Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

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 1985 Japanese animated epic space opera film. It 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 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 has been released on 4 March 2022.[3][4][5]

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiドラえもん: のび太の宇宙小戦争(リトル スター ウォズ)
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnDoraemon: Nobita no Ritoru Sutā Wōzu
Directed byTsutomu Shibayama
Written byFujiko F. Fujio
Based onDoraemon's Long Tales: Noby's Little Space War
by Fujiko F. Fujio
Produced by
Starring
Edited byKazuo Inoue
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 16 March 1985 (1985-03-16)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$18.7 million[1]

Plot

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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 a tiny smart humanoid alien Papi in their room. Papi explains that there is a dangerous enemy searching for him. Nobita, Doraemon and Shizuka 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, a whale-shaped spaceship destroys Suneo's new set and Suneo and Gian confronts Nobita at his house, 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. The PCIA is the dictator's intelligence agency, and they have been sent to capture Papi to ensure Gilmore's total victory.

Nobita and friends hide Papi in a secret base made by one of Doraemon's gadget in Shizuka's home. The PCIA battleship manages to infiltrate the base and kidnaps Shizuka, as well as stealing 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 and life. Papi leaves alone to surrender in while the children rewire Suneo's model tanks for flight and combat. 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 in which Papi came to Earth.

Near Pirika, Nobita and friends arrive at a secret base located in the planet's ring. Army chief Genbu explains that Papi is being held in the 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's group meets with a resistance group, but everyone gets 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, they both suddenly start returning to their normal sizes.

At the PCIA headquarters, Nobita, Doraemon, Gian, Papi and Rokoroko are all about to be executed by firing squad, but suddenly Dorakoruru receives news that giant Earthlings have been spotted. After realizing that the Small Light's effects have expired, Nobita, Doraemon and Gian return to their normal size and reunite with Shizuka and Suneo. They battle with 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 a mass of citizens rallying together, causing him to surrender.

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

Cast

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An English version produced and released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video, features an unknown voice cast.[6]

Character Voice
Doraemon Nobuyo Ōyama
Nobita Nobi Noriko Ohara
Shizuka Minamoto Michiko Nomura
Suneo Honekawa Kaneta Kimotsuki
Takeshi 'Gian' Goda Kazuya Tatekabe
Tamako Nobi Sachiko Chijimatsu
Shizuka's mother 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
Dorakoruru Yuusaku Yara

References

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  1. ^ 邦画興行収入ランキング. SF MOVIE DataBank (in Japanese). General Works. Archived from the original on 26 April 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ English translation as shown on an official website Archived 2013-09-17 at the Wayback Machine 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. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  4. ^ "Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 Film Reveals 2 Cast Members, March 4 Release". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. ^ Malaysian English Dub Doraemon Archived 2019-05-24 at the Wayback Machine - The Lost Media Wiki
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