Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure

1999 0h 23m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 48

AnimationComedyAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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One day, Pikachu and its friends are walking along when they suddenly fall through a Diglett hole and into Pokémon Valley, a secret location that no one knows about. Pikachu and its buddies tell the Pokémon that they could use some help looking for Togepi, who fell through the hole first. The group sets off and eventually finds Togepi in the Exeggcute nest—but one of the Exeggcute is missing. That leads the group on another hunt; this time, though, Pikachu and its friends come back to the nest empty-handed. That’s when a storm begins to brew, filling Pokémon valley with roaring thunder and gusts of wind that almost blow the friends—and the Exeggcute nest—away! Are the friends going to be able to keep the nest safe and reunite the Exeggcute?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Rikako Aikawa
Zenigame / Koduck (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Fushigidane (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)
Mika Kanai
Maril (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Paras (voice)
Etsuko Kozakura
Madatsubomi (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Togepy (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 23-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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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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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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Ikue Otani and Rikako Aikawa and Megumi Hayashibara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0210235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Hisao Shirai behind the camera. Toshio Henmi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Toshio Henmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ikue Otani and Rikako Aikawa and Megumi Hayashibara carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0210235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 12 different titles around the world.