Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

"The Soul-Heart calls…"

2016 1h 37m JA

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★6.7TMDB · 213

FamilyAdventureAnimationFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s forced to drag Ash along as it continues its rescue mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt official has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. He plans to use its mysterious power to take control of this mechanical kingdom! Can Ash and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!

“The Soul-Heart calls…”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Mayuki Makiguchi
Serena (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Citron / Puni-chan (voice)
Mariya Ise
Eureka (voice)
Megumi Satou
Dedenne (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers: Yo Miura, Atsuhiro Tomioka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Shinsuke Ikeda. 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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CAST

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Rica Matsumoto and Ikue Otani and Mayuki Makiguchi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Soul-Heart calls…".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5889204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Shinsuke Ikeda behind the camera. Shinji Miyazaki scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "Pokémon: XY Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Shinsuke Ikeda. 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.
5Rica Matsumoto and Ikue Otani and Mayuki Makiguchi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Soul-Heart calls…".
7IMDB entry: tt5889204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 17 different titles around the world.