A press event held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Roppongi, Tokyo on Thursday revealed that actor Ryōma Takeuchi will voice the main character Tim Goodman in the Japanese dub of Warner Bros.’ live-action Pokémon: Detective Pikachu film.
The film is based on the Detective Pikachu Nintendo 3DS game, which debuted in Japan in 2016.
Warner already released several of the animated Pokémon films, starting with Pokemon: The First Movie in North American theaters in 1999.
Warner Bros. will distribute the film in North America and TOHO will distribute the film in Japan.