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Japanese | 劇場版ポケットモンスター 水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス |
Literally | Pocket Monsters the Movie: The Guardians of Altomare |
Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
Produced by | Yukako Matsusako Takemoto Mori Choji Yoshikawa |
Written by | Hideki Sonoda |
Starring |
Rica Matsumoto Mayumi Iizuka Yuji Ueda Megumi Hayashibara Shin-ichiro Miki Fumiko Orikasa Kōichi Yamadera Yuzo Gutch Uno Kanda Yumiko Shaku Masashi Ebara Ikue Ōtani |
Narrated by | Unshō Ishizuka |
Music by |
coba Shinji Miyazaki |
Cinematography | Hisao Shirai |
Edited by | Toshio Henmi |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time
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71 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $20.9 million |
Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias, commonly referred to as Pokémon Heroes, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters the Movie: The Guardians of Altomare (劇場版ポケットモンスター 水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Ratiasu to Ratiosu?, lit. "The Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios"), is a 2002 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is the fifth film in the Pokémon series, complementing Pokémon: Master Quest (the last season of Pocket Monsters story arc in the Japanese version). The film was released in Japan on July 13, 2002, and stars the regular television cast of Rica Matsumoto, Yuji Ueda, Mayumi Iizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki and Ikue Ōtani. The English adaptation was produced by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by Miramax Films (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), and saw a limited release in the United States on May 16, 2003, before being released to video and DVD in January 2004. The English version stars the regular television cast of Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rachael Lillis and Maddie Blaustein.
Although Cartoon Network has numerously aired the film, it also aired on Toon Disney (now known as Disney XD) on November 27, 2007 (because Miramax, which was still owned by Disney at the time, released this animated film), being the fourth Pokémon film to air on Toon Disney (the first three being Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker, Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys, and Pokémon 4Ever).