Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai

"Somewhere between time & space... a legend is born."

2007 1h 35m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 327

FamilyAdventureAnimationFantasyActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, seemingly deadly Pokemon named Darkrai, which has the power to distort space and time.

“Somewhere between time & space... a legend is born.”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Takeshi (voice)
Megumi Toyoguchi
Hikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Ryuji Akiyama
Dai (voice)
Kiyotaka Furushima
Buizel (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl 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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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Somewhere between time & space... a legend is born.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Takaya Mizutani behind the camera. Shinji Miyazaki scores. Toshio Henmi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
3Part of the "Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Takaya Mizutani. 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.
6Editor Toshio Henmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rica Matsumoto and Ikue Otani and Yuji Ueda carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Somewhere between time & space... a legend is born.".
9IMDB entry: tt1226251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "nightmare", "pocket monsters", "contest", "misunderstanding".
11Released under 18 different titles around the world.