Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (1993): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1993, Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero is an action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. The members of WINR (pronounced "Winner") respond when members of the alien Baltan race attack Earth, but the Baltans are only fended off when a gigantic alien, Ultraman Powered, joins with WINR member Kenichi Kai and gives him the power to metamorphose into Ultraman in times of danger. At the end of the first episode Ultraman declares that the Baltans were not completely defeated and that he will remain on Earth to continue the fight. WINR and Ultraman destroy numerous other monsters, but WINR learns that the Baltans were arranging all the battles to learn Ultraman's strengths and weaknesses

Who’s in it. Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero stars Kane Kosugi as Ken-ichi Kai / Ultraman, Harrison Page as Captain Russel Edlund, Robyn Bliley as Julie Young and Rob Roy Fitzgerald as Rick Sanders, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.