Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend

2008 1h 52m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 53

AdventureAnimationFamilyComedyScience FictionFantasy

Synopsis

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A sapling Nobita discovers is turned into a plant-boy with help from Doraemon, and becomes Earth's only hope at passing judgment from the dryadic aliens of the Green Planet.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wasabi Mizuta
Doraemon (voice)
Megumi Oohara
Nobita (voice)
Yumi Kakazu
Shizuka (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Suneo (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Gian (voice)
Takuya Yoshikoshi
Tree Treasure (voice)
Maki Horikita
Queen Rire (voice)
Chiaki
Dorami (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ayumu Watanabe
Writers: Hiroshi Onogi, Ayumu Watanabe, Shinpei Miyashita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ayumu Watanabe, shot by Katsuyoshi Kishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kan Sawada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Toshihiko Kojima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Wasabi Mizuta and Megumi Oohara and Yumi Kakazu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1180304 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ayumu Watanabe directs. Katsuyoshi Kishi behind the camera. Kan Sawada scores. Toshihiko Kojima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Ayumu Watanabe, shot by Katsuyoshi Kishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kan Sawada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Toshihiko Kojima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Wasabi Mizuta and Megumi Oohara and Yumi Kakazu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1180304 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.