Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
Seen it?2007 | 95 min | Family, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With mixed reviews and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated G, but scary moments and peril.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, seemingly deadly Pokemon named Darkrai, which has the power to distort space and time.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$47 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 46K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
- Rica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
- Ikue OtaniPikachu (voice)
- Yuji UedaTakeshi (voice)
- Megumi ToyoguchiHikari (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraMusashi (voice)
- Ryuji AkiyamaDai (voice)
- Kiyotaka FurushimaBuizel (voice)
- Inuko InuyamaNyarth (voice)
- Koji IshizakaDarkrai (voice)
- Unsho IshizukaNarrator (voice)