Growing up in Asia (not Japan), Doraemon's face was everywhere. Lunchbox, pencil, utensils, and notebook to name a few. But I had never read the manga series nor TV series from the 70s.
Out of nostalgia, I looked for a handful of anime from my childhood. This movie showed up as one of the top results. I expected t watch only few minutes, but it stuck.
Yes, Stand by Me Doraemon is unapologetically sappy and emotionally manipulative, but with high production value and solid character development, it almost felt like, dare I say it?, a Miyazaki production (albeit low rent). Yes, it lacks the subtlety, patience, and depth of Miyazaki production, but the heart is in the right place.
The story is written by a co-director Takashi Yamazaki, a Japan Academy Film Prize (the country's highest award) winning writer and director of Always: Sunset on Third Street. Much like The Peanuts Movie, the filmmakers carefully and successfully balanced the spirit of Doraemon, while injecting modern take to draw in older and foreign viewers.
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Growing up in Asia (not Japan), Doraemon's face was everywhere. Lunchbox, pencil, utensils, and notebook to name a few. But I had never read the manga series nor TV series from the 70s.
Out of nostalgia, I looked for a handful of anime from my childhood. This movie showed up as one of the top results. I expected t watch only few minutes, but it stuck.
Yes, Stand by Me Doraemon is unapologetically sappy and emotionally manipulative, but with high production value and solid character development, it almost felt like, dare I say it?, a Miyazaki production (albeit low rent). Yes, it lacks the subtlety, patience, and depth of Miyazaki production, but the heart is in the right place.
The story is written by a co-director Takashi Yamazaki, a Japan Academy Film Prize (the country's highest award) winning writer and director of Always: Sunset on Third Street. Much like The Peanuts Movie, the filmmakers carefully and successfully balanced the spirit of Doraemon, while injecting modern take to draw in older and foreign viewers.