Underplayed Gems

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984)

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld poster
Original title
映画ドラえもん のび太の魔界大冒険
Directed by
Tsutomu Shibayama
Genre
animation, adventure, family, fantasy, science fiction, Fantasy
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
G
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A boy named Nobita and his robot cat Doraemon use gadgets to go on a magical adventure in an underworld full of demons and magic. They must help a young witch save her world from an evil demon king.

adventurouslightheartedwhimsicalimaginativefamily-friendlyfast-pacedplayfulsuspenseful

What happens

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (ドラえもん: のび太の魔界大冒険, Doraemon: Nobita no Makai Daibōken), also known as Doraemon, Nobita and the Underworld Adventure, is a 1984 Japanese animated science fantasy film which premiered on March 17, 1984, in Japan, based on the fifth volume of the same name of the Doraemon Long Stories series. The fifth in the series, it was the first to incorporate computer graphics technology. The film was watched by more than 3 million people and generated a revenue of 1.65 billion yen. It was the highest-grossing animated film of the year 1984. By its release, Doraemon became the first and the only franchise to have 2 back-to-back highest-grossing animated films of the year. A remake of this film was released in Japan on March 10, 2007, entitled Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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