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Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

2016 · 97 min

A bright, busy adventure with a gruff heart, mixing slapstick chases and big mechanical battles with a sincere message about trust and belonging.

Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres: Family, Adventure, Animation
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayuki Makiguchi

Tagline: The Soul-Heart calls…
Overview: Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s forced to drag Ash along as it continues its rescue mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt official has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. He plans to use its mysterious power to take control of this mechanical kingdom! Can Ash and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!

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Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres: Family, Adventure, Animation
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayuki Makiguchi

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 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
found family
betrayal
redemption
survival
Places: fantasy world
small town
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: family, adventure, animation, fantasy, science fiction
Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Written by: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayuki Makiguchi, Yuki Kaji, Mariya Ise, Megumi Satou, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki
Music: Shinji Miyazaki
Cinematography: Shinsuke Ikeda
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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