Pokémon Heroes (2003)


Pokémon Heroes
Release Date16 May 2003
TaglineThe most action-packed Pokémon movie ever!
GenreAnimation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Fantasy
CountryJapan
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeAnimated
Film ClassFantasy Adventure, Children's Fantasy, Anime
Niche GenreChildren's/Family
MoodFantastic Reality
ThemesTreasure Hunts, Heroic Mission
TonesFanciful, Humorous, Stylized, Bright
TagsAnimal Trainer, Criminal, Jewel Robbery, Race [competition], Trainer
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Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters the Movie: The Guardians of Altomare Gekijoban Poketto Monsuta Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Ratiasu to Ratiosu, lit. "The Guardian Gods of the Water City: Latias and Latios"), is the fifth movie in the Pokémon series, complimenting Pokémon: Master Quest (the last season of Pocket Monsters story arc in the Japanese version). The original Japanese version was released in theaters on July 13, 2002, and the English adaptation saw a limited theatrical release on May 16, 2003, before being released to video and DVD in January 2004.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Veronica Taylor
Ash Ketchum, Additional Voices

Rachael Lillis
Misty, Additional Voices , Jessie

Eric Stuart
Totodile, Brock, James, Additional Voices

Madeleine Blaustein
Meowth

Ikue Ootani
Pikachu

Lisa Ortiz
Oakley

Megan Hollingshead
Annie

Tara Jayne
Bianca

Kerry Williams
Additional Voices

Kayzie Rogers
Wobbuffet, Corsola

Ed Paul
Announcer, Additional Voices

Rodger Parsons
Narrator

Wayne Grayson
Lorenzo

Masashi Ebara
Latios

Satomi Koorogi
Togepi

Director

Jim Malone
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Kunihiko Yuyama
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Producer

Hideki Sonoda
writer

Kathryn A. Borland
producer

Norman J. Grossfeld
executive producer

Alfred Kahn
executive producer

Takashi Kawaguchi
executive producer

Masakazu Kubo
executive producer

Yukako Matsusako
producer

Takemoto Mori
producer

Choji Yoshikawa
producer

Original Music

Coba
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Shinji Miyazaki
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Art Director

Katsuyoshi Kanemura
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Youji Asada
assistant director

Kiyotaka Isako
assistant director

Hirohito Ochi
assistant director

Waruro Suzuki
assistant director

Art Department

Kazuaki Môri
storyboard artist

Hiroshi Nagahama
storyboard artist

Kunihiko Yuyama
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Dan Fulton
assistant sound editor

Visual Effects

Takaya Mizutani
2D director

Animation Department

Minoru Akiba
background artist

Yoshiharu Ashino
key animator

Masayoshi Banno
background artist

Yuri Chigira
key animator

Junpei Fukuchi
animator

Lee Seo Gu
background artist

Junko Hakamada
clean-up animator

Lee Eun Ha
background artist

Norio Hashimoto
key animator

Kenji Hattori
key animator

Jun'ichi Hayama
key animator

Takashi Honda
key animator

Naoko Horikawa
clean-up animator

Kang Mi Hyang
background artist

Sayuri Ichiishi
character designer

Takuya Iida
background artist

Kazumi Ikeda
animation director, key animator

Aki Imai
clean-up animator

Yasuyuki Inaba
background artist

Junya Inada
background artist

Akiko Inoue
clean-up animator

Yuko Inoue
key animator, animation director

Satoru Iriyoshi
key animator

Kayo Ishikawa
clean-up animator

Atsushi Itagaki
key animator

Masaaki Iwane
key animator

Daisuke Kamei
animator

Masaki Kamiguchi
key animator

Midori Kanazawa
clean-up animator

Shukachi Kanda
animation producer

Yoko Kasama
animator

Rie Katoh
clean-up animator

Rika Kingetsu
clean-up animator

Yukari Kobayashi
key animator

Toru Koga
background artist

Hiroshi Konno
key animator

Yôichi Kotabe
animation supervisor

Tadashi Kubo
key animator

Shirô Kudaka
key animator

Miki Kuribayashi
animator

Shôichi Masuo
key animator

Tokuhiro Matsubara
key animator, character designer, animation director

Tadaaki Miyata
key animator

Daisuke Miyazaki
animator

Sumika Momo
animator

Etsuhito Mori
key animator

Kazuaki Môri
key animator, animation director

Shinichi Murooka
animator

Kumi Nagai
animator

Hiromi Naganawa
key animator

Eriko Nakajima
clean-up animator

Kazuhisa Nakamura
key animator

Katsuichi Nakayama
key animator

Mitsuru Nasukawa
key animator

Hiromi Niioka
key animator

Takeshi Ninomiya
animator

Masumi Nishikawa
background artist

Chiho Nishioka
clean-up animator

Yohei Nishiwaki
clean-up animator

Asami Nomaguchi
clean-up animator

Takashi Nozawa
key animator

Noburo Numai
background artist

Hiroshi Ogawa
key animator

Mayumi Okada
background artist

Yuka Okamoto
background artist

Toshiaki Okuno
animation producer

Michiyo Otani
clean-up animator

Yasuhiro Saiki
key animator

Tetsuhito Saitô
key animator

Yuki Saito
animator

Yuzo Sato
key animator

Moon Seong
background artist

Yasuhiro Seo
key animator

Ayaka Shimizu
clean-up animator

Katsuyuki Shimizu
key animator

Toshiyuki Shimizu
background artist

Makiko Shinohara
key animator

Yasukazu Shôji
key animator

Kim Moon Sub
background artist

Tomonori Sudou
animator

Yuichi Suehiro
background artist

Park An Suk
background artist

Koichi Taguchi
key animator

Mizuho Tajima
animator

Eikichi Takahashi
animation director

Kazuhiro Takahashi
background artist

Tomoko Takahashi
clean-up animator

Yoshihiko Takakura
key animator

Yoshihiro Takeda
key animator

Hikaru Takigawa
clean-up animator

Akihiro Tamagawa
animation director, character designer

Yoshiaki Tsubata
key animator

Takashi Tsuge
animator

Hatsuki Tsuji
animation director, key animator

Yoshiko Tsujimura
animator

Mizue Ueda
clean-up animator

Mariko Ueno
key animator

Takako Uetake
animator

Takayuki Uragami
animator

Junko Watanabe
animator

Koji Watanabe
key animator

Haruka Yoshida
clean-up animator

Ikuo Yoshida
animator

Jun Yoshida
key animator

Toshiyuki Yoshimura
background artist

Shinobu Yoshioka
key animator

Kang Hee Yung
background artist

Editorial Department

Keith Croket
assistant editor

Erin Waters
post-production coordinator

Music Department

Michael Brady
music production assistant

Susan Shufro
music editor

Other Crew

Kenichi Chikanaga
design work

Masayuki Goto
design work

Shigeyuki Koresawa
design work

Jim Malone
adaptor: English

Kazuaki Môri
design work

Production Company

4 Kids Entertainment
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Distributor

Miramax Films

Jetix

Miramax Home Entertainment

RCV Home Entertainment