Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

"It all started with a legend passed down from the people of the water"

2006 1h 45m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 230

FamilyAnimationActionAdventureFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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On their way through the Battle Frontier, Ash and friends meet up with a Pokémon Ranger who's mission is to deliever the egg of Manaphy to a temple on the ocean's floor. However, a greedy pirate wants the power of Manaphy to himself.

“It all started with a legend passed down from the people of the water”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Takeshi / Sonans (voice)
KAORI
Haruka (voice)
Fushigi Yamada
Masato (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Takaya Mizutani. 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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DIRECTOR

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Editor Toshio Henmi 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 Yuji Ueda carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "It all started with a legend passed down from the people of the water".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1000095 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Takaya Mizutani behind the camera. Shinji Miyazaki scores. Toshio Henmi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Part of the "Pokémon: Advanced Generation Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Takaya Mizutani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shinji Miyazaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Toshio Henmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rica Matsumoto and Ikue Otani and Yuji Ueda carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It all started with a legend passed down from the people of the water".
8IMDB entry: tt1000095 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 17 different titles around the world.