Underplayed Gems

Doraemon Comes Back (1998)

Doraemon Comes Back poster
Original title
帰ってきたドラえもん
Directed by
Ayumu Watanabe
Genre
animation, family, Comedy, Fantasy
Country
Japan
Runtime
27 min
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A robot cat from the future leaves his young friend. The boy tries to prove he can handle life on his own. The cat later returns for a surprising reunion.

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What happens

Doraemon Comes Back (帰ってきたドラえもん, Kaettekita Doraemon) is a 1998 Japanese animated science fiction comedy-drama short film. It premiered in Japan on March 7, 1998 on a triple feature with The Doraemons: The Great Operating of Springing Insects! and Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas. It won the 16th Golden Gross Award for Excellence (Silver Prize) at the 16th Golden Gross Awards. It is largely an expanded version of the 1974 chapters "Goodbye Doraemon" and "Doraemon Comes Back". Parts of Stand by Me Doraemon were largely based off of this short film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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