This list of Doraemon films features both feature-length and short films based on the manga and anime series Doraemon. Since 1980, all of these films to date have been released by Toho. Toho currently holds worldwide distribution and licensing rights for all of the films in the series.
At the Japanese box office, Doraemon had grossed more than ¥100 billion revenue and sold more than 100 million tickets by 2015, having surpassed Godzilla as the highest-grossing film franchise in Japan.[1] As of 2020[update], the Doraemon films have grossed a total of ¥187 billion ($1.7 billion) worldwide.[2] Doraemon is on the list of highest-grossing film in Japan, one of the all time highest-grossing non-English film franchises, and one of the highest-grossing animated film franchises worldwide.
Feature films
Most of the original series films were directed by Tsutomu Shibayama. Shunsuke Kikuchi was the music and composer of the movies from the year 1980 to 2000, except the 1998 and 1999 movies, whose music was composed by Senri Ohe. Kikuchi was followed by Katsumi Horii for the movies of the years 2000-2004. The music for the films from 2006–17 are composed by Kan Sawada. Takayuki Hattori followed from 2018–present.
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Kyōryū" (Japanese: ドラえもんのび太の恐竜) | 15 March 1980 |
| 2 | "Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer" Transliteration: "Doraemon Nobita no Uchū Kaitakushi" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の宇宙開拓史) | 14 March 1981 |
| 3 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Daimakyō" (Japanese: ドラえもん: のび太の大魔境) | 13 March 1982 |
| 4 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil" Transliteration: "Doraemon Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の海底鬼岩城) | 12 March 1983 |
| 5 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Makai Daibōken" (Japanese: ドラえもん: のび太の魔界大冒険) | 17 March 1984 |
| 6 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Ritoru Sutā Wōzu" (Japanese: ドラえもん: のび太の宇宙小戦争) | 16 March 1985 |
| 7 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops" Transliteration: "Doraemon Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太と鉄人兵団) | 15 March 1986 |
| 8 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs" Transliteration: "Doraemon Nobita to Ryū no Kishi" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太と竜の騎士) | 14 March 1987 |
| 9 | "Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Parareru saiyûki" (Japanese: のび太のパラレル西遊記) | 12 March 1988 |
| 10 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Nippon Tanjō" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の日本誕生) | 11 March 1989 |
| 11 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Animaru Puranetto" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太とアニマル惑星) | 10 March 1990 |
| 12 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Naito" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太のドラビアンナイト) | 9 March 1991 |
| 13 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Kumo no Ōkoku" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太と雲の王国) | 7 March 1992 |
| 14 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Buriki no Rabirinsu" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太とブリキの迷宮) | 6 March 1993 |
| 15 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Mugen Sankenshi" (Japanese: ドラえもん: のび太と夢幻三剣士) | 12 March 1994 |
| 16 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Sōsei Nikki" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の創世日記) | 4 March 1995 |
| 17 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Ginga Ekusupuresu" (Japanese: ドラえもん: のび太と銀河超特急) | 2 March 1996 |
| 18 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Nejimaki Shitī Bōkenki" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太のねじ巻き都市冒険記) | 8 March 1997 |
| 19 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Nankai Daibōuken" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の南海大冒険) | 7 March 1998 |
| 20 | "Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Uchū Hyōryūki" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の宇宙漂流記) | 6 March 1999 |
| 21 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Taiyōō Densetsu" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の太陽王伝説) | 4 March 2000 |
| 22 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Tsubasa no Yūsha-tachi" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太と翼の勇者たち) | 10 March 2001 |
| 23 | "Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Robotto Kingudamu" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太とロボット王国) | 9 March 2002 |
| 24 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Fushigi Kazetsukai" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太とふしぎ風使い) | 8 March 2003 |
| 25 | "Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Wan-Nyan Jikūden" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太のワンニャン時空伝) | 6 March 2004 |
| 26 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006" Transliteration: "Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Kyōryū 2006" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006) | 4 March 2006 |
| 27 | "Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld" Transliteration: "Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Shin Makai Daibōken ~7-nin no Mahō Tsukai~" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん のび太の新魔界大冒険 〜7人の魔法使い〜) | 10 March 2007 |
| 28 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend[3]" Transliteration: "Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden" (Japanese: 映画 ドラえもん のび太と緑の巨人伝) | 8 March 2008 |
| 29 | "Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer" Transliteration: "Eiga Doraemon: Shin • Nobita No Uchu Kaitakushi" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史) | 7 March 2009 |
| 30 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Ningyo Daikaisen" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の人魚大海戦) | 6 March 2010 |
| 31 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels" Transliteration: "Eiga Doraemon: Shin • Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan ~Habatake Tenshi Tachi~" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん 新・のび太と鉄人兵団 ～はばたけ 天使たち～) | 5 March 2011 |
| 32 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure" Transliteration: "Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Kiseki no Shima 〜Animaru Adobenchā〜" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん のび太と奇跡の島 ～アニマル アドベンチャー～) | 3 March 2012 |
| 33 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太のひみつ道具博物館) | 9 March 2013 |
| 34 | "Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five" Transliteration: "Eiga Doraemon: Shin • Nobita no Daimakyo ~Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai~" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の大魔境〜ペコと5人の探検隊〜) | 8 March 2014 |
| 35 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes[4]" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Space Heroes" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の宇宙英雄記) | 7 March 2015 |
| 36 | "Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Shin • Nobita no Nippon Tanjō" (Japanese: ドラえもん 新・のび太の日本誕生) | 5 March 2016 |
| 37 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi[5]" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Nankyoku kachikochi dai bōken" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の南極カチコチ大冒険) | 4 March 2017 |
| 38 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island[6]" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Takarajima" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の宝島) | 3 March 2018 |
| 39 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration[7]" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Getsumen Tansa-ki" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の月面探査記) | 1 March 2019 |
| 40 | "Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur[8]" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Shin Kyōryū" (Japanese: ドラえもん のび太の新恐竜) | 7 August 2020 |
| 41 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021[9]" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no Ritoru Sutā Wōzu 2021" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん: のび太の 宇宙小戦争2021) | 4 March 2022 |
| 42 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia[10]" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん: のび太と 空の理想郷) | 3 March 2023 |
| 43 | "Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony[11]" Transliteration: "Doraemon: Nobita no chikyū shinfonī" (Japanese: 映画ドラえもん:のび太の地球交響楽) | 1 March 2024 |
Special feature films
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Stand by Me Doraemon" (Japanese: スタンド・バイ・ミー ドラえもん) | 8 August 2014 |
| 2 | "Stand by Me Doraemon 2" (Japanese: スタンド・バイ・ミー ドラえもん 2) | 20 November 2020 |
Short films
These short films were usually shown alongside the feature-length movies above. The specials were usually aired on TV and aren't included in the regular episode numbering.
- Doraemon: What am I, Momotaro (ドラえもん ぼく、桃太郎のなんなのさ) - 1981
- Doraemon: Ken-chan's Adventure (ドラえもん ケンちゃんの冒険) - 1981
- In A Thrilling, Solar Car (トキメキソーラーくるまによん) - 1992
- 2112: The Birth of Doraemon (2112年ドラえもん誕生) - 1995
- Doraemon Comes Back (帰ってきたドラえもん) - 1998
- Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding (のび太の結婚前夜) - 1999
- A Grandmother's Recollections (おばあちゃんの思い出) - 2000
- Ganbare! Gian!! (Good Luck! Gian!!) (がんばれ!ジャイアン!!]]) - 2001
- The Day When I Was Born (ぼくの生まれた日) - 2002
- Doraemon's 25th Anniversary (ドラえもんアニバーサリー25) - 2004
Dorami-chan films
- Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!! (ミニドラSOS!!) - 1989
- Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits (アララ少年山賊団!) - 1991
- Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!! (ハロー恐竜キッズ!!) - 1993
- Dorami-chan: A Blue Straw Hat (青いストローハット) - 1994
Dorami & Doraemons films
- Dorami & Doraemons: Robot School's Seven Mysteries (ドラミ&ドラえもんズ ロボット学校七不思議!?) - 1996
- Dorami & Doraemons: Space Land's Critical Event (ドラミ&ドラえもんズ 宇宙ランド危機イッパツ!) - 2001
The Doraemons films
- The Doraemons: The Puzzling Challenge Letter of the Mysterious Thief Dorapan (ザ☆ドラえもんズ 怪盗ドラパン謎の挑戦状!) - 1997
- The Doraemons: The Great Operating of Springing Insects! (ザ☆ドラえもんズ ムシムシぴょんぴょん大作戦!) - 1998
- The Doraemons: Funny Candy of Okashinana!? (ザ☆ドラえもんズ おかしなお菓子なオカシナナ?) - 1999
- The Doraemons: Doki Doki Wildcat Engine (ザ☆ドラえもんズ ドキドキ機関車大爆走!) - 2000
- The Doraemons: Goal! Goal! Goal!! (ザ☆ドラえもんズ ゴール!ゴール!ゴール!!) - 2002
F-Theater
The following short films have been shown or are being screened at the Fujiko F. Fujio theater (Fシアター) in Japan:[12]
- Doraemon and Perman Close Call!? (ドラえもん＆パーマン危機一髪!?) 2011
- 21 Emon & Doraemon: Welcome to Hotel Tsunesha (21エモン&ドラえもん ようこそ!ホテルつづれ屋へ) 2012
- Susume Roboketto & Doraemon: Decisive Battle! Tornado Castle on the Cloud (すすめロボケット&ドラえもん 『「決戦！雲の上の竜巻城』) 2013
- Doraemon & Chimpui: Eli-sama's gift of gifts for love" (ドラえもん&チンプイ 『エリ様 愛のプレゼント大作戦』) 2014
- Kiteretsu Encyclopedia & Doraemon: Koro Assistance 's First Approach (キテレツ大百科＆ドラえもん 『コロ助のはじめてのおつかい』) 2015
- Pokonyan & Doraemon: Here pure cat in Pompoko Nyan!? (ポコニャン＆ドラえもん 『ポンポコニャンで ここほれニャンニャン！？』) 2016
- Umeboshi Denka & Doraemon: Papparopan's SuperPappa! (ウメ星デンカ＆ドラえもん 『パンパロパンの スッパッパ！』) 2017
- Doraemon & F-character All-Stars: a big pinch in the lunar race!? (ドラえもん＆ F キャラオールスターズ 『月面レースで大ピンチ！？』) 2019
- Doraemon's Birth / Nobita the star? (『ドラえもん誕生』『セイカイはのび太？』) 2020; a double-feature.
- Doraemon & F-character All-Stars: Slightly Mysterious Bullet Train (Express)! (ドラえもん＆Fキャラオールスターズ 『すこし不思議超特急（エクスプレス）』！) 2021
TV special
- Doraemon Meets Ninja Hattori (82お正月だよ！ドラえもん・怪物くん・忍者ハットリくん) - 1982
- Doraemon: Europe Rail Travel (藤子不二雄スペシャル ドラえもん・ヨーロッパ鉄道の旅) - 1983
OVA
- Doraemon: Nobita to Mirai Note (ドラえもん のび太と未来ノート) - 1994
Box office performance
| Film | Release year | Ticket sales (Japan) | Box office gross revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Overseas | |||
| Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur | 1980 | 60,720,000[13] | ¥2,640,000,000[14] | Unknown |
| The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer | 1981 | ¥2,980,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Haunts of Evil | 1982 | ¥2,070,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil | 1983 | ¥1,700,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld | 1984 | ¥2,810,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita's Little Star Wars | 1985 | ¥2,040,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Steel Troops | 1986 | ¥2,210,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs | 1987 | ¥2,550,000,000[14] | ||
| The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West | 1988 | ¥2,310,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Birth of Japan | 1989 | ¥3,430,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Animal Planet | 1990 | ¥3,250,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita's Dorabian Nights | 1991 | ¥3,060,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds | 1992 | ¥2,860,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth | 1993 | ¥2,810,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen | 1994 | ¥2,300,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World | 1995 | ¥2,210,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express | 1996 | ¥2,720,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Spiral City | 1997 | 17,550,000[15][13][16] | ¥3,400,000,000[14] | |
| Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas | 1998 | ¥3,570,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita Drifts in the Universe | 1999 | ¥3,400,000,000[14] | ||
| Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King | 2000 | ¥3,050,000,000[17] | ||
| Nobita and the Winged Braves | 2001 | ¥3,000,000,000[17] | ||
| Nobita in the Robot Kingdom | 2002 | ¥2,310,000,000[17] | $723,229[18] | |
| Nobita and the Windmasters | 2003 | ¥2,540,000,000[17] | $1,401,849[19] | |
| Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey | 2004 | ¥3,050,000,000[20] | $549,304[21] | |
| Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 | 2006 | 2,970,000[16] | ¥3,280,000,000[20] | $5,375,823[a] |
| Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld | 2007 | 3,260,000[16] | ¥3,540,000,000[20] | $4,352,792[b] |
| Nobita and the Green Giant Legend | 2008 | 3,130,000[16] | ¥3,370,000,000[20] | $3,334,403[c] |
| Nobita's Spaceblazer | 2009 | 2,300,000[16] | ¥2,450,000,000[20] | $1,596,436[30] |
| Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King | 2010 | 2,980,000[16] | ¥3,160,000,000[20] | $2,295,514[d] |
| Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels | 2011 | 2,270,000[16] | ¥2,460,000,000[20] | $1,334,369[32] |
| Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | 2012 | 3,310,000[16] | ¥3,620,000,000[20] | $1,674,089[e] |
| Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum | 2013 | 3,650,000[16] | ¥3,980,000,000[20] | $2,882,956[f] |
| New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five | 2014 | 3,260,000[16] | ¥3,580,000,000[20] | $2,651,639[g] |
| Stand by Me Doraemon | 2014 | 6,250,000[36] | ¥8,380,000,000[20] | $183,442,714[h] |
| Nobita's Space Heroes | 2015 | 3,510,000[16] | ¥3,930,000,000[20] | $3,406,274[i] |
| Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 | 2016 | 3,630,000[16] | ¥4,120,000,000[20] | $17,270,593[j] |
| Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi | 2017 | 3,890,000[42] | ¥4,430,000,000[20] | $24,302,752[k] |
| Doraemon the Movie 2018: Nobita's Treasure Island | 2018 | 4,680,000[47] | ¥5,370,000,000[20] | $33,812,757[48] |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration | 2019 | 4,370,000[49] | ¥5,020,000,000[50] | $21,025,896[51][52][l] |
| Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur | 2020 | 2,760,000[53] | ¥3,350,000,000[54] | $11,522,851[55] |
| Stand by Me Doraemon 2 | 2020 | 2,260,000[53] | ¥2,780,000,000[20] | $65,201,374[m] |
| Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 | 2022 | 1,784,513[57] | ¥2,127,589,250[58] | Unknown |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia | 2023 | |||
| Regional total | 138,534,513 | ¥137,217,589,250 | $388,157,614+ | |
| Worldwide total | ¥187,000,000,000 ($1,700,000,000)[2] | |||
Notes
References
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