Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil

1982 1h 32m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 50

FamilyAnimationAdventureFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Nobita and Doraemon venture to the Heavy Smokers Forest in the Congo, where they find a stray dog and a giant statue. After discovering that they are wanted for trespassing on isolated kingdom land, Nobita and the rest must utilize the power of the mysterious statue to prove their worth.

“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)
Sumiko Shirakawa
Dekisugi (voice)
Mari Shimizu
Peko (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Chippo (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Nishimaki
Writers: Hideo Nishimaki, Fujiko F. Fujio, Fujiko F. Fujio
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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44 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 Hideo Nishimaki, 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: tt4184350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

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

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144 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 Hideo Nishimaki, 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: tt4184350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "surrealism", "anthropomorphism", "talking dog", "dog".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.