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Takeshi Shudô(1949-2010)

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Takeshi Shudô was born on 18 August 1949 in Fukuoka, Japan. He was a writer, known for Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998), Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999) and Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000). He died on 29 October 2010 in Nara-City, Nara-Pref, Japan.
BornAugust 18, 1949
DiedOctober 29, 2010(61)
BornAugust 18, 1949
DiedOctober 29, 2010(61)
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Known for

Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back
6.4
  • Writer(as Takeshi Shudo)
  • 1998
Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999)
Pokémon the Movie 2000
6.1
  • Writer(as Takeshi Shudo)
  • 1999
Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000)
Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown
5.9
  • Writer(as Takeshi Shudo)
  • 2000
GoShogun (1982)
GoShogun
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1982

Credits

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Writer

  • Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019)
    Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution
    5.7
    • original script by (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2019
  • Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
    Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
    6.3
    • Writer
    • earlier screenplay (as Takeshi Shudo, as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2017
  • Minky Momo: Please, Santa Claus? (2015)
    Minky Momo: Please, Santa Claus?
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: New Friend Kagira (2015)
    Minky Momo: New Friend Kagira
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: The Day the Magic Disappeared (2015)
    Minky Momo: The Day the Magic Disappeared
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: Flying Trapeze of Love (2015)
    Minky Momo: Flying Trapeze of Love
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: Android Love (2015)
    Minky Momo: Android Love
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: Double-O Many Crises (2015)
    Minky Momo: Double-O Many Crises
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: Love Attack in the Haunted Mansion (2015)
    Minky Momo: Love Attack in the Haunted Mansion
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: Music Festival in the Forest (2015)
    Minky Momo: Music Festival in the Forest
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: Good Luck Miracles (2015)
    Minky Momo: Good Luck Miracles
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: UFO Comes to Visit (2015)
    Minky Momo: UFO Comes to Visit
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: The Magician and the Eleven Boys (2015)
    Minky Momo: The Magician and the Eleven Boys
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: The Brat Prince's Great Strategy (2015)
    Minky Momo: The Brat Prince's Great Strategy
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015
  • Minky Momo: The Fairy Princess of Dreamland (2015)
    Minky Momo: The Fairy Princess of Dreamland
    7.3
    • Writer (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 2015

Additional Crew

  • Pokémon (1997)
    Pokémon
    7.6
    TV Series
    • supervisor
    • series supervisor (as Takeshi Shudo, as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 1997
  • Taotao ehonkan sekai doubutsu-banashi (1983)
    Taotao ehonkan sekai doubutsu-banashi
    7.5
    TV Series
    • script (as Takeshi Shudo)
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Takeshi Shudo
  • Born
    • August 18, 1949
    • Fukuoka, Japan
  • Died
    • October 29, 2010
    • Nara-City, Nara-Pref, Japan(subarachnoid hemorrhage)

Did you know

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    While working as head writer of Pokémon (1997), Shudo had envisioned an ending to the animated series where the Pokémon would rebel against their trainers, with Pikachu as the lead and Mewoth as the mouthpiece.

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