# Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)

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**Original title**: *劇場版ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ*
**Runtime**: 103 min
**Genres**: Family, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Kunihiko Yuyama
**Written by**: Hideki Sonoda
**Starring**: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Yuji Ueda, KAORI, Fushigi Yamada, Megumi Hayashibara

> *A very familiar Aura Guardian...*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Even Pokémon movies know they’re not Shakespeare. A blinded Lucario must guide two warring factions toward peace before a massacre begins. The film settles for cuteness over stakes, which is fine if cuddles were the objective.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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