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Stand by Me Doraemon
STAND BY ME ドラえもん
2014 94 min Japan 6+
★7.1
Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Director: Tony Oliver, Ryuichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki
💬 Based on the comic
«Doraemon»
byFujiko F. Fujio
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Description
Sewashi and Doraemon find themselves way back in time and meet Nobita. It is up to Doraemon to take care of Nobita or else he will not return to the present.
Budget:
$35M
Worldwide:
$83.1M
Starring
Wasabi Mizuta
Actor
Megumi Ôhara
Actor
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Actor
Awards
3 wins & 1 nomination total
Key opinion
STAND BY ME Doraemon serves as an accessible entry point for newcomers while offering a mature, visually polished take on the franchise. While the film successfully blends humor and emotional depth, it occasionally struggles with narrative inconsistencies and structural shifts across its adapted stories.
| Production | The 3D animation provides a visually stunning aesthetic that mirrors a modern, polished production style. | |
| Theme | The narrative successfully incorporates mature themes, such as marriage and future expectations, which resonate with adult audiences. | |
| Accessibility | The film acts as an effective, welcoming introduction for those previously unfamiliar with the source material. | |
| Screenplay | The anthology-style structure, which adapts multiple distinct manga chapters, creates noticeable phase shifts in the storytelling flow. | |
| Screenplay | The plot contains unresolved paradoxes and timeline inconsistencies that complicate the internal logic of the story. |