Pokemon: The First Movie
Brief Synopsis
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Ash Ketchum is on a mission to become the world's greatest Pokemon trainer. Although he's successfully captured many of the 151 types of electrically charged Pokemons, each possessing its own unique powers, his greatest challenge lies ahead of him. Can he and his friends Misty, Brock and Pikachu con
Cast & Crew
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Kunihiko Yuyama
Director
Jimmy Zoppi
Michael Haigney
Kayzie Rogers
Ken Gates
Lee Quick
Film Details
Also Known As
Mewtwo Strikes Back, Pokemon, Pokemon : Le Film, Pokemon The First Movie, Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Pokemon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Pokimon - La Pelmcula, Pokimon - O Filme, Pokémon: La película
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Cineric, Inc.; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; Lightbox; Olm Inc; Skylab; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); Sam Film; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy; Toho Company Ltd.; Videocine; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
Synopsis
Ash Ketchum is on a mission to become the world's greatest Pokemon trainer. Although he's successfully captured many of the 151 types of electrically charged Pokemons, each possessing its own unique powers, his greatest challenge lies ahead of him. Can he and his friends Misty, Brock and Pikachu conquer the all-powerful Mewtwo, a bio-engineered Pokemon who plans to rule the galaxy with his own strain of super-charged Pokemons?
Directors
Kunihiko Yuyama
Director
Michael Haigney
Director (English Language Version)
Masaya Fujimori
Director
Cast
Jimmy Zoppi
Michael Haigney
Kayzie Rogers
Ken Gates
Lee Quick
Lisa Ortiz
Amy Birnbaum
Megan Hollingshead
Eric Grossfeld
Tara Jayne
Ikue Ohtani
Veronica Taylor
Voice Of Ash Ketchum
Philip Bartlett
Voice Of Mewtwo
Rachael Lillis
Voice Of Jessie Of Team Rocket; Voice Of Misty Williams; Voice Of Others; Voice Of Togepei
Eric Stuart
Voice Of Brock Harrison; Voice Of James Morgan Of Team Rocket; Voice Of Others
Addie Blaustein
Voice Of Meowth Of Team Rocket
Crew
Christina Aguilera
Song Performer ("We'Re A Miracle")
John Angier
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Jason Bergenfeld
Adr Coordinator (4kids)
Kathy Borland
Associate Producer
Emma Bunton
Song Performer ("Free Up Your Mind")
Lorraine Campo
Mac Designer
Gary Chester
Recorder/Mixer 'Piakachu'S Vacation'
Yumi Chiba
Key Animator
Manny Corallo
Additional Music
Louis Cortelezzi
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Billy Crawford
Other
Kyongkang Doga
Animator
Yoji Egawa
Animator
Fujika Enomoto
Animator
Jay Film
Editor
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Song Performer ("Vacation")
Masaya Fujimori
Animator
Motofumi Fujiwara
Conceptual Character Artist
Koji Fukasawa
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Koji Fukasawa
Key Animator
Toshihide Fukuda
Production Executive
Masaru Fukumoto
Animation Director
Masaru Fukumoto
Key Animator
Naohisa Fukuoka
Animator
Asano Fumiaki
Animation Director
Hiromi Funatsu
Animator
Benoit Grey
Orchestration 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Benoit Grey
Other
Benoit Grey
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Norman J. Grossfeld
Producer
Norman J. Grossfeld
Screenplay (English Language Version)
Michael Haigney
Screenwriter
Michael Haigney
Other
Kazuo Harada
Animator
Kaori Harima
Other
Kahori Hashimura
Animator
Toshio Henmi
Editor
Masamitsu Hidaka
Assistant Director (Japan)
Neiko Hino
Key Animator
Shuji Hirano
Animator
Naoya Horikawa
Key Animator
Deniz Hughes
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Sayuri Ichiishi
Chief Animator
Go Ichiki
Key Animator
Tomoyuki Igarashi
Producer
Eriko Iida
Animator
Mami Imamura
Key Animator
Yasuyuki Inaba
Other
Satoru Iriyoshi
Key Animator
Junko Isaka
Key Animator
Kiyotaka Isako
Assistant Director (Japan)
Tsunekazu Ishihara
Production Supervisor
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Associate Producer (Japan)
Tsutomu Ishiki
Digital Animation
Yutaka Ito
Editor
Masaaki Iwane
Key Animator
Daisuke Jinbo
Sound Effects Supervisor
Larry Juris
Production Management
Toru Kadohura
Sound Mixing Advisor
Alfred R. Kahn
Executive Producer
Tetsuro Kaku
Key Animator
Greg Kalember
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Yasumasa Kamei
Animator
Shukichi Kanda
Animation Producer
Yoko Kasama
Animator
Tamura Katsuyki
Key Animator
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Key Animator
Takashi Kawaguchi
Executive Producer
Tsuneyoshi Kawai
Production Executive
Yasutashi Kawai
Other
Hidefumi Kawamura
Production Executive
Tetsu Kayama
Associate Producer (Japan)
Hiroko Kazui
Key Animator
Akio Kazumi
Digital Animation
Jun Kiguchi
Animator
Takaaki Kii
Associate Producer (Japan)
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animator
Satomi Kitahara
Key Animator
Kevin Kliesch
Orchestration 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Kevin Kliesch
Other
Kevin Kliesch
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Martin Kloiber
Music Mixer 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Kiyomi Kobara
Other
Masashi Kobayashi
Digital Animation
Toshio Kobayashi
Other
Doga Kobo
Key Animator
Tsukasa Koitabashi
Production Manager (Japan)
Megumi Kondao
Digital Animation
Nozumi Koro
Animator
Tetsuya Koshizaki
Key Animator
Yoichi Kotabe
Animation Supervisor
Emi Koyama
Animator
Masakazu Kubo
Executive Producer
Satoshi Kubo
Key Animator
Toshiharu Kumaoka
Key Animator
Kaori Kunii
Key Animator
Miki Kuribayashi
Animator
Shoichi Kurokawa
Animator
Kenneth Lampl
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
John Lissauer
Additional Music
John Lissauer
Other
John Loeffler
Other
John Loeffler
Music
John Loeffler
Music Producer (4kids)
Beirne Lowry
Main Title Animation 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Yukio Maekawa
Animator
Yukihiro Makino
Key Animator
Jim Malone
4kids Casting Coordinator
Hideaki Maniwa
Key Animator
Taiei Maruyama
Key Animator
Shoichi Masuo
Key Animator
Eleanor Matera
Music Production Coordinator 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Tokuhiro Matsubara
Animation Director
Takuya Matsumoto
Key Animator
Masafumi Mima
Sound Recording Director
Michiyoshi Minamisawa
Sound Recording Producer
Ayako Misono
Animator
Takashi Miura
Associate Producer (Japan)
Koichi Miyagawa
Production Executive
Tadaaki Miyata
Key Animator
Sanae Miyauchi
Other
Akira Mizubata
Digital Animation
Takuji Mogi
Animator
Christian Montalbano
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Etsuhito Mori
Key Animator
Mikio Mori
Dolby Digital Recording Artist
Takemoto Mori
Producer
Shigeki Morimoto
Conceptual Character Artist
Kazuaki Mouri
Key Animator
Yugi Mukoyama
Key Animator
Kazuya Murata
Assistant Director (Japan)
Masatoshi Muto
Other
Yoshitaka Nagamori
Key Animator
Midori Nagaoka
Key Animator
Minako Nagasawa
Animator
Masayuki Nakajima
Visual Effects Animator 'Piakachu'S Vacation'
Masayuki Nakajima
Special Effects Animator
Akiko Nakamura
Sound Recording Producer
Akiko Nakamura
Key Animator
Hajime Nakamura
Key Animator
Jyuji Nakamura
Sound Recording Mixer (Japan)
Mamiko Nakanishi
Key Animator
Masao Nakata
Key Animator
Yasuo Nakatsuka
Animator
Katsuichi Nakayama
Key Animator
Hiromi Niioka
Key Animator
Atsuko Nishida
Conceptual Character Artist
Miyuki Nishimura
Animator
Noburo Nishino
Other
Hironaka Nozaki
Key Animator
Kenji Okubo
Other
Toshiaki Okuno
Animation Producer
Miguel Oldenburg
Main Title Animation/Film Retouching 'Pokemon'S Vacation'
Nobuhiro Osugi
Key Animator
Noriyuki Ota
Special Effects Animator
Shoji Ota
Production Manager (Japan)
Mitsukuni Ozeki
Sound Recording Mixer
Dani Portillo
Main Title Animation 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Bobby Ramirez
Orchestration 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Marion Ravn
Song Performer
Eiko Saito
Key Animator
Noriaki Saito
Animator
Noriaki Saito
Assistant Director (Japan)
Toshio Sakai
Animator
Ken Sakamoto
Production Executive
Tetsuya Satake
Foley Artist
Kazumi Sato
Key Animator
Yuzo Sato
Key Animator
Ralph Schuckett
Orchestration 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Ralph Schuckett
Music
Julian Schwartz
Supervising Music Editor 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Masahiro Sekiguchi
Key Animator
Wayne Sharpe
Additional Music 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
Talley Sherwood
Other
Masao Shibata
Other
Nayoya Shigematsu
Digital Animation
Izumi Shimura
Animation Director
Hisao Shirai
Director Of Photography
Takeshi Shudo
Screenwriter
Susan Shufro
Music Editor 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'
John Siegler
Pokemon Theme
Tatsuya Soma
Animation Design Support (Japan)
Yurie Sudo
Animator
Ken Sugimori
Conceptual Character Artist
Masao Suwa
Key Animator
Satoshi Tajiri
Characters As Source Material
Eikichi Takahashi
Animation Director
Hideo Takahashi
Animator
Shinji Takano
Sound Recording Mixer
Masami Takebuchi
Key Animator
Yusaku Takeda
Key Animator
Tomoko Takei
Key Animator
Hisako Tanabe
Animator
Yasumi Tanaka
Animator
Gail Tilden
Other
Kantaro Tomiyama
Production Executive
John Touhey
Screenplay (English Language Version)
Hideo Tsuji
Digital Film Printing/Opticals
Kazuharu Tumafuji
Animator
Takako Uetake
Animator
Film Details
Also Known As
Mewtwo Strikes Back, Pokemon, Pokemon : Le Film, Pokemon The First Movie, Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Pokemon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Pokimon - La Pelmcula, Pokimon - O Filme, Pokémon: La película
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Cineric, Inc.; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; Lightbox; Olm Inc; Skylab; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); Sam Film; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy; Toho Company Ltd.; Videocine; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1999
Released in United States on Video March 21, 2000
Feature film based on the popular Nintendo video game "Pokemon."
Released theatrically in the United States with the animated short "Pikachu's Vacation" (Japan/USA/1998).
Released in United States on Video March 21, 2000
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1999
