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title: 'Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kunihiko Yuyama'
released: '2017-07-15'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pokemon-the-movie-i-choose-you-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6595896/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)

2017 · 96 min · Adventure, Family · Japan

Original title: 劇場版ポケットモンスター キミにきめた!
Part of: Pokémon

## Synopsis

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is a 2017 Japanese animated adventure film created by Satoshi Tajiri and produced by OLM. It is the twentieth film of the Pokémon anime series and the first film of the alternate timeline trilogy. Loosely adapted from the anime's first episode and much of the first season, it was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Shoji Yonemura. The film stars the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Unshō Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Kanata Hongō, Shiori Sato, and Ryōta Ōsaka. Set in an alternate timeline, the film follows the journey of Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum, his partner Pikachu, and his new friends, Verity and Sorrel, as they seek to meet the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh at the summit of Mount Tensei.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kunihiko Yuyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/kunihiko-yuyama)
- **Screenplay:** [Shōji Yonemura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoji-yonemura)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shinji Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinji-miyazaki)

## Cast

- [Ikue Ōtani](https://cinepixo.com/people/ikue-otani) as Pikachu
- [Shiori Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/shiori-sato)
- [Masami Toyoshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/masami-toyoshima) as Delia Ketchum
- [Kanata Hongō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kanata-hongo)
- [Unshō Ishizuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/unsho-ishizuka) as Professor Oak
- [Rika Matsumoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/rika-matsumoto) as Ash Ketchum
- [Shoko Nakagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoko-nakagawa)
- [Megumi Hayashibara](https://cinepixo.com/people/megumi-hayashibara) as Jessie
- [Arata Furuta](https://cinepixo.com/people/arata-furuta)
- [Ryōta Ōsaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryota-osaka)
- [Inuko Inuyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/inuko-inuyama) as Meowth
- [Kōichi Yamadera](https://cinepixo.com/people/koichi-yamadera)
- [Shin-ichiro Miki](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-ichiro-miki) as James

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/pokemon-the-movie-i-choose-you-2017
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