Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil

2026 1h 42m JA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 11

AnimationAdventureFantasyFamily

Synopsis

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Nobita and friends finds a secret underwater castle packed with mysteries and riches. With Doraemon's high-tech gadgets, they dive into an ocean adventure mixing humor, teamwork, and imagination in a breathtaking aquatic world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wasabi Mizuta
Doraemon (voice)
Megumi Oohara
Nobita (voice)
Yumi Kakazu
Shizuka (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Gian (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Suneo (voice)
Shoya Chiba
Eru (voice)
Ryo Hirohashi
Underwater Buggy (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tetsuo Yajima
Writers: Isao Murayama, Tetsuo Yajima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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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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CAST

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226+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tetsuo Yajima, shot by Takashi Suehiro. 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 Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

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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7 / 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: tt38201958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tetsuo Yajima directs. Takashi Suehiro behind the camera. Takayuki Hattori scores. Toshihiko Kojima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3226+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Tetsuo Yajima, shot by Takashi Suehiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Toshihiko Kojima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Wasabi Mizuta and Megumi Oohara and Yumi Kakazu carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt38201958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "gadget", "earthquake", "remake", "based on manga".

The technical file

Cinematography: Takashi Suehiro
Original score: Takayuki Hattori
Editing: Toshihiko Kojima
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Status: Released
Box office: $27,260,879
Original language: JA
IMDB: Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (2026)