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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

20177.11h 38m

Overview

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 List of 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.

Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Written by Takeshi Shudo, Satoshi Tajiri, Shouji Yonemura
Produced by Atsushi Chiku, Chiharu Umino, Manami Tate
Box Office0Revenue: $37.6M

Top Cast

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojiro (voice)

Inuko Inuyama

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Dr. Okido / Narrator (voice)

Masami Toyoshima

Masami Toyoshima

Hanako (voice)

Shoko Nakagawa

Shoko Nakagawa

Joy (voice)

Kanata Hongo

Kanata Hongo

Souji (voice)

Shiori Sato

Shiori Sato

Makoto (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is a family, animation, adventure, fantasy film released in 2017 exploring themes of travel, based on video game, reboot, adventurer, anime, alternate universe. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, it stars Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Megumi Hayashibara. 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 List of 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.

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