Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

2017 1h 38m JA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 695

FamilyAnimationAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

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Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander, have already been taken by Trainers who were on time. However, Oak reveals that he has one more Pokémon, an Electric-type named Pikachu. Despite its volatile and feisty personality, as well as its refusal to get inside a Poké Ball, Ash happily takes Pikachu for his journey.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Dr. Okido / Narrator (voice)
Masami Toyoshima
Hanako (voice)
Shoko Nakagawa
Joy (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers: Hiroaki Yoshikawa, Kotaro Tamura, Koji Fukasawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Pokémon (Alternate Continuity) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Aya Aoshima. 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 Megumi Hayashibara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6595896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "Pokémon (Alternate Continuity) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Aya Aoshima. 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 Megumi Hayashibara carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6595896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 37 different titles around the world.