Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

2016 1h 44m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 78

AnimationAdventureFantasyScience FictionFamily

Synopsis

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Doraemon and his friends travel to ancient Japan where they meet Kukuru. When Kukuru tells them that his tribe has been enslaved by Gigazombie, Doraemon decides to help him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wasabi Mizuta
Doraemon (voice)
Megumi Oohara
Nobita (voice)
Yumi Kakazu
Shizuka (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Suneo (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Gian (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Tamako Nobi (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
Miyako Takeuchi
Gian's Mom (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinnosuke Yakuwa
Writers: Shinnosuke Yakuwa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinnosuke Yakuwa, shot by Takashi Suehiro. 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 Kan Sawada. 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 Toshihiko Kojima 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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Wasabi Mizuta and Megumi Oohara and Yumi Kakazu carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5544700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Shinnosuke Yakuwa directs. Takashi Suehiro behind the camera. Kan Sawada scores. Toshihiko Kojima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Shinnosuke Yakuwa, shot by Takashi Suehiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kan Sawada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Toshihiko Kojima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Wasabi Mizuta and Megumi Oohara and Yumi Kakazu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5544700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "friendship", "time travel", "remake", "based on manga".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.