Celebi: Voice of the Forest

Pokémon 4Ever
Japanese film poster
Japanese	劇場版ポケットモンスター セレビィ 時を越えた遭遇（であい）
Hepburn	Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Serebyi Toki o Koeta Deai
Literally	Pocket Monsters the Movie: Celebi A Timeless Encounter
Directed by	Kunihiko Yuyama
Produced by	Yukako Matsusako Takemoto Mori Choji Yoshikawa
Written by	Hideki Sonoda
Starring	Rika Matsumoto Ikue Ōtani Mayumi Iizuka Yūji Ueda Megumi Hayashibara Shin-ichiro Miki Anne Suzuki Shiro Sano Kazuko Sugiyama
Narrated by	Unshō Ishizuka
Music by	Shinji Miyazaki
Cinematography	Hisao Shirai
Edited by	Toshio Henmi
Production company	OLM, Inc.
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) (Japan)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$28 million

Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest, commonly referred to as Pokémon 4Ever, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters the Movie: Celebi A Timeless Encounter (劇場版ポケットモンスター セレビィ 時を越えた遭遇（であい）, Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Serebyi Toki o Koeta Deai^?, lit. "Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time"), is a 2001 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and based on the television series Pokémon. It is the fourth official Pokémon film and the last one to receive a theatrical release in North America. It was released in Japan on July 7, 2001. The film was directed in Japan by Kunihiko Yuyama, and written by Hideki Sonoda. It stars the regular television cast of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Mayumi Iizuka, Yūji Ueda, Megumi Hayashibara, and Shin-ichiro Miki.

The English adaption of the film, produced by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by Miramax Films (which was owned by The Walt Disney Company, being the first Pokémon film to be released by Miramax), was released on October 11, 2002 in the United States. It was directed by Jim Malone, and written by Norman J. Grossfeld. The English adaption stars the regular television cast of Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rachael Lillis, and Maddie Blaustein.