Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City

1997 1h 39m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 29

AnimationScience FictionFamilyAdventureFantasyComedy

Synopsis

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When Doraemon and Nobita win a tiny planet through a lottery, they make use of a screw to bring several toys to life and create a toy town.

“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)
Sachiko Chijimatsu
Nobita's Mother (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Pibu (voice)
Sumiko Shirakawa
Pupi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsutomu Shibayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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29 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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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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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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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1147510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

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

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129 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.
4Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, shot by Toshiyuki Umeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hajime Okayasu 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: tt1147510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.