
Quick Facts
DirectorMasamitsu Hidaka
Runtime1h 3m · G
GenresAction · Adventure · Animation · Drama · Family · Fantasy
Release2001-08-17
Film
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns
2001· G· 1h 3m· Action· Adventure· Animation· Drama· Family· Fantasy
“An all-new Johto movie adventure!”
The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.
2001-08-17
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Key Crew
DirectorMasamitsu Hidaka
ScreenplayTakeshi Shudo
ProducerMakiko Iwata
Director of PhotographyTakaya Mizutani
Original Music ComposerShinji Miyazaki
EditorToshio Henmi
Full cast & crew (16 cast · 36 crew)
Details
Released2001-08-17
Runtime1h 3m · G
StatusReleased
StudiosOLM · Shogakukan Production · TV Tokyo
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating6.8/10 · 431 votes
Original languageja
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