a timid researcher with no confidence in himself.



Kōji Ōkura as Kagachi, a man with a tendency to boast and who can't stop lying.



Masako Nozawa as Hisui, an eccentric old woman who is prejudiced against Pokémon.



Shoko Nakagawa (in her 12th consecutive guest star in Pokémon films) as Riku, Risa's younger brother who loves Pokémon.



Kouichi Yamadera (in his 21st consecutive guest star in Pokémon films) as Mayor Oliver, Largo's father.



The film's returning cast includes:

Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi

Ikue Ōtani as Satoshi's Pikachu

Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi

Shinichiro Miki as Kojiro

Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth

Unshō Ishizuka as Narrator

Kunihiko Yuyama, who has directed many of the earlier Pokémon films, including last year's Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! , is returning as animation supervisor. Eiji Umehara (Grimoire of Zero, Beelzebub scriptwriter) and Aya Takaha are writingthe script.

Wit Studio (Attack on Titan, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) is handling animation production along with the franchise's mainstay studio Oriental Light and Magic. Tetsuo Yajima, the assistant director of last year's Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, is returning to direct the film, and Shizue Kaneko (If Her Flag Breaks, Pan de Peace!) is designing the characters.

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (Gekijōban Pocket Monster: Kimi ni Kimeta!), the previous film in the franchise, had its world premiere at the Japan Expo 2017 event in Paris on July 6. The movie then opened in Japan on July 15 and earned 516 million yen (about US$4.61 million) in its first two days to rank at #1 at the box office.

Source: Comic Natalie