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Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

1989Movie1 h 40 min

Animation
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9

Summary

Nobita, thinking of running away from home, travels back in time with Doraemon and his pals to prehistoric Japan. However, a time paradox causes prehistoric boy Kukul to land in the modern day, so it's up to Doraemon and the rest to help the boy get back to the past while also defeating the mysterious shaman king, Giga-Zombie.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Kids

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  • You want dark or edgy material

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Not for scares, brutality or big ideas.

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Cast

9 of 9

Crew

Directed by
Tsutomu Shibayama
Written by
Fujiko F. Fujio

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Facts

March 11, 1989 · 1 h 40 min · Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Released
March 11, 1989
Runtime
1 h 40 min
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Box office
$31 million
Available in
1 country

Tropes

Actionized Adaptation, Curb-Stomp Battle, Saint-Bernard Rescue +9

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan?"

Questions about Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan worth watching?

68
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 6.9).

Is Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan a sequel?

  1. Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980)
  2. Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer (1981)
  3. Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982)
  4. Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983)
  5. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the World of Magic (1984)
  6. Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985)
  7. Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
  8. Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987)
  9. Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West (1988)
  10. Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989)
  11. Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990)
  12. Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)
  13. Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits / The☆Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange? / Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding (1991)
  14. Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992)
  15. Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993)
  16. Doraemon: Nobita and the Future Notes (1994)
  17. Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994)
  18. Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World (1995)
  19. Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996)
  20. Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City (1997)
  21. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998)
  22. Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999)
  23. Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
  24. Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
  25. Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom (2002)
  26. Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
  27. Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004)
  28. Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006)
  29. Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users (2007)
  30. Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
  31. Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
  32. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010)
  33. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels (2011)
  34. Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
  35. Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
  36. Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014)
  37. Doraemon: Nobita and the Space Heroes (2015)
  38. Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016)
  39. Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)
  40. Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018)
  41. Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019)
  42. Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur (2020)
  43. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
  44. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
  45. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony (2024)
  46. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales (2025)
  47. Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (2026)
  48. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Steam-Powered Time Machine (2027)

Yes: it's movie 10 of 48 in its series, after Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West (1988) and before Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990).

Is Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Can I half-watch Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 3 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.

Will I feel good after watching Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan?

BleakHopeful

Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for hopefulness and 9 for wholesome.

Is Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.