Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)

Original title

映画ドラえもん のび太の太陽王伝説

Directed by

Tsutomu Shibayama

Genre

animation, adventure, fantasy, science fiction, family

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Nobita and a prince who looks exactly like him trade places. Nobita explores the prince's ancient kingdom while the prince gets to know Nobita's world with Doraemon's help.

whimsicallightheartedadventurousfunfantasticalfamily-friendlyenergetichopeful

What happens

Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (ドラえもん のび太の太陽王伝説, Doraemon Nobita no Taiyōō Densetsu), also known as Doraemon and the Empire of the Sun, is a 2000 Japanese animated science fantasy adventure film, which premiered on March 7, 2000, in Japan, based on the 20th volume of the same name of the Doraemon's Long Tales series. The film presents a plot similar to the story The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, where Nobita and a prince identical to him switch places. It premiered on a triple billing with the short films Doki Doki Wildcat Engine and Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections. It was a successful film at the box office, grossing around ¥3.42 billion ($32 million), becoming the highest grossing Doraemon film of the original series. It's the 21st Doraemon film. The film celebrates 30 years of the Doraemon franchise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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