Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution
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| Kanji | ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION | ||||
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| Written by | Takeshi Shudo | ||||
| Based on | Pokémon by Satoshi Tajiri | ||||
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| Starring | see below | ||||
| Edited by | Ayako Miura | ||||
| Music by | Shinji Miyazaki | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 98 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | ¥2.98 billion ($27 million) | ||||
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution is a 2019 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara. The film is the twenty-second installment in the Pokémon film series and a CGI remake of Pokémon: The First Movie (1998). The film was animated by OLM, Inc., OLM Digital, and Sprite Animation Studios. At the same time, the events of the CGI remake film take place during the first season of Pokémon: Indigo League.
It was released in Japan on July 12, 2019, and on Netflix worldwide on February 27, 2020.