Pokémon The Movie 2000: The Power of One is a 1999 Japanese animated fantasy film and the second movie in the Pokémon anime franchise. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the film stars the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Unshō Ishizuka, Mayumi Iizuka, Satomi Kōrogi, Tomokazu Seki, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Kouichi Yamadera, Chikao Ōtsuka, Kotono Mitsuishi, Akiko Hiramatsu, Takeshi Kaga and Masatoshi Hamada. The Power of One has two parts: the feature presentation and a 20-minute preceding short. The events of the film take place during the second season of Pokèmon: Adventures in the Orange Islands, where Ash, Misty and Tracey enter Shamouti Island. While there, they discover the three legendary bird Pokémon, Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno. Meanwhile, a collector named Lawrence III attempts to steal the three Pokémon to awaken Lugia, which proves dangerous for the legendary Pokémon, Lugia, and Ash himself.
| Director | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Produced by | Choji Yoshikawa, Yukako Matsusako, Takemoto Mori |
| Screenplay by | Takeshi Shudo |
| Starring | See below |
| Music | Shinji Miyazaki |
| Cinematography | Hisao Shirai |
| Edited by | Toshio Henmi, Yutaka Ito |
| Production, company | OLM, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Released | July 17, 1999 (Japan) |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | US$ 30 million |
| Box office | $133.9 million |
About Pokémon The Movie 2000
Ash is chosen to play the hero role in in an ancient Shamouti Island celebration. Little does he know that the role involves a face-to-face meeting with the legendary birds, Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno. The film was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.
Achievement of Pokémon The Movie 2000
As of data collected in 2015 the film was the 88th highest-grossing film in Japan. Pop artist Namie Amuro performed the film's ending theme song "toi et moi."
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Latest information about Pokémon The Movie 2000 updated on July 30 2021.
