List of Doraemon films explained

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. As of 2024, there are 44 feature films and 2 special feature films.

At the Japanese box office, Doraemon had grossed more than revenue and sold more than 100 million tickets by 2015, having surpassed Godzilla as the highest-grossing film franchise in Japan.^[1], the Doraemon films have grossed a total of worldwide. Doraemon is on the list of highest-grossing films 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 Oe. 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.

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:^[2]

• 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

Other media

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

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Release year	Ticket sales (Japan)	Box office gross revenue
Japan		Overseas
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur	1980	60,720,000^[3]	^[4]	rowspan="22"
The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer	1981
Nobita and the Haunts of Evil	1982
Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil	1983
Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld	1984
Nobita's Little Star Wars	1985
Nobita and the Steel Troops	1986
Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs	1987
The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West	1988
Nobita and the Birth of Japan	1989
Nobita and the Animal Planet	1990
Nobita's Dorabian Nights	1991
Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds	1992
Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth	1993
Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen	1994
Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World	1995
Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express	1996
Nobita and the Spiral City	1997	^[5] ^[6]
Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas	1998
Nobita Drifts in the Universe	1999
Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King	2000		^[7]
Nobita and the Winged Braves	2001
Nobita in the Robot Kingdom	2002			^[8]
Nobita and the Windmasters	2003			^[9]
Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey	2004		^[10]	^[11]
Nobita's Dinosaur 2006	2006
Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld	2007
Nobita and the Green Giant Legend	2008
Nobita's Spaceblazer	2009			^[12]
Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King	2010
Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels	2011			^[13]
Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure	2012
Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum	2013
New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five	2014
Stand by Me Doraemon	2014	^[14]
Nobita's Space Heroes	2015
Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016	2016
Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi	2017	^[15]
Doraemon the Movie 2018: Nobita's Treasure Island	2018	^[16]		^[17]
Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration	2019	^[18]	^[19]	^[20] ^[21]
Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur	2020	2,760,000^[22]	^[23]	$11,522,851^[24]
Stand by Me Doraemon 2	2020	2,260,000
Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021	2022	1,784,513	^[25]
Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia	2023	3,620,000^[26]	^[27]	^[28]
Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony	2024	3,561,328^[29]		^[30]
Regional total		145,715,841		$455,820,879+
Worldwide total			($1,700,000,000)^[31]

Notes and References

1. News: Japan Box Office: 'Doraemon' Anime Still All-Conquering . . April 6, 2015.
2. Web site: ミュージアムFシアター ｜ 川崎市 藤子・F・不二雄ミュージアム.
3. Book: Schodt, Frederik L. . Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga . Stone Bridge Press . 1999 . 1-880656-23-X . 217 . The Doraemon Success Story . Frederik L. Schodt . https://archive.org/details/dreamlandjapanwr00scho/page/217 . registration.
4. Web site: 邦画興行収入ランキング . Japanese Movies Entertainment Revenue Ranking . SF MOVIE DataBank . General Works . ja . 19 February 2019.
5. News: 26 March 2013 . 朝日新聞デジタル：ドラえもん映画、１億人見た シリーズ３４作目で突破 - カルチャー . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130326023615/www.asahi.com/culture/update/0325/TKY201303250331.html . 2013-03-26 . 15 February 2019.
6. News: 2017-03-28 . 『映画ドラえもん』新シリーズ、興行収入累計400億円突破 . ja . . . 15 February 2019.
7. Web site: 過去興行収入上位作品 . Past Box Office Top Works . Eiren . . ja . 17 February 2019.
8. Web site: Doraemon: Nobita to Robotto ôkoku (2002). Box Office Mojo. May 1, 2017.
9. Web site: Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard (2003). Box Office Mojo. May 1, 2017.
10. Web site: Movies With Box Office Gross Receipts Exceeding 1 Billion Yen . Eiren . . 17 February 2019.
11. Web site: Doraemon: Nobita no Wan Nyan Jikűden (2004). Box Office Mojo. May 1, 2017.
12. Web site: Eiga doraemon: Shin. Nobita no uchű kaitakushi. Box Office Mojo. May 1, 2017.
13. Web site: Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita to tetsujin heidan: Habatake tenshitachi. Box Office Mojo. May 1, 2017.
14. News: 秦基博が「ひまわりの約束」に込めた思い . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907144509/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20141211-1407439.html# . 2018-09-07 . dead . . 2014-12-11 .
15. Web site: Top Ten JAPAN 2017 . 2022-04-12 . Inside Kino . de.
16. Web site: Top Ten JAPAN 2018 . 2022-04-12 . Inside Kino . de.
17. Web site: Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island . . September 9, 2018.
18. Web site: Top Ten JAPAN 2019 . 2022-04-12 . Inside Kino . de.
19. News: Weathering With You Film Tops Japan's Box Office in 2019 . 31 December 2019. . 30 December 2019. en-us.
20. Web site: Daily Box Office > China . EntGroup . 16 June 2019 . 17 June 2019.
21. Web site: Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration. Box Office Mojo. June 9, 2019.
22. Web site: Top Ten JAPAN 2020 . 2022-04-12 . Inside Kino . de.
23. Web site: 5 Anime Films Rank in Top 10 Domestic Films in Japan in 2020. 2022-01-21. Anime News Network. en.
24. Web site: Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no shin kyôryû (2020) - International . 2022-04-12 . The Numbers.
25. Web site: Top Ten JAPAN 2022 . Inside Kino . de . 9 April 2022.
26. Web site: Top Ten JAPAN 2023 . Inside Kino . de . 9 April 2024.
27. Web site: 2023 Movies With Box Office Gross Receipts Exceeding 1 Billion Yen . Eiren . . 17 February 2019.
28. Web site: Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia. Box Office Mojo. January 19, 2024.
29. Web site: Top Ten JAPAN 2023 . Inside Kino . de . 9 April 2024.
30. Web site: Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony. Box Office Mojo. June 19, 2024.
31. News: Thomas . Russell . 2020-02-01 . Back to the future: The world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Doraemon . . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202124634/www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/02/01/general/doraemon-50th-anniversary/#.XjbEu-rP0dU . 2020-02-02 . 2022-01-23.