Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits

1991 0h 40m JA

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8.7

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★8.7TMDB · 3

AnimationFamilyAdventureScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A Doraemon anime film. It premiered in theatres on March 9, 1991 on a bill with Doraemon: Nobita in Dorabian Nights. The movie's original plot was written by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Yokozawa
Keiko Yamamoto
Yoshiko Ohta
Noriko Ohara
Kazuya Tatekabe
Toshiharu Sakurai
Tomohiro Nishimura
Kiyonobu Suzuki

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Behind the camera

Director: Keiichi Hara
Writers: Fujiko F. Fujio, Miho Maruo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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35 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keiichi Hara, shot by Masahiro Kumagai. 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 Kohei Tanaka. 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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Keiko Yokozawa and Keiko Yamamoto and Yoshiko Ohta carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Keiichi Hara directs. Masahiro Kumagai behind the camera. Kohei Tanaka scores. Hajime Okayasu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
235 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.
4Directed by Keiichi Hara, shot by Masahiro Kumagai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kohei Tanaka. 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.
7Keiko Yokozawa and Keiko Yamamoto and Yoshiko Ohta carry the top of the cast.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masahiro Kumagai
Original score: Kohei Tanaka
Editing: Hajime Okayasu
Runtime: 40 min · 0h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: JA

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.