Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

"An all-new Johto movie adventure!"

2001 1h 3m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 443

AnimationFamilyActionAdventureDramaFantasy

Synopsis

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The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.

“An all-new Johto movie adventure!”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
Kasumi (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Togepy (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Takeshi (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masamitsu Hidaka
Writers: Takeshi Shudo, Yuji Asada, Kiyotaka Itani
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masamitsu Hidaka, 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 Mayumi Izuka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An all-new Johto movie adventure!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0304564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

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

Trivia

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1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Masamitsu Hidaka, 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 Mayumi Izuka carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "An all-new Johto movie adventure!".
8IMDB entry: tt0304564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 17 different titles around the world.