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Film 1998 96 min

Pokémon: The First Movie

“Who is the strongest Pokémon?”

TMDB Rating ★ 7.0
Votes 1,646
Director Kunihiko Yuyama
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Animation Family Adventure Fantasy Action
The Story

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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Cast & Characters

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)
Mayumi Izuka

Mayumi Izuka

Kasumi (voice)
Yuji Ueda

Yuji Ueda

Takeshi (voice)
Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Togepi (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojiro (voice)
Inuko Inuyama

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)
Ayako Shiraishi

Ayako Shiraishi

Johi (voice)
Chinami Nishimura

Chinami Nishimura

Junsar (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Sakaki (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Narrator (voice)
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