Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King
Seen it?2000 | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no 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.
- The mood
- Feel-good, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 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).
Doraemon and its friends open a hole in the time and they're travel to the Country of Mayana, a lost Mayan civilization in the jungle.
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 powerSolid
$31 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
- Nobuyo OyamaDoraemon (voice)
- Noriko OharaNobita (voice)
- Megumi OgataTio (voice)
- Mayumi IzukaKuku (voice)
- Kazuko SugiyamaPopol (voice)
- Michiko NomuraShizuka (voice)
- Kazuya TatekabeGian (voice)
- Kaneta KimotsukiSuneo (voice)
- Sachiko ChijimatsuNobita's Mother (voice)
- Ryoichi TanakaTeacher (voice)