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The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:

A Report From the Movie Rollout Pre-Screening!

A movie rollout pre-screening was held Sunday July 2nd 2017,
at Tokyo Dome City Hall.



Kanata Hongo (the voice of Soji), Shiori Sato (the voice of Makoto),
Arata Furuta (the voice of Bonji), Shoko Nakagawa (the voice of Joy),
Koichi Yamadera (the voice of Marshadow), Rica Matsumoto (the voice of Satoshi)
and director Kunihiko Yuyama went onto the stage, all wearing yukata.
Director Yuyama gave the first greeting,
saying "This year, we have created a movie based around the theme of once again
re-depicting the bond created when Satoshi and Pikachu met.
Please enjoy this movie packed with 20 years worth of memories."



Next, Rica Matsumoto asked the audience "Have you been waiting for the Pokémon movie?",
and was met with cheerful voices screaming "Yes!"
And when she then yelling "I got a Pokémon!" in Satoshi's voice,
the venue grew even more excited.
"Nowadays, people have stopped telling me it (the Satoshi voice) "sounds like him",
and have instead started saying it "sounds really good"", she said,
as the audience laughed.



Kanata Hongo, the voice of Soji, was next:
"When I was little, I loved the Pokémon anime so much that on the days it aired,
I'd always go home to watch it and would never go outside to play,
so it made me really happy to be in this year's movie", he commented.



Shiori Sato, the voice of Makoto, told the audience "Everyone,
your eyes are sparkling and you all have cute smiles on your faces even though you've yet to watch the movie...
This makes me realize that Pokémon truly has been loved for these 20 years.
We will live up to your expectations! Please enjoy the movie",
her voice filled with energy.



Arata Furuta, the voice of Bonji, greeted the audience with "I really stick out like a sore thumb, don't I?
I'm sorry, I'm such an old man (laughs)", inviting their laughter.
Furuta mentioned he had done a radio show with Inuko Inuyama, the voice of Nyarth, 20 years ago.
"It's already been 20 years since I told her "Inuyama, your name means dog mountain, yet you're a cat?"", he said,
reflecting on that time 20 years in the past.



Shoko Nakagawa, the voice of Joy, cheerfully greeted the audience with a "Pokénchiwa!"
"Lots of people have been involved with Pokémon in more ways than you can count,
and they've made so many friends the world has become one with Pokémon,
and that fact that this summer, we are able to be witness to the birth of the ultimate masterpiece,
the fruit of all these people's 20 years of memories,
means we are experiencing first-hand the legacy..."
she says with passion in her voice,
going on and on until Yamadera, who's standing next to her, warns her that "You're just supposed to say a few words. I tell you this every year"...
She ends by loudly shouting "I'm so happy I encountered Pokémon!".



And from Koichi Yamadera, the voice of the mythical Pokémon "Marshadow", we get the following greeting:
"I can't watch this movie without tearing up. It's a wonderful movie truly befitting the 20th anniversary,
one that both people that have always supported Pokémon, people that used to watch Pokémon and people that are now watching Pokémon for the first time
will all truly enjoy and be touched by."
"The Marshadow I play doesn't talk very much,
but I give it a very intriguing voice, so please remember what it sounds like and try to imitate it.
And please send me videos and such where you try doing Marshadow's voice (laughs)", he commented.
And as Yamadera performed the Marshadow role live,
many voices imitating the Marshadow voice came from the audience.



After the greetings were over, there was a segment where everyone looked at 20 year old photos together with the guest voice actors.
Hongo was 6 years old back then. A picture of him wearing roller blades appeared on the screen.
He was wearing his cap backwards, so it seems he was aware of Satoshi.
When Hongo was asked was he'd tell this past self,
he replied "If I told him "You'll be able to go on an adventure with Satoshi in 20 years",
I'm sure he'd be really happy."
He then turned to the audience and told then "I'm sure Pokémon will go on forever,
so the day you guys will be able to go on an adventure with Satoshi might come as well.
I'll be really happy if you keep loving Pokémon forever."



Matsumoto singing "Mezase Pokémon Master"
at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair 20 years ago
was shown on the screen as well.



When Nakagawa was asked if she, 20 years ago, ever thought she'd be involved with Pokémon to the extent she is now,
she replied "I didn't even dream of it!
I realized that sometimes, dreams come true in ways that exceed your wildest delusions!"



Finally, 20 Pikachu appeared,
wearing sashes with the the 20 movies' titles written on them!
Happy shouting about how cute they were came from the audience.
And then, these Pikachu, the guest voice actors and the entire audience took a photo together,
all of them striking the "I Choose You!" pose!

This became a wonderful movie rollout pre-screening,
overflowing with all kinds of thoughts: Thoughts of 20 years ago, thoughts of 20 years, and thoughts of the present.

The movie finally premieres about 2 weeks from now, on Saturday July 15th!

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=2877