Stand By Me Doraemon

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Movie Info

In the suburbs of Tokyo some time ago, there lived a clumsy boy about 10 years old. There appeared in front of him named Sewashi, Nobita's descendant of four generations later from the 22nd century, and Doraemon, a 22nd century cat-type caretaker robot who helps people with its secret gadgets. Sewashi claims that his family is suffering from the debts Nobita made even to his generation, so in order to change this disastrous future, he brought along Doraemon as Nobita's caretaker to bring happiness to his future, although Doraemon is not happy about this. And so Sewashi installed an accomplishment program into Doraemon forcing him to take care of Nobita. Unless he makes Nobita happy, Doraemon can no longer go back to the 22nd century. This is how the life of Doraemon and Nobita begins. Will Doraemon succeed this mission and return to the 22nd century?

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Animation, Art House & International, Drama, Kids & Family
Directed By:

Ryûichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki
Written By:

Takashi Yamazaki
Runtime:

95 minutes

Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Critic Reviews for Stand By Me Doraemon

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Attractive to behold, yet bland as a stack of red-bean pancakes ...

Dec 9, 2014 | Full Review…

Peter Debruge
Variety
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Audience Reviews for Stand By Me Doraemon

Feb 21, 2015

Stand by Me Doraemon brings all my childhood back. Sure it's a compilation of various stories into one single movie but it was nice to see the improvement and interweaving plots that fans would have enjoyed. I never realized the seriousness of the departure arc in volume 5 until today, Doraemon is not merely a story which was about the pubescent struggles, but it is a story of courage, of individualism, of determination and of the value of friendship. May not be appealing to newcomers but fans of the franchise would have enjoyed this.

Sylvester K Super Reviewer
Jan 25, 2015

This is the first time I have ever seen anything Doraemon related with English subtitles. I have to say that I really enjoyed it. I can see why the series is so popular. A lot of this reminded me of the Eastern equivalent of a Pixar movie. Very enjoyable and entertaining.

Ian W Super Reviewer