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Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back

Original title: Gekijôban poketto monsutâ: Myûtsû no gyakushû
  • 1998
  • G
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
JapanesePokémonAnimal AdventureAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationPsychological DramaActionAdventureAnimationFamily

Scientists genetically create a new Pokémon, Mewtwo, but the results are horrific and disastrous.Scientists genetically create a new Pokémon, Mewtwo, but the results are horrific and disastrous.Scientists genetically create a new Pokémon, Mewtwo, but the results are horrific and disastrous.

  • Director
    • Kunihiko Yuyama
  • Writer
    • Takeshi Shudô
  • Stars
    • Veronica Taylor
    • Rachael Lillis
    • Eric Stuart
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    51K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kunihiko Yuyama
    • Writer
      • Takeshi Shudô
    • Stars
      • Veronica Taylor
      • Rachael Lillis
      • Eric Stuart
    • 296User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

    Videos1

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    Top Cast49

    Veronica Taylor
    Veronica Taylor
    • Ash Ketchum
    • (voice: English version)
    • …
    Rachael Lillis
    Rachael Lillis
    • Misty
    • (voice: English version)
    • …
    Eric Stuart
    Eric Stuart
    • Brock
    • (voice: English version)
    • …
    Rica Matsumoto
    Rica Matsumoto
    • Satoshi
    • (voice)
    Ikue Otani
    Ikue Otani
    • Pikachu
    • (voice)
    • (as Ikue Ôtani)
    Mayumi Iizuka
    Mayumi Iizuka
    • Kasumi
    • (voice)
    • (as Iizuka Mayumi)
    Yûji Ueda
    Yûji Ueda
    • Takeshi
    • (segment "Myûtsû no tanjô")
    • (voice)
    • …
    Satomi Kôrogi
    Satomi Kôrogi
    • Togepi
    • (segment "Myûtsû no tanjô")
    • (voice)
    • …
    Megumi Hayashibara
    Megumi Hayashibara
    • Musashi
    • (voice)
    • …
    Shin'ichirô Miki
    Shin'ichirô Miki
    • Kojirô
    • (voice)
    • …
    Inuko Inuyama
    Inuko Inuyama
    • Nyarth
    • (voice)
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Sakaki
    • (voice)
    Ayako Shiraishi
    • Joy
    • (voice)
    Chinami Nishimura
    • Junsar
    • (voice)
    Koichi Yamadera
    Koichi Yamadera
    • Mew
    • (voice)
    • (as Kôichi Yamadera)
    Yôsuke Akimoto
    • Doctor Fuji
    • (voice)
    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Sorao
    • (voice)
    Wataru Takagi
    Wataru Takagi
    • Umio
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Kunihiko Yuyama
    • Writer
      • Takeshi Shudô
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The Japanese version's Mewtwo is shown in a more favorable light, feeling that it has no place in the world and so wants to "earn" its place. The English dub opts to make Mewtwo an emotionless tyrant who wants to destroy the world, a decision that both fans and critics criticize. In hindsight, the producers felt they made the wrong decision.
    • Goofs
      When watching the Pokemon go through the cloning machine, Jessie and James call the silhouette of a Scyther an Alakazam.
    • Quotes
      • Mewtwo: The human sacrificed himself, to save the Pokemon. I pitted them against each other, but not until they set aside their differences did I see the true power they all share deep inside. I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.
      • [Japanese version]
      • Mewtwo: It's true... that you're a Pokémon who exists just like I do. It might be best if no one knew of this incident. It might be best to forget this.
    • Crazy credits
      After the credits, we see Mew fly away into the sky.
    • Alternate versions
      When shown theatrically and on the original DVD release, Mewtwo's voice while thinking was projected through the center dialogue channel, but when speaking to others psychically, it was projected at a larger volume through all the speakers to overwhelm the audience. The VHS, 2016 DVD rerelease and Blu-ray use a separate mix that does not have this effect on it.
    • Connections
      Featured in Pokémon: The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Mezase Pokemon Masutâ '98
      (Aim to Be a Pokemon Master '98)
      Lyrics by Akihito Toda
      Music by Hirokazu Tanaka
      Arranged by Cheru Watanabe
      Performed by Rica Matsumoto
      Courtesy of Nippon Columbia

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 12, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pokémon, la película: Mewtwo contraataca
    • Filming locations
      • Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan(OLM, Inc.)
    • Production companies
      • Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
      • Shogakukan Production
      • Tomy
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $85,744,662
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $31,036,678
      • Nov 14, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $163,644,940
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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