Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure

2012 1h 40m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 81

FamilyAnimationAdventureFantasyComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.

“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)
Nana Mizuki
Koron (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Nobisuke (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka
Professor Kelly (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writers: Higashi Shimizu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kōzō Kusuba, 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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5 / 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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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: tt2271315 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kōzō Kusuba, 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: tt2271315 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 14 different titles around the world.