The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin

1999 0h 10m JA

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 27

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Synopsis

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The devious leader of Team Rocket Organization, Giovanni, has a fervent ambition to take control of the Pokémon world through both financial and military means. To achieve his military needs, he covets a Pokémon stronger and more adept than any other, a veritable living war weapon, so he enlists a scientist named Doctor Fuji to create this being from the DNA of the ancestor of all Pokémon and most powerful of Pokémon, Mew, which Fuji had found on a previous jungle expedition. Fuji accepts, for he is heavily into the prospect of cloning to create and restore life itself, because of his love for his deceased daughter, Amber.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Showtaro Morikubo
Young Mewtwo (voice)
Kyoko Hikami
Ai (voice)
Yosuke Akimoto
Dr. Fuji (voice) (uncredited)
Satomi Korogi
Zenigametwo (voice)
Etsuko Kozakura
Fushigidanetwo (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Hitokagetwo (voice)
Shinobu Adachi
Wife (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Researcher (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers: Takeshi Shudo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Showtaro Morikubo and Kyoko Hikami and Yosuke Akimoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6277156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Showtaro Morikubo and Kyoko Hikami and Yosuke Akimoto carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt6277156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.