Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice

2012 1h 12m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 195

FamilyAnimationActionAdventureFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Ash and his two friends Iris and Cilan help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem its his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Ash (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Aoi Yuuki
Iris (voice)
Minami Tsuda
Axew (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Cilan (voice)
Chika Fujimura
Nurse Joy (voice)
Kenta Miyake
Station attendant (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 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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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2549540 — 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

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 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.
7IMDB entry: tt2549540 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 17 different titles around the world.