Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
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Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea[Note 1] is a 2006 Japanese animated fantasy film, the ninth in the Pokémon film series, and the fourth and last to be set in the Advanced Generation series. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Hideki Sonoda, the story follows the Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu (Ikue Ōtani), and his friends May, Max and Brock as they help a Pokémon Ranger named Jack Walker deliver the Mythical Pokémon Manaphy to an undersea palace called Samiya while evading mercenaries led by Phantom the Pirate.
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Kanji | 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 ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ | ||||
Literal meaning | Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy | ||||
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Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama | ||||
Screenplay by | Hideki Sonoda[1] | ||||
Based on | Pokémon by Satoshi Tajiri | ||||
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Starring | see below | ||||
Cinematography | Takaya Mizutani[1] | ||||
Edited by | Toshio Henmi[1] | ||||
Music by | Shinji Miyazaki[1] | ||||
Production companies | OLM, Inc. OLM Digital | ||||
Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 107 minutes[1] | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Box office | ¥3.4 billion[2] |
It was released on July 16, 2006 in Japan, to mixed reviews from critics and aired on Cartoon Network in North America on March 23, 2007. It is also the first Pokémon movie to be not be dubbed in English by 4Kids Entertainment, but instead by The Pokemon Company International. The events of the film take place during the ninth season of Pokémon.