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Podcast: School of Movies
Episode: Ultraman Rising
Description: [School of Movies 2024]
You don't need to know a single thing about Ultraman to love this film.
We brought in Kaiju and Sentai expert Dan Hoeppner to educate us along with you, regarding the history and cultural background of this character, but the film itself, viewable on Netflix is an absolutely perfect starting point. It is a smashing standalone story about the son of Ultraman, who grew up to be not especially great in the role himself, and instead pursued his mother's passion, becoming a baseball player. He's selfish and arrogant, not a team player...