Doraemon Comes Back

1998 0h 27m JA

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★6.7TMDB · 12

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Synopsis

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A short film released in 1998 between Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas and The Great Operating of Springing Insects. About Doraemon leaving Nobita to go back to the future.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nobuyo Oyama
Doraemon (voice)
Noriko Ohara
Nobita Nobi (voice)
Michiko Nomura
Shizuka Minamoto (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Suneo Honegawa (voice)
Kazuya Tatekabe
Takeshi Goda (voice)
Sachiko Chijimatsu
Tamako Nobi (voice)
Yôsuke Naka
Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
Kazuyo Aoki
Takeshi's Mother (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ayumu Watanabe
Writers: Noboru Shiroyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Doraemon Short Film Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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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: tt12354740 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ayumu Watanabe directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Doraemon Short Film Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Nobuyo Oyama and Noriko Ohara and Michiko Nomura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt12354740 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 27 min · 0h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Doraemon Comes Back (1998)

Part of

Doraemon Short Film Collection

A series of short films based on the Doraemon manga, about the titular earless robotic cat who travels back from the 22nd century to help a boy named Nobita Nobi.