POKÉMON THE MOVIE: I CHOOSE YOU!

(Gekijouban Poketto monsutâ: Kimi ni kimeta!)
A film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
2017 - 98 minutes - Color - Dolby Digital - 1.85

SYNOPSIS

Pokémon  the Movie: I Choose You! is an origin story highlighting Ash & Pikachu's first meeting and their adventures as they search  for  the legendary  Pokémon  Ho-Oh.  The iconic pair encounter familiar faces along the way, new characters including  Trainers  Verity  and  Sorrel, and   even   a   mysterious   new   Mythical   Pokémon,   Marshadow. Challenges and epic Pokémon battles  abound  in  this  unique  story about  the  beginning of one of the most beloved friendships in popular culture. Catching 'em all starts   with   one...   When   Ash   Ketchum oversleeps  on  his 10th birthday, he ends up with a stubborn Pikachu instead of the first partner  Pokémon  he  wanted!  But  after  a  rocky start,  Ash  and  Pikachu become close friends and true partners and when they catch a rare glimpse of the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh  in flight, they make plans to seek it out together, guided by the Rainbow Wing  it  leaves  behind.  Trainers  Verity  and  Sorrel  join Ash on his journey. Along  the  way,  Ash  catches  an  abandoned  Charmander, raises  a  Pokémon from Caterpie to Butterfree and then releases it to follow its heart,   and   meets   the   mysterious   Mythical   Pokémon Marshadow.   When   they   near   their   goal,   the   arrogant  Cross, Charmander's former Trainer stands  in   their   way!   Can   Ash   and Pikachu   defeat   this   powerful   Trainer   and   reach Ho-Oh as they promised, or will their journey end here?

MAIN CAST

Unshô Ishizuka
Rica Matsumoto
Sarah Natochenny
Megumi Hayashibara
Shin'ichirô Miki
Inuko Inuyama
Ikue Ôtani
Rikako Aikawa
Justin Anselmi
Rebecca Becker
Sam Black
Kate Bristol
Carter Cathcart
Chika Fujimura
Kiyotaka Furushima
Narrator / Professor Okido (voice)
Satoshi (voice)
Ash Ketchum / Delia Ketchum (...
Musashi (voice)
Kojiro (voice)
Nyarth (voice)
Pikachu (voice)
Caterpie (voice)
Additional Voices (voice)
Additional Voices (voice)
Metapod / Additional Voices (vo...
Pikachu (talking) / Young Sorre...
James / Meowth / Professor Oa...
Lapras (voice)
Lucario (voice)

ALSO KNOWN AS

Pokémon 20 (int)
Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! (jp)

RELEASE DATES

Japan Release Date: July 15, 2017
UK Release Date: November 05, 2017
US Release Date: November 05, 2017

PRODUCTION

Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
Pikachu Project
Shogakukan
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
TV Tokyo

DISTRIBUTORS

Fathom Events (USA)
Toho (Japan)
Pokémon USA (USA)
Viz Media (USA)