Pokemon Movie 03: Kesshoutou no Teiou Entei (Pokémon 3: The Movie)

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Synonyms: Pokémon: Spell Of The Unown, Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Lord of the UNKNOWN Tower ENTEI, Pokémon Movie 3

Japanese: ポケットモンスター結晶塔の帝王 ENTEI

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 8, 2000

Producers: Studio Jack

Licensors: 4Kids Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

Studios: OLM

Source: Game

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Demographic: Kids

Duration: 1 hr. 31 min.

Rating: PG - Children

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Score: 7.08¹ (scored by 111,943 users)

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Ranked: #3638²

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Popularity: #1274

Members: 173,233

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Mii Snowdon is left on her own after her father disappears while investigating the mysterious letter-shaped Pokémon called the Unown. The only clue to her father's disappearance is a box containing several tiles. While playing with these tiles, Mii makes a wish to see her father again, and this wish awakens the Unown—who summon the lion-like, legendary Pokémon Entei to act as her father.

Meanwhile, Satoshi heads to Greenfield with his faithful Pokémon companion, Pikachu, to meet with his friends, Kasumi and Takeshi. When they reach the area, they are shocked to find the place crystallized. They quickly learn that the Unown are responsible for this, and that they will need to be defeated in order to restore Greenfield to its former beauty.

The situation becomes personal when Satoshi's mother is kidnapped by Entei. To discover why his mother was taken away, Satoshi, along with his friends and Pokémon, must travel the crystallized landscape to confront Entei and the Unown.

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Adaptation:	Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Kesshoutou no Teiou Entei
Parent story:	Pokemon
Other:	Pokemon: Pichu to Pikachu

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Characters & Voice Actors

Satoshi

Main

Matsumoto, Rica
Japanese

Pikachu

Main

Ootani, Ikue
Japanese

Takeshi

Main

Ueda, Yuuji
Japanese

Kasumi

Main

Iizuka, Mayumi
Japanese

Entei

Main

Takenaka, Naoto
Japanese

Snowdon, Mii

Main

Yajima, Akiko
Japanese

Unown

Main

Takenaka, Naoto
Japanese

Kojirou

Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

Musashi

Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi
Japanese

Nyarth

Supporting

Inuyama, Inuko
Japanese

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Yoshikawa, Chouji

Producer

Yuyama, Kunihiko

Director, Storyboard

Mima, Masafumi

Sound Director

Asada, Yuuji

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Opening Theme

"OK! 2000" by Rika Matsumoto (歌松本梨香)

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Ending Theme

"Niji ga Umareta Hi (虹がうまれた日)" by Kumiko Mori (森公美子)

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Jul 30, 2011

erin-chan

Recommended

I watched this as a child around 5-8 years old- and i remember it clearly- i have it on VHS and let me tell you-it was the bomb! it rocked my 6 year old mind. This was my favorite of all the Pokemon movies out at the time.

It Had Great sound,great artwork, a heartwarming story and as a kid it was just awesome.
They did a lot of character Development on Entei, showing his depth and he wasn't just the bad guy-he was the misunderstood villain,so much that i didn't see him as the true villian-he was the good guy to me.Entei was My ...

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Jul 10, 2009

Tatjana

Recommended

Another Pokemon movie. Pokemon 3.

Even it has been a long time since I watched this one I still remember it.

Story: 7 . Many have given this movie a low rating. I am not sure why because I think has a very good story. There is some mystery and it is excting story too.

Art: 8 I think the art and sound is very good in this movie. What I can say about the art is that is a very beautiful art this time. Wonderful. Sound - as the other Pokemon movies.

The characters is this movie in Ash and co. but there is also a little ...

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Apr 10, 2015

Chaotic_beauty

Recommended

"Spell of the Unknown" stands as the odd one out among the dozen or so Pokemon films. While the first was driven by plot, second by action, the third film is driven by characters. Molly, an aquaintance of Ash has lost her father on one of his excavations trips related to Unown, a mysterious pokemon species. Finding herself all alone, she is given unfathomable power by the same Unown who pushed her father into oblivion. As the traumatized child reshapes the world in her image, Ash's mother is kidnapped by Entei, Molly's projection of a missing father. Thus Ash is forced to venture into the ... heart of her twisted fantasy and make everything right.

Why am I talking about the setup of a Pokemon movie? Because in this film, an intriguing premise is used to create a different experience. The most visible stand out in the film are the twisted worlds Molly created (and manipulates throughout the film). These locations keep the slow moving plot from getting stale. Spell of the Unknown keeps the plot really simple; the goal is to reach the heart of the twisted kingdom Molly is shaping and snap her out of madness. Throughout the film, she'll appear before Ash, Brock and Misty, testing their strength, as they and Delia slowly make the girl realize what she's doing is wrong.

In the movie we're given a very memorable fight between Charizard and Entei, a fight that ranks among the best in the film series. Knowing that settling cerebral problems with a neat fight isn't viable in any self respecting work, this film uses it merely as a catalyst for the character resolution, instead of a resolution itself.

The film isn't without its faults, though. One of the two major complaints I have is the mediocre soundtrack. While a valid critique, my the second complaint can't be helped - the middle of the film felt slow due to underwhelming battles. These moments really show how the budget for this film got cut. Beyond this, I've got minor nitpicks about about the dialogue at times (it helps a bit if you watch the film in Japanese with subtitles).

Pokémon 3: The Movie (or Emperor of The Crystal Tower: Entei if you prefer Japanese) is an interesting creation. It's a very subdued Pokemon film. At its core it's a fine children's character film (woe unto humanity if someone thinks I'm critiquing this with same expectations I have for Paradise Lost!). While it drags on for a few scenes, it's elevated by great visual design, locations and atmosphere. Character arc is resolved in a satisfying and not overtly cheesy way. Eventually there's a great Charizard VS Entei fight, too. What more could you want?

Standing out as a slower character work, I'd recommend this one to everyone interested in Pokemon films.
7.5/10

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