Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

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Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
Nobita's Little Star Wars.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTsutomu Shibayama
Written byFujiko F. Fujio
Based onDoraemon's Long Tales: Noby's Little Space War
by Fujiko F. Fujio
Produced byJunichi Kimura
Masami Hatano
Soichi Bessho
Yoshiaki Koizumi
Starring
Edited byKazuo Inoue
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
Production
company
Distributed byAsatsu
Toho
Release date
  • 16 March 1985 (1985-03-16)
Running time
98 minutes (1h 38m)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$18.7 million[1]

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars[2] (ドラえもん のび太の宇宙小戦争 (リトル スター ウォズ), Doraemon Nobita no Ritoru Sutā Wōzu) is a feature-length Doraemon film which premiered in Japan on March 16, 1985. As the film's title suggests, it is a parody of George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy, with a few elements from his 1983 penned film Return of the Jedi. The film is directed by Tsutomu Shibayama. The theme song of this film is performed by Tetsuya Takeda. It's the 6th Doraemon film. The remake of the film, Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 will be released in early 2022[3] after being postponed from its original 5 March 2021 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Plot[]

The film begins with a prologue of a battle on a faraway planet where the president is evacuated on a rocket. The film shifts to the Earth, where Nobita is kicked out by Gian and Suneo after destroying the set of the space movie they are making. Nobita runs to Doraemon and the two recruit Shizuka to make their own film.

During filming, Nobita finds what looks like a toy rocket. Later that night Nobita and Doraemon discover Papi, a tiny smart humanoid alien, in their room. Papi is able to talk with the Earth people through Translation Jelly (similar to Doraemon's own version) and explains that there is a dangerous enemy searching for him. Nobita and friends assure him that he will be safe in their home and they play together using Doraemon's Small Light to shrink themselves to Papi's size.

Meanwhile, Suneo's new set is destroyed by a whale-shaped spaceship and both he and Gian are attacked as well. Suneo assumes that the attack was Nobita's revenge. They go to confront him, but Papi explains that it was a battleship sent by PCIA to find him. He reveals that he is the president of his planet Pirika, which has been taken over by the dictator Gilmore. PCIA is the dictator's intelligence agency and they have been sent to capture Papi to ensure Gilmore's total victory.

Nobita and friends promise to protect Papi and they hide him in a secret base made by one of Doraemon's gadget. The PCIA battleship manages to infiltrate the base and kidnap Shizuka, as well as steal the Small Light and prevent the children from returning to their normal size. Dorakoruru, the head of PCIA, leaves a message demanding Papi in exchange for Shizuka's freedom. Papi leaves alone to turn himself in while the children rewire Suneo's model tanks for flight and combat. While turning himself in, Papi's pet dog Rokoroko arrives but is too late to save him. The dog and Shizuka return to the others and together they plan to travel to Pirika using the same rocket that brought Papi to Earth.

At Pirika, Nobita and friends arrive at a secret base located in the planet's ring. Army chief Genbo explains that Papi is being held in PCIA's head office facing a death sentence. Doraemon, Nobita and Gian head to the planet with Rokoroko, while Shizuka and Suneo remain to defend the base from the PCIA space force. Nobita and friends rendezvous with a resistance group but are soon captured by PCIA soldiers after being traced down by Gilmore's cameras. After heading to the planet's surface in their tanks, Shizuka and Suneo are shot down as well. While their tanks sink into the ocean, Shizuka suddenly starts returning to her normal size.

At PCIA headquarters, Nobita and group are about to executed by firing squad, but suddenly Dorakoruru receives news that giant Earthlings have been spotted. Realizing that the Small Light's effect have expired, Nobita and friends return to their normal size as well and reunite with Shizuka and Suneo. Together with their Pirika allies, they battle the PCIA forces. Dorakoruru attacks them in his battleship, but Gian single-handedly takes it down and causes it to crash into the ocean. Meanwhile, Gilmore attempts to flee but is stopped by every citizen of Pirika rallied together, causing him to surrender.

With the planet safe, Nobita and his friends say goodbye to Papi and head back to Earth. On the way, they talk about going back to visit Pirika again the next week. The ending credit show snippets of their later visits.

Cast[]

An English version produced and released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video, features an unknown voice cast.[5]

Character Voice
Doraemon Nobuyo Ōyama
Nobita Nobi Noriko Ohara
Shizuka Minamoto Michiko Nomura
Suneo Honekawa Kaneta Kimotsuki
Takeshi 'Gian' Goda Kazuya Tatekabe
Nobita's Mom Sachiko Chijimatsu
Shizuka's Mom Masako Matsubara
Papi Keiko Han
Rokoroko Yuji Mitsuya
Xuanwu Dai Kanai
Gilmore Nobuo Yana
Freedom Alliance members Sho Hayami
Masayuki Kato
Shoji Sato
Bin Shimada
Yoku Shioya
Junichi Sugawara
Stray Black Cat Keiko Han
PCIA Soldier Ryusei Nakao
Drakorule Yuusaku Yara

Telecast[]

It was released in India on 5 December 2010, with the title 'Doraemon: Nobita's Little Space War'. It is the 1st feature-length Doraemon film to release in India.

References[]

  1. ^ 邦画興行収入ランキング. SF MOVIE DataBank (in Japanese). General Works. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ English translation as shown on an official website for the 25th anniversary of the movie franchise.
  3. ^ "Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 Film Delayed to Spring 2022 Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  4. ^ "2021年3月5日(金)公開『映画ドラえもん のび太の宇宙小戦争 2021』公式サイト". 映画ドラえもん公式サイト. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. ^ Malaysian English Dub Doraemon - The Lost Media Wiki

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