Doraemons: The Puzzling Challenge Letter of the Mysterious Thief Dorapan

1997 0h 31m JA

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★7.1TMDB · 9

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Synopsis

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A 1997 Japanese short anime family film about The Doraemons. It was released on 8 March 1997 with Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maiya Ryouchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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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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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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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10709428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Maiya Ryouchi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
229 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.
5IMDB entry: tt10709428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 31 min · 0h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Doraemons: The Puzzling Challenge Letter of the Mysterious Thief Dorapan (1997)

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.