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Pokémon: The First Movie
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Pokémon: The First Movie

1998-07-18 · 96 min · ★ 7.0

Animation · Family · Adventure · Fantasy · Action

Determined to prove its superiority, a bio-engineered Pokémon called Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokémon match like none before.

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Directors
Kunihiko Yuyama
Production companies
OLM, Shogakukan Production, TV Tokyo, Pikachu Project '98, Media Factory, Creatures, Nintendo, GAME FREAK, jeki, Shogakukan, Tomy
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 30,000,000
Revenue
USD 163,644,940

Top Cast

Rica MatsumotoRica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
Ikue OtaniIkue OtaniPikachu (voice)
Mayumi IzukaMayumi IzukaKasumi (voice)
Yuji UedaYuji UedaTakeshi (voice)
Satomi KorogiSatomi KorogiTogepi (voice)
Megumi HayashibaraMegumi HayashibaraMusashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro MikiShin-ichiro MikiKojiro (voice)
Inuko InuyamaInuko InuyamaNyarth (voice)
Ayako ShiraishiJohi (voice)
Chinami NishimuraChinami NishimuraJunsar (voice)
Hirotaka SuzuokiHirotaka SuzuokiSakaki (voice)
Unsho IshizukaUnsho IshizukaNarrator (voice)
Masachika IchimuraMasachika IchimuraMewtwo (voice)
Koichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaMew (voice)
Toru FuruyaToru FuruyaSorao (voice)
Aiko SatoAiko SatoSweet (voice)
Wataru TakagiWataru TakagiUmio (voice)
Raymond JohnsonPirate-Like Trainer (voice)
Sachiko KobayashiSachiko KobayashiVoyager (voice)
Yosuke AkimotoYosuke AkimotoDoctor (voice)

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