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Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil poster
Original title
映画ドラえもん のび太の海底鬼岩城
Directed by
Tsutomu Shibayama
Genre
anime film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
APTA
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Nobita and his friends go on an underwater adventure with Doraemon. They discover a mysterious castle and face challenges from undersea devils.

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What happens

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (ドラえもん のび太の海底鬼岩城, Doraemon Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō) is a 1983 Japanese animated science fantasy film and the fourth Doraemon feature film, released on March 12, 1983, in Japan. Being the first film in the series to be directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, the film is loosely based on the Western myth of Atlantis, the mythical continent of Mu and the 1980 chapter "8 Days at the Dragon King's Palace". A modern remake of the film, Doraemon: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil, released in theaters on February 27, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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