Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom

"A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?"

2011 1h 37m JA

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★6.5TMDB · 208

AnimationFamilyAdventureDramaFantasy

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The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon Victini who wishes to share its powers of victory to someone. Elsewhere in the city, a descendant of the People of the Earth named Dred Grangil has arrived who seeks to revive the kingdom's power with the Sword of the Earth, bringing them back into power over the land, and Satoshi and his friends must stop him before he destroys the land along with Victini.

“A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?”

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Aoi Yuuki
Iris (voice)
Minami Tsuda
Kibago (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Dent (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro / Iwapalace (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Pokémon: Best Wishes! 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 Aoi Yuuki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1739212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "Pokémon: Best Wishes! 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 Aoi Yuuki carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?".
7IMDB entry: tt1739212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 15 different titles around the world.