Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil
Seen it?1982 | 92 min | Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Nobita and Doraemon venture to the Heavy Smokers Forest in the Congo, where they find a stray dog and a giant statue. After discovering that they are wanted for trespassing on isolated kingdom land, Nobita and the rest must utilize the power of the mysterious statue to prove their worth.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$21 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hideo Nishimaki
- Nobuyo OyamaDoraemon (voice)
- Noriko OharaNobita (voice)
- Michiko NomuraShizuka (voice)
- Kazuya TatekabeGian (voice)
- Kaneta KimotsukiSuneo (voice)
- Sumiko ShirakawaDekisugi (voice)
- Mari ShimizuPeko (voice)
- Kazuko SugiyamaChippo (voice)
- Yoko KuriPrincess Spiana (voice)
- Masahiko MuraseBrus (voice)