Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

1989 1h 40m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 37

AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Nobita, thinking of running away from home, travels back in time with Doraemon and his pals to prehistoric Japan. However, a time paradox causes prehistoric boy Kukul to land in the modern day, so it's up to Doraemon and the rest to help the boy get back to the past while also defeating the mysterious shaman king, Giga-Zombie.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nobuyo Oyama
Doraemon (voice)
Noriko Ohara
Nobita (voice)
Michiko Nomura
Shizuka (voice)
Kazuya Tatekabe
Gian (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Suneo (voice)
Yoko Matsuoka
Kukul (voice)
Ryuji Nakagi
Kukul's father (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Kukul's mother (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsutomu Shibayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Nobuyo Oyama and Noriko Ohara and Michiko Nomura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1147511 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tsutomu Shibayama directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Nobuyo Oyama and Noriko Ohara and Michiko Nomura carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1147511 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Released under 12 different titles around the world.