Japan Synopsis
劇場版ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ
“Somewhere Between Time & Space… A Legend Is Born.”
Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, seemingly deadly Pokemon named Darkrai, which has the power to distort space and time.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
5 sharedPokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
★ 6.8 · Japan
3 sharedPokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedPokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
★ 6.7 · Japan
3 sharedPokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
★ 7.0 · Japan
3 sharedFate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
★ 7.1 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Death Island
★ 7.6 · Japan
Other Titles From Pikachu Project
Family + Adventure in Japan
133 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Family and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai itself).
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai holds position #175 of 372 Japan films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai premiered alongside 112 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 1971st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
243 audience reviews — more than 88% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- contest · 2
- interdimensional beings · 2
- misunderstanding · 15
- nightmare · 9
- pocket monsters · 6
- anime · 711
- based on video game · 90
- battle · 34
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,309 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Family productions specifically: #123 of 229 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Pikachu Project, TV Tokyo, The Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, Media Factory |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | July 14, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1226251 |
| Official Site | www.pokemon.com |