hurts anyone.

Taiyo Sugiura
Musashi Haruno / Ultraman Cosmos
Kounosuke Tokai
Musashi Haruno (young)

Ikkei Watanabe
Commander Shigemura

Hidekazu Akai
Yujiro Haruno

Taro Kawano
Akatsuki
Shingo Kazami
Kido
Shûhei Mainoumi
Leiden
Chiyomi Matsumoto
Ichinose
Hiroshi Kamachi
Sakaguchi

Emiri Nakayama
Kyoko
Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact is a adventure, family, action, science fiction film released in 2001 exploring themes of kaiju, ultraman, ultraman cosmos. Directed by Toshihiro Iijima, it stars Taiyo Sugiura, Kounosuke Tokai, Ikkei Watanabe. Musashi is a 10 year old boy with big dreams. He wants to grow up to be an astronaut so he can fly through the stars and meet his hero Ultraman. His mother worries that Musashi daydreams too much, but his police officer father thinks a little bit of daydreaming never hurts anyone.
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