Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
劇場版ポケットモンスター ココ
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
劇場版ポケットモンスター ココ
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What this film brings
Content barometer
Violence
2/5
Moderate
Fear
2/5
A few scenes
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
0/5
None
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This Pokémon movie is a lively and warm family adventure set in a lush jungle, with an overall accessible tone that still includes stronger emotions about identity, separation, and parenthood. The sensitive material mainly comes from stylized danger, chase scenes, attacks on the forest, and a revelation about Koko's parents' death, presented without graphic detail but likely to upset younger viewers. The intensity stays moderate overall because the action is highly cartoonized and the film remains reassuring, although the final stretch becomes more suspenseful with a threatening villain and characters briefly placed in real danger. For most children, parental guidance is mainly helpful if they are sensitive to abandonment themes, parent child conflict, or scenes where nature is under attack. I would recommend it from about age 7 for comfortable emotional viewing, with an adult nearby for younger children to explain Koko's backstory and offer reassurance during the tense scenes.
Synopsis
In the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves. Ash Ketchum and Pikachu meet Koko and help him protect the Great Tree from the crooked scientist Dr. Zed.
Difficult scenes
Early in the story, Koko's background involves a baby being separated from his human parents and taken in by Zarude. The presentation is not graphic, but the idea of a lost infant growing up away from humans may affect children who are sensitive to abandonment or family separation themes. When Koko gradually learns that he is not actually a Pokémon as he believed, he goes through strong emotional distress. These scenes may unsettle younger viewers because they involve confusion, sadness, and painful conflict with the father figure who raised him. In the more action heavy part of the film, the villain uses machines and weapons to enter the forest and attack the Great Tree. There are missiles, chases, captures, and moments where characters are trapped or threatened, creating clear tension even though everything stays within animated adventure conventions. The story explicitly mentions that Koko's parents died in an accident, and the villain's criminal responsibility is connected to that past. There are no disturbing visual details, but this information gives the film real emotional weight and may lead children to ask questions about death and loss.
Where to watch
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About this title
- Format
- Feature film
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Countries
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
- Directed by
- Tetsuo Yajima
- Main cast
- Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Moka Kamishiraishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Kantarô Nakamura, Shoko Nakagawa, Koichi Yamadera
- Studios
- TOHO, Pikachu Project, OLM, The Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo, TakaraTomy, jeki, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Content barometer
Violence
2/5
Moderate
Fear
2/5
A few scenes
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
0/5
None
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This Pokémon movie is a lively and warm family adventure set in a lush jungle, with an overall accessible tone that still includes stronger emotions about identity, separation, and parenthood. The sensitive material mainly comes from stylized danger, chase scenes, attacks on the forest, and a revelation about Koko's parents' death, presented without graphic detail but likely to upset younger viewers. The intensity stays moderate overall because the action is highly cartoonized and the film remains reassuring, although the final stretch becomes more suspenseful with a threatening villain and characters briefly placed in real danger. For most children, parental guidance is mainly helpful if they are sensitive to abandonment themes, parent child conflict, or scenes where nature is under attack. I would recommend it from about age 7 for comfortable emotional viewing, with an adult nearby for younger children to explain Koko's backstory and offer reassurance during the tense scenes.
Synopsis
In the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves. Ash Ketchum and Pikachu meet Koko and help him protect the Great Tree from the crooked scientist Dr. Zed.
Difficult scenes
Early in the story, Koko's background involves a baby being separated from his human parents and taken in by Zarude. The presentation is not graphic, but the idea of a lost infant growing up away from humans may affect children who are sensitive to abandonment or family separation themes. When Koko gradually learns that he is not actually a Pokémon as he believed, he goes through strong emotional distress. These scenes may unsettle younger viewers because they involve confusion, sadness, and painful conflict with the father figure who raised him. In the more action heavy part of the film, the villain uses machines and weapons to enter the forest and attack the Great Tree. There are missiles, chases, captures, and moments where characters are trapped or threatened, creating clear tension even though everything stays within animated adventure conventions. The story explicitly mentions that Koko's parents died in an accident, and the villain's criminal responsibility is connected to that past. There are no disturbing visual details, but this information gives the film real emotional weight and may lead children to ask questions about death and loss.