Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

Some cloned Pokémon need a reason to exist, somehow forgetting the first rule of villainy is never to kidnap the help. Ash and crew get caught in Giovanni’s attempt to reclaim Mewtwo, only to learn the cyborg psychic prefers existential debates over smashing cities. A family film that forgets it’s animating kaiju soul-searching.

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Masamitsu Hidaka directed Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns in 2001. See Masamitsu Hidaka's full filmography, where to start with Masamitsu Hidaka, or where to go after you've seen everything by Masamitsu Hidaka.

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns was released in 2001 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 63 minutes.