Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)

5.33
/ 10
15 User Ratings
1h 15m
Running Time

July 18, 1998
Release Date

Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)

5.33
/ 10
15 User Ratings
1h 15m
Running Time

July 18, 1998
Release Date

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TV Tokyo
OLM
Nintendo
Media Factory
East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc.
Shogakukan
Tomy
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Plot.

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

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Details.

Release Date
July 18, 1998

Original Name
劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 15m

Content Rating
G

Budget
$5,000,000

Box Office
$172,700,000

Genres

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This Movie Is About.

revenge
creator
researcher
research laboratory
anime
adult as a child
clone
cloning
based on video game
search for meaning
genetically modified organism
genetic experiment
adventure

Wiki.

Pokémon: The First Movie is a 1998 Japanese anime fantasy adventure film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. The first theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise, the plot takes place during the first season of Pokémon: Indigo League. The film was first released in Japan on July 18, 1998, to positive reviews, with praise directed at the film's emotional impact and exploration of ethical topics such as cloning, genetic modification, and existentialism.

The English-language adaptation was released in North America and other countries on November 10, 1999, by Warner Bros. Pictures. This version was received far less positively, with much criticism pointed at the poorly dubbed voice acting and its inclusion of an anti-violence message despite the series' overall concept. Further, retrospective criticism of the dub has been targeted against the removal of most of the ethical topics from the original Japanese version, such as part of Mewtwo's origin story. Despite divided reviews (including Japan and the United States), it was a box office success worldwide, topping the box office charts in its opening weekend and eventually grossing over $172 million at the worldwide box office. It also sold 10 million home video units in the United States, including 4.2 million VHS sales that earned $58.8 million in 2000.

On July 8, 1999, an extended version aired on Japanese television. In addition to an added prologue, the release included new animation and CGI graphics. The film primarily consists of two segments: Origin of Mewtwo, the ten-minute prologue added to the extended version; and Mewtwo Strikes Back, the main 75-minute film feature. Overseas, the prologue can only be seen as a bonus short in DVD versions of Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns. During the end credits of Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018), it was announced that a full CGI remake was set to release the following year. It was released as Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution in July 2019.

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