Pokémon the Movie 2000

"One person can make all the difference."

1999 1h 24m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 973

AdventureFantasyAnimationScience FictionFamily

Synopsis

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When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world.

“One person can make all the difference.”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
Kasumi (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Togepy (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Kenji (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers: Takeshi Shudo, Satoshi Tajiri
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Pokémon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroshi Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rica Matsumoto and Ikue Otani and Mayumi Izuka carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Hisao SHIRAISHI behind the camera. Hiroshi Ito cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 4.5× over at the box office.
327 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
5Part of the "Pokémon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Hisao SHIRAISHI. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Hiroshi Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Rica Matsumoto and Ikue Otani and Mayumi Izuka carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "One person can make all the difference.".
10IMDB entry: tt0210234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "prophecy", "ocean", "legend", "villain".
12Released under 36 different titles around the world.