Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram

"A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?"

2011 1h 28m JA

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★6.6TMDB · 188

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The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon Victini who wishes to share its powers of victory to someone. Elsewhere in the city, a descendant of the People of the Earth named Dred Grangil has arrived who seeks to revive the kingdom's power with the Sword of the Earth, bringing them back into power over the land, and Satoshi and his friends must stop him before he destroys the land along with Victini.

“A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Aoi Yuuki
Iris (voice)
Minami Tsuda
Kibago (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Dent (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro / Iwapalace (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers: Hideki Sonoda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Pokémon: Best Wishes! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Shinsuke Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shinji Miyazaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Rica Matsumoto and Ikue Otani and Aoi Yuuki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1961324 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Shinsuke Ikeda behind the camera. Shinji Miyazaki scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Pokémon: Best Wishes! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Shinsuke Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shinji Miyazaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Rica Matsumoto and Ikue Otani and Aoi Yuuki carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?".
8IMDB entry: tt1961324 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shinsuke Ikeda
Original score: Shinji Miyazaki
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $28,550,000
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram (2011)

Part of

Pokémon: Best Wishes! Collection

A collection of films in the Pokémon anime canon from Black & White to Adventures in Unova and Beyond.

Also by

Kunihiko Yuyama

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Production companies

Who made it

Media Factory
JP
OLM
JP
PI
Pikachu Project
JP
Production I.G
JP
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
JP
TV Tokyo
JP
XEBEC
JP
TakaraTomy
JP
jeki
JP
Shogakukan
JP
The Pokémon Company
JP

Key crew

Animation DirectorAkio Takami
Color DesignerMiyuki Sato
Key AnimationItaru Saito
Key AnimationYasunori Miyazawa
Key AnimationTomomi Nakamura
Key AnimationToshihisa Kaiya
Key AnimationAkihito Aoki
Key AnimationFumi Morita
Key AnimationKazuchika Kise
Key AnimationToshiharu Sugie
Key AnimationSadatoshi Matsuzaka
Key AnimationKyoko Kotani
Key AnimationAkihiro Gotou
Key AnimationAsuka Suzuki
Key AnimationEtsuhito Mori
Key AnimationKenichi Ohki
Key AnimationNorifumi Kiyozumi
Key AnimationKatsuya Yamamoto
Key AnimationKyoko Matsubara
Key AnimationGenichiro Kondo
Key AnimationYoh Yoshinari
Key AnimationYuzo Sato
Key AnimationYuta Kiso
PublicistYoshinobu Obida

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

battle
anime

Release history · US

When it landed

TV2011-12-10G· Cartoon Network

Also known as

International titles

Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Best Wishes - Victini to Shiroki Eiyuu ReshiramJP
Pokemon Movie 14: Black: Victini and ReshiramUS
Pokémon 14: O Filme Preto - Victini e ReshiramBR
精灵宝可梦：比克提尼与白英雄雷希拉姆CN
Pokémon 14 - Noir - Victini et ReshiramFR
Pokémon 14: Black - Victini och ReshiramSE
Pokémon: Black - Victini och ReshiramSE
Gekijouban Pokketo monsutâ Besuto wisshu - Bikutini to shiroku eiyuu ReshiramuBE
精灵宝可梦剧场版14 比克提尼与白英雄雷希拉姆CN
神奇寶貝劇場版：比克提尼與白英雄雷希拉姆TW
포켓몬스터 베스트위시 극장판: 비크티니와 백의 영웅 레시라무KR
宠物小精灵：比克提尼与白英雄雷希拉姆CN