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Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

2006 · 105 min

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Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres: Family, Animation, Action
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Yuji Ueda

Tagline: It all started with a legend passed down from the people of the water
Overview: On their way through the Battle Frontier, Ash and friends meet up with a Pokémon Ranger who's mission is to deliever the egg of Manaphy to a temple on the ocean's floor. However, a greedy pirate wants the power of Manaphy to himself.

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Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres: Family, Animation, Action
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Yuji Ueda

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Tone: upliftingstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
friendship
survival
betrayal
power
Places: sea
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: family, animation, action, adventure, fantasy, science fiction
Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Written by: Hideki Sonoda
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Yuji Ueda, KAORI, Fushigi Yamada, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama
Music: Shinji Miyazaki
Cinematography: Takaya Mizutani
Runtime: 105 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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