movie

2003 · Japan

Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 81 min
Age rating: PG
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Violence: Mild

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

Ash, May, Brock, and Max come upon the festival of the Wishing Star of Seven Nights. During their enjoyment, the legendary Pokemon--Jirachi, descends from the heavens and befriends Max. Jirachi, with the power to grant any wish, is sought after by many people wanting to claim its power. One man seeks to use its legendary power to revive an ancient Pokemon known as Groudon, unaware of the dangers hidden within Jirachi's powers

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The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Ikue Otani — Pikachu (voice)
Tomiko Suzuki — Jirachi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki — Kojiro / Flygon (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara — Musashi / Absol (voice)
Inuko Inuyama — Nyarth (voice)
Koichi Yamadera — Butler (voice)
Papaya Suzuki — Bogie (voice)
Riho Makise — Diane (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka — Narrator (voice)

Directed: Kunihiko Yuyama
Written: Hideki Sonoda

Production

Rating: 6.6 / 10 · 300 ratings
Studio: OLM, Pikachu Project, Shogakukan Production, The Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

2003 · You’re here
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
Where it starts.
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
2004
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
2006

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.