Pokémon: The First Movie
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| Japanese | 劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 |
| Hepburn | Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā: Myūtsū no Gyakushū |
| Literally | Pocket Monsters the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back! |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Produced by | Choji Yoshikawa Tomoyuki Igarashi Takemoto Mori |
| Written by | Takeshi Shudō |
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Rica Matsumoto Ikue Ōtani Mayumi Iizuka Yūji Ueda Satomi Kōrogi Megumi Hayashibara Shin-ichiro Miki Inuko Inuyama Masachika Ichimura Kōichi Yamadera |
| Narrated by | Unshō Ishizuka |
| Music by | Shinji Miyazaki |
| Cinematography | Hisao Shirai |
| Edited by | Toshio Henmi Yutaka Itō |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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75 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥3 billion (US $30 million) |
| Box office | $163.6 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | November 10, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-99 | |||
| Genre | Pop, film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 64:47 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Garry Hughes, Kaj Robole, Kenneth M. Lewis, Jimmy Bralower, Ron Fair, Neil Jason, Rhett Lawrence, Guy Roche, Eric Foster White, Blessid Union of Souls, Josh Deutsch, Emosia, John Loeffler, 98 Degrees, Todd Chapman, Craig Kallman, Steven Nikolas, Peter Zizzo, Brendon Sibley, Brian Steckler, Harvey Mason Jr., Gary Carolla, Darren Higman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | May 9, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 46:12 | |||
| Label | Koch Records | |||
| Producer | John Loeffler | |||
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Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, commonly referred to as Pokémon: The First Movie, originally released as Pocket Monsters the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back! (劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā: Myūtsū no Gyakushū?), is a 1998 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the chief director of the Pokémon television series. It is the first theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise.
It was released in Japan on July 18, 1998. The English-language adaptation, produced by Nintendo and 4Kids Entertainment, was released in North America on November 10, 1999.
The film primarily consists of three segments: Pikachu's Vacation, a 21-minute feature focusing on the series mascot Pikachu; Origin of Mewtwo, a 10-minute featurette that functions as a prologue to the main feature; and Mewtwo Strikes Back, the main 75 minute film feature. The featurette was added on for later releases and eventually dubbed as a special feature in the U.S. release of the TV special (that was released as a direct-to-video follow-up film sequel in the U.S.A.) Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns as The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin.
Although Pokémon was extremely popular when the film was released, the English-language version received negative reviews from film critics. Despite the reviews, it was a box office success worldwide, topping the box office charts in its opening weekend, and eventually grossing US$163.6 million worldwide.
In an animated short called "Pikachu's Vacation", the Pokémon of Ash Ketchum, Misty, and Brock are sent to spend a day at a theme park built for Pokémon. Pikachu, Togepi, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle cross paths with a group of bullies consisting of a Raichu, Cubone, Marill, and a Snubbull. The two groups compete against each other in sports, but it leads to Ash’s Charizard getting its head stuck in a pipe. Pikachu, his friends, and the bullies work together and successfully free Charizard and rebuild the park, spending the rest of the day playing before parting ways when their trainers return.
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