Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us | |||||
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Japanese release poster, designed and illustrated by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 劇場版ポケットモンスター みんなの物語 | ||||
| Literal meaning | Pocket Monsters the Movie: Everyone's Story | ||||
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| Directed by | Tetsuo Yajima | ||||
| Written by | Eiji Umehara Tetsuo Yajima | ||||
| Screenplay by | Eiji Umehara Aya Takaha | ||||
| Based on | Pokémon by Satoshi Tajiri | ||||
| Produced by | Satoshi Shimodaira Susumu Matsuyama Atsushi Chiku Shun Ohinata | ||||
| Starring | see below | ||||
| Cinematography | Ryo Kujirai Kenji Takahashi | ||||
| Edited by | Jin Nogawa | ||||
| Music by | Shinji Miyazaki | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 100 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | $23.7 million | ||||
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us is a 2018 Japanese anime adventure film based on Satoshi Tajiri's Pokémon media franchise, produced by OLM and Wit Studio and distributed by Toho. It is the twenty-first film in the Pokémon universe and the second film in the Alternate Timeline/Sun & Moon series. The film was directed by Tetsuo Yajima, written by Eiji Umehara and Aya Takaha, and stars the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Rina Kawaei, Mana Ashida, Koji Ohkura, Gaku Hamada, Masako Nozawa, Kōichi Yamadera, and Inori Minase. In the film, several humans and their partner Pokémon creatures work together to stop a forest fire and a poisonous spore that threatens Fula City and its nearby wildlife.
It was released in Japan on July 13, 2018. The Pokémon Company International and Fathom Events released the film on a limited theatrical run in select countries on November 24, 2018. It was followed by the sequels Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution and Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle.