Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom

2002 1h 21m JA

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★6.5TMDB · 30

AnimationAdventureFantasyScience FictionFamily

Synopsis

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Nobita, Doraemon, and the rest travel to the far future, on an inhabited planet where humans and robots coexist. The Empress of the Robot Kingdom is plotting to strip the robot inhabitants of their emotions, so it's up to Nobita and his friends to stop the plan, while also helping a robot boy named Poko from getting caught in the middle.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nobuyo Oyama
Doraemon (voice)
Noriko Ohara
Nobita (voice)
Michiko Nomura
Shizuka (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Suneo (voice)
Kazuya Tatekabe
Gian (voice)
Houko Kuwashima
Poko (voice)
Chiharu Niiyama
Jeanne (voice)
Konishiki
Konikku (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsutomu Shibayama
Writers: Kishida Nobuaki, Masaya Fujimori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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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 Toshiyuki Umeda. 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 Katsumi Horii. 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 Hajime Okayasu 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: tt1147526 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tsutomu Shibayama directs. Toshiyuki Umeda behind the camera. Katsumi Horii scores. Hajime Okayasu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, shot by Toshiyuki Umeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Katsumi Horii. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hajime Okayasu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nobuyo Oyama and Noriko Ohara and Michiko Nomura carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1147526 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.