2112: The Birth of Doraemon

1995 0h 30m JA

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8.1

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★8.1TMDB · 37

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Synopsis

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Acting as a prequel, this short subject shows the life of Doraemon before traveling to the 20th century: how he was made, how he was partially broken, how he lost his ears, how he met the Nobi family and decides to return to the past to help Nobita.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nobuyo Oyama
Doraemon (voice)
Chisa Yokoyama
Yellow Doraemon (voice)
Keiko Yokozawa
Dorami (voice)
Yoshiko Ohta
Sewashi Nobi (voice)
Yuko Minaguchi
Noramyaako (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Principal Teraodai (voice)
Minoru Yada
Fujiko F. Fujio (voice)
Run Sasaki
Masako Fujimoto (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani
Writers: Yoshitomo Yonetani
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani, shot by Masahiro Kumagai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shinji Miyazaki. 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 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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6 / 8

CAST

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Nobuyo Oyama and Chisa Yokoyama and Keiko Yokozawa carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10241620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshitomo Yonetani directs. Masahiro Kumagai behind the camera. Shinji Miyazaki scores. Hajime Okayasu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani, shot by Masahiro Kumagai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shinji Miyazaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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 Chisa Yokoyama and Keiko Yokozawa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt10241620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.