Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)
An all-new Johto movie adventure!
The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.
Director: Masamitsu Hidaka
Genre: Animation, Family, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Runtime: 63 min
Release Date: August 17, 2001
Cast
- Rica Matsumoto - Satoshi (voice)
- Ikue Otani - Pikachu (voice)
- Mayumi Izuka - Kasumi (voice)
- Satomi Korogi - Togepy (voice)
- Yuji Ueda - Takeshi (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara - Musashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki - Kojiro (voice)
- Inuko Inuyama - Nyarth (voice)
- Masachika Ichimura - Mewtwo (voice)
- Hirotaka Suzuoki - Sakaki (voice)
Screenplay
- Takeshi Shudo (Screenplay)
Music: Shinji Miyazaki
Editing: Toshio Henmi
Production: OLM, Shogakukan Production, TV Tokyo, jeki
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Themes
Anime Fantasy Worlds
Keywords
based on video game, anime, original video animation (ova), based on tv series
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns about?
- The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.
- Who directed Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns?
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns was directed by Masamitsu Hidaka.
- Who stars in Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns?
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns stars Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayumi Izuka, Satomi Korogi, Yuji Ueda, Megumi Hayashibara.
- How long is Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns?
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns has a runtime of 1h 3m (63 minutes).
- What genre is Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns?
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns is a Animation, Family, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy film.
- Where was Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns produced?
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns?
- The themes of Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns include: Anime Fantasy Worlds.