Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys

Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
Japanese theatrical release poster
Japanese name
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 裂空の訪問者 デオキシス
Literal meaningPocket Monsters Advance Generation the Movie: Deoxys the Sky-Splitting Visitor
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deokishisu
Directed byKunihiko Yuyama
Screenplay byHideki Sonoda
Based onPokémon
by Satoshi Tajiri
Junichi Masuda
Ken Sugimori
Produced by
  • Choji Yoshikawa
  • Takemoto Mori
  • Yukako Matsusako
Starringsee below
CinematographyTakaya Mizutani
Edited byToshio Henmi
Music byShinji Miyazaki
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • July 17, 2004 (2004-07-17) (Japan)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥4.38 billion

Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys is a 2004 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is the seventh film in the Pokémon series and the second film released under Pocket Monsters Advance Generation in Japan. The film stars the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Yuji Ueda, Kaori, Fushigi Yamada, Noriko Hidaka, Koichi Yamadera, Susumu Chiba, Kenji Nojima and Becky. The events of the film take place during the seventh season of the Pokémon anime.

The film was released on July 17, 2004, in Japan. The English adaptation was produced by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by Miramax Films and debuted on Kids' WB on January 22, 2005.

The ending theme for the Japanese version is "Lovely (Yumemiru Lovely Boy)" (L•O•V•E•L•Y~夢見るLOVELY BOY~, "Lovely: Dreaming Lovely Boy") by Tomoko Kawase under her alias Tommy February6 while the English version is titled "This Side of Paradise" by Bree Sharp.