Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King

2010 1h 40m JA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 75

AdventureFamilyAnimationFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Nobita, Doraemon, and the rest must come to the aid of mermaid princess Sophia, whose undersea kingdom is suffering under the weight of a war. Their only hope lies in a mythical sword from the planet Aqua...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wasabi Mizuta
Doraemon (voice)
Chiaki
Dorami (voice)
Megumi Oohara
Nobita (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Suneo (voice)
Yumi Kakazu
Shizuka (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Gian (voice)
Shihoko Hagino
Dekisugi (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
Haribo (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writers: Yuichi Shinpo, Kōzō Kusuba
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 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 Kōzō Kusuba, shot by Katsuyoshi Kishi. 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 Kan Sawada. 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 Chiaki and Megumi Oohara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1613031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kōzō Kusuba directs. Katsuyoshi Kishi behind the camera. Kan Sawada scores. Toshihiko Kojima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "Doraemon Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kōzō Kusuba, shot by Katsuyoshi Kishi. 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 Chiaki and Megumi Oohara carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1613031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Katsuyoshi Kishi
Original score: Kan Sawada
Editing: Toshihiko Kojima
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Box office: $34,702,573
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010)

Part of

Doraemon Movies

The series revolves around an earless robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Nobita Nobi.

Also by

Kōzō Kusuba

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What people are saying

Princess Vanellope2013-07-12
* "Best Mermaid Movie from Japan!!! XD" I love this Doraemon movie so much!!! XD It was in fact My favorite Mermaid Movie of all time!! :D I love Sophia, The Mermaid Princess of "The Planet Aqua", who ends up landing on Nobita's and Doraemon's backyard, thinking She's so cute and beautiful! XD It always reminds me of Ariel from Disney's Little Mermaid (1989) and Ripjaws from Ben 10! XD Sophia from Doraemon, according to the Japanese Wikipedia says that She might have been inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The little Mermaid from Denmark in 1837. and she speaks "Aquarian", a native fictional language of Planet Aqua (In Japanese language websites only, of course.). So, happy "Mermaid" day!! XD

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