Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil

1983 1h 34m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 37

AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Nobita and his friends under the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Gian and Suneo take Doraemon's underwater vehicle and travel through the Atlantic Ocean, trying to find a treasure ship.

“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)
Michie Kita
Eru (voice)
Yuji Mitsuya
Underwater Buggy (voice)
Kosei Tomita
Poseidon (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsutomu Shibayama
Writers: Fujiko F. Fujio, Fujiko F. Fujio, Tsutomu Shibayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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43 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, shot by Akitaro Daichi. 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 Shunsuke Kikuchi. 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 Kazuo Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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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: tt1147509 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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. Akitaro Daichi behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Kazuo Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, shot by Akitaro Daichi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kazuo Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nobuyo Oyama and Noriko Ohara and Michiko Nomura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1147509 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 14 different titles around the world.