Pokémon 3: The Movie

Name: Pokémon 3: The Movie
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Action, Family
Released: 2000-07-08
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Yuji Ueda, Mayumi Izuka, Megumi Hayashibara

2000·Movie·G·73 min·★ 6.5(691)

Adventure Fantasy Animation Action Family More Japanese titles

“This spring the Unown spells adventure.”

When the sadness of her father's disappearance gets to Molly Hale, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mother, Ash — alongside Misty and Brock — invade the mansion looking for his mom and trying to stop the mysteries of Molly's Dream World and Entei!

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France	SFR Play	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Spain	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video
Brazil	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
Japan	U-NEXT	—

About Pokémon 3: The Movie

Pokémon 3: The Movie is a 2000 Japanese-language adventure, fantasy and animation film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. The cast is led by Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Yuji Ueda. It has a runtime of 1h 13m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hoopla.

Pokémon 3: The Movie was produced by Nintendo, OLM, and TV Tokyo and made in Japan. It was released on July 8, 2000, and carries a G certification. Made on a budget of about $16 million, it went on to gross $68 million worldwide.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers: Takeshi Shudo, Kunihiko Yuyama
Release date: July 8, 2000
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: G
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Budget: $16 million
Box office: $68 million
Production: Nintendo, OLM, TV Tokyo

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Pokémon 3: The Movie cast & crew

Pokémon 3: The Movie was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Takeshi Shudo and Kunihiko Yuyama.

The cast features Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice), Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice), Yuji Ueda as Takeshi / Yorunozuku / Sonans (voice), Mayumi Izuka as Kasumi (voice), Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice), and Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojiro / Hitodeman/ Lizardon/ Nyorozo / Zubat (voice).

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Hisao Shirai.

Is Pokémon 3: The Movie worth watching?

Pokémon 3: The Movie holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 691 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 1h 13m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy adventure, fantasy, and animation, Pokémon 3: The Movie is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Pokémon 3: The Movie

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