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Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram

2011 · 88 min

A bright, good-hearted adventure with colourful battles and a loyal creature at its centre, easy to enjoy and never too scary.

Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres: Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Aoi Yuki

Tagline: A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?
Overview: The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon Victini who wishes to share its powers of victory to someone. Elsewhere in the city, a descendant of the People of the Earth named Dred Grangil has arrived who seeks to revive the kingdom's power with the Sword of the Earth, bringing them back into power over the land, and Satoshi and his friends must stop him before he destroys the land along with Victini.

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Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres: Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Aoi Yuki

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
loyalty
power
betrayal
redemption
Places: fantasy world
big city
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	1
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Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, family, adventure, drama, fantasy
Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Written by: Hideki Sonoda
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Aoi Yuki, Minami Tsuda, Mamoru Miyano, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama
Music: Shinji Miyazaki
Cinematography: Shinsuke Ikeda
Runtime: 88 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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