Japan Synopsis
ポケットモンスター ミュウツー! 我ハココニ在リ MEWTWO SAGA
“An all-new Johto movie adventure!”
The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns sits at position #120.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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★ 7.6 · Japan
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★ 8.2 · Japan
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★ 8.3 · Japan
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★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedYu-Gi-Oh! The Movie
★ 6.1 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Vendetta
★ 6.9 · Japan
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,714 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,775 of 2,532 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Anime World Osaka, OLM, Shogakukan Production, Snow Light Staff, Studio Jack |
| Runtime | 1h 3m |
| Release Date | August 17, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0304564 |