Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration

"The power to believe connects us."

2019 1h 51m JA

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6.9

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★7.3TMDB · 78★6.9IMDB · 1,739

AnimationAdventureComedyScience FictionFantasyFamily

Synopsis

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After being mocked for believing that rabbits live on the Moon, Nobita uses one of Doraemon’s gadgets to create a hidden lunar kingdom. Accompanied by a mysterious new classmate named Luca, Nobita and his friends travel to the Moon’s far side, where they discover children with extraordinary powers and become drawn into a dangerous conflict that reaches far beyond Earth.

“The power to believe connects us.”

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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)
Junko Minagawa
Luka (voice)
Alice Hirose
Luna (voice)
Sōichi Nakaoka
Cancer (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinnosuke Yakuwa
Writers: Mizuki Tsujimura, Shinnosuke Yakuwa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CRAFT

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

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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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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takayuki Hattori. 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 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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CAST

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Wasabi Mizuta and Megumi Oohara and Yumi Kakazu carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The power to believe connects us.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9735672 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 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 Takayuki Hattori. 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.
7Marketing tagline: "The power to believe connects us.".
8IMDB entry: tt9735672 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "moon", "space travel", "hot air balloon", "space invasion".
11Released under 16 different titles around the world.