Tsuburaya Productions is proud to announce that the animated feature Ultraman: Rising has won three awards at the 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the winners on March 2, 2026.

Presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards recognize excellence in children’s and family-oriented television programming as part of the prestigious Emmy Awards honoring achievements in the television industry. The feature-length CG animated film co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Netflix received honors in the following categories:

• Outstanding Animated Special
• Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
• Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation – Character Animation: Awarded to animator James Saunders

Since its June 2024 premiere on Netflix, Ultraman: Rising reached audiences worldwide, ranking No. 2 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 and appearing in the Top 10 across 69 countries during its debut week. Prior to its Emmy wins, the film also received critical recognition with four nominations, including Best Feature, at the 52nd Annual Annie Awards, along with two nominations at the 23rd Annual VES Awards.

About Ultraman: Rising

Ultraman: Rising is directed and written by Emmy winner Shannon Tindle, known for works such as Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), co-directed by John Aoshima and co-written by Marc Haimes. With CG animation created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), renowned for its contributions to well-known masterpieces such as Star Wars and Jurassic Park, they create a new story with the iconic and everlasting hero Ultraman, beloved globally for over half a century since his debut in 1966, with the theme of “parent” and “family”. The music of Grammy-winning superstar EDM producer Diplo, as well as Oliver Tree and Alicia Creti, further enhances Ultraman’s fights. The film features key casts including Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, and Julia Harriman.

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Baseball superstar Ken Sato has another identity － Ultraman, the Earth-defending superhero. To fulfill that duty, he returns to his home country of Japan to prepare for his match but finds his peaceful life disrupted by the sudden appearance of a powerful kaiju Gigantron.

Ken transforms into Ultraman to confront the kaiju’s increasingly intensified attacks but soon finds himself in an unthought situation of being forced to take care of a kaiju baby － the child of his nemesis. Now as the father of the kaiju baby, whom he names “Emi”, Ken needs to confront his relationship with his estranged father and discover what it truly means to be Ultraman. 

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Director: Shannon Tindle

Co-Director: John Aoshima

Written By: Shannon Tindle, Marc Haimes

Produced By: Tom Knott, Lisa M. Poole

Music: Diplo, Oliver Tree, Alicia Creti

Production: Tsuburaya Productions, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

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Main Casts: Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, Julia Harriman

Japanese Casts: Yuki Yamada, Fumiyo Kohinata, Akari Hayami, Fumihiko Tachiki, Ayumi Tsunematsu, Hiroko Sakurai, Takaya Aoyagi and others