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Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

2005 · 103 min

A warm, adventurous fantasy that balances lighthearted Pokémon antics with surprisingly moving themes of trust and sacrifice.

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

Tagline: A very familiar Aura Guardian...
Overview: In the legendary past, before Poké Balls were invented, an aura-guiding hero Pokémon named Lucario sensed two groups of armies about to clash, and a threat of a massive war in front of Oldoran Castle in Kanto that would leave no survivors. He transferred this message to his master, the legendary hero Arlon, while he was being attacked by a violent group of Hellgar. During the battle, his sense of sight was lost and he was rendered unable to see. He used the detection of his Aura, and so with the offensive Wave Bomb, he eliminated them. Though by the threat, the queen of Rota, Lady Rin was resolute to die with her civilians, and so Arlon made a choice.

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

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: friendship
betrayal
grief
loyalty
redemption
Places: fantasy world
wilderness
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	4
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: family, adventure, animation, fantasy, action, 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
Cinematography: Takuya Mizutani
Runtime: 103 min
Country: Japan

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