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| name = Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
| name = Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
| image = Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil.jpg
| image = Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{film name|kanji=ドラえもん: のび太の海底鬼岩城|romaji=Doraemon: Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō}}
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|kanji=ドラえもん: のび太の海底鬼岩城|revhep=Doraemon: Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō}}
| director = [[Tsutomu Shibayama]]
| director = [[Tsutomu Shibayama]]
| producer = Soichi Besso<br /> Tetsuo Kanno
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Soichi Besso
* Tetsuo Kanno
}}
| writer = Fujiko Fujio
| writer = [[Fujiko Fujio]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
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* [[Michiko Nomura]]
* [[Michiko Nomura]]
* [[Kaneta Kimotsuki]]
* [[Kaneta Kimotsuki]]
* [[Kazuya Tatekabe]]}}
* [[Kazuya Tatekabe]]
* Michie Kita
* [[Yūji Mitsuya]]
* [[Teiji Ōmiya]]
* [[Kōsei Tomita]]
* [[Hozumi Gōda]]
}}
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| editing = [[Kazuo Inoue]]<br />Noriko Tsurumaki
| editing = {{plainlist|
* [[Kazuo Inoue]]
* Noriko Tsurumaki
}}
| studio = [[Shin-Ei Animation]]
| studio = [[Shin-Ei Animation]]
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| released = {{Film date|1983|03|12|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1983|03|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 95 minutes (1h 35m)
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = Japan
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| language = Japanese
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = $16.5 million<ref>{{cite web|title=邦画興行収入ランキング|url=http://www.generalworks.com/databank/movie/rank04.html|website=SF MOVIE DataBank|publisher=General Works|access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
| gross = $16.5 million<ref>{{cite web|title=邦画興行収入ランキング|url=http://www.generalworks.com/databank/movie/rank04.html|website=SF MOVIE DataBank|publisher=General Works|access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Doraemon Long Stories|Doraemon's Long Tales: Noby in Devilfish Castle]]''|[[Fujiko Fujio]]}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Doraemon Long Stories|Doraemon's Long Stories: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil]]''|[[Fujiko Fujio]]}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil'''''<ref>English translation as shown on the [http://www.dora-movie.com/film_history/history_4.html official website] for the 25th anniversary of the movie franchise, based on the fourth volume of the same name of the ''[[Doraemon Long Stories]]'' series.</ref>|ドラえもん のび太の海底鬼岩城|Doraemon Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō}} is the fourth ''[[Doraemon]]'' film, released on March 12, 1983 in Japan. Directed by [[Tsutomu Shibayama]], the film is based on the [[Western culture|Western]] myth of [[Atlantis]], the lost city.
{{nihongo|'''''Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil'''''<ref>English translation as shown on the [http://www.dora-movie.com/film_history/history_4.html official website] for the 25th anniversary of the movie franchise, based on the fourth volume of the same name of the ''[[Doraemon Long Stories]]'' series.</ref>|ドラえもん のび太の海底鬼岩城|Doraemon Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō}} is a 1983 Japanese [[animated film|animated]] [[science fantasy]] film and the fourth ''[[Doraemon]]'' feature film, released on March 12, 1983, in Japan. Directed by [[Tsutomu Shibayama]], the film is loosely based on the [[Western culture|Western]] myth of [[Atlantis]], the mythical continent of [[Mu (mythical lost continent)|Mu]] and the 1980 chapter "8 Days at the Dragon King's Palace". It is the oldest Doraemon film without a remake version and the last piece of media to utilize the 1979 series' original art style.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The plot happens when the [[Bermuda Triangle]] is on the news. Meanwhile, Doraemon and friends go camping after helping Nobita to finish his homework. They use an adaptation light to survive underwater, and an underwater buggy to commute. This buggy has feelings and likes Shizuka. Doraemon takes out a big tent that provides all their needs, and that night they have a [[barbecue]], with Gian and Suneo wanting to go the Atlantic but disallowed by Doraemon. That night, Gian and Suneo take Buggy and travel through the [[Atlantic Ocean]], trying to find a treasure ship. They lose consciousness, and their friends, who have been looking for them, think they're dead, but they wake up soon. They find the ship and Nobita, who is outside, sees a sea horse. Along the way, they discover that the environment gun that Doraemon used to protect them is running out of energy leaving them vulnerable to the sea. They are rescued by some marine creatures. Nobita and his friends are later captured by these creatures, revealed to be inhabinats of the underwater kingdom of [[Mu (lost continent)|Mu]]. It is revealed that another undersea kingdom, [[Atlantis]], now controlled by robots, was about to destroy the Earth with nuclear weapons after mistaking a volcano eruption for an invasion. With the help of a young boy from Mu, Nobita and his friends attempt to stop the robots, but are all captured. However, when things are at their grimmest, Buggy sacrifices itself to destroy the computer that controlled all the robots and nuclear weapons. After returning to Mu, Doraemon and his friends are hailed as heroes before returning home.
The film opens with the main characters arguing over where to go for their camping trip, with Nobita, Shizuka and Doraemon deciding to go to the coast while Gian and Suneo decide to go to the mountains. The plan is temporarily foiled when Nobita's mom tells him to go finish his homework, but when the [[Bermuda Triangle]] is on the news, Gian and Suneo decide the join the other three. The main cast finally go camping after helping Nobita to finish his homework. They use an adaptation light to survive underwater, and an underwater buggy named Buggy, to commute. Buggy has feelings and likes Shizuka due to her being female. Doraemon takes out a big tent that provides all their needs, and that night they have a [[barbecue]], with Gian and Suneo wanting to go the Atlantic but disallowed by Doraemon. That night, Gian and Suneo take Buggy and travel through the [[Atlantic Ocean]], trying to find a treasure ship. However they didn't realize that the effects of the adaptation light can fade over time, they lose consciousness, and their friends, who have been looking for them, think they're dead, but they somehow wake up after them crying. They find the treasure ship mentioned on the news, Nobita, who is outside, sees a strange fish shaped craft that started attacking him with an energy weapon. He managed to evade it, but the others didn't believe his story.

That night, Buggy wakes Shizuka and reveals he saw what happened with Gian and Suneo when they lost consciousness, showing his memory like a movie projector. The footage shows a strange underwater craft that's controlled by two human like figures. Soon, everyone else watches the footage as well, seeing these "sea people" saving Gian and Suneo with their own Adaptation Light, before the craft Nobita saw appears and starts attacking them. Not long after, a giant squid appears and attacks the group, breaking their camp, but a strange light knocks the creature out. The group then sees the "sea people" in front of them, but they too were knocked out by the stunning light.

Nobita, Doraemon, and Shizuka later wakes up in a room where they meet one of the sea man called Eru, revealed to be inhabitants of the underwater kingdom of [[Mu (lost continent)|Mu]]. The Prime Minister of Mu welcomes the group, but doesn't allow them to leave due to the kingdom not wanting humans to know about their existence. While Gian and Suneo are put in a cell due to their personalities, the group rescues them and flee the kingdom, with Eru realizing their escape and giving chase. Doraemon then uses his hat, which turns into be a subterranean room that can move, causing Eru to lose sight of them. However, the fish craft suddenly attacks Eru, shooting his ship. Gian rushes out with the group to save Eru, but it caused all of them to be arrested and given the death sentence for crossing the border.

While the group is put in a cell, Eru tries to defend them in a trial, which got interrupted by a ship crash landing. It is revealed that another undersea kingdom, [[Atlantis]], now controlled by robots, is about to destroy the Earth with nuclear weapons after mistaking a volcano eruption for an invasion. After convincing the Prime minister, Eru sets the group free and goes on a journey with them into Atlantis, which is in the Bermuda Triangle. After bypassing a fleet of fish craft and the barrier that leads into the kingdom with Doraemon's hat, they went on to search the "Devil's Castle", where Atlantis' main computer, Poseidon resides. But having difficulty looking for it, Shizuka allows herself to be captured by Poseidon's iron guards, so the group can follow it as she's taken to the castle.

Using Doraemon's weapon gadgets, the group enters the castle, facing hordes of iron guards, while Shizuka is brought upon Poseidon, they got separated. Doraemon falls from a high place, while Eru, Nobita, Gian, and Suneo get captured by the iron guards. Just as Poseidon about to sacrifice Shizuka, thinking it will stop the volcano, Doraemon stops it, but falls unconscious shortly. As Shizuka cries over Doraemon, Buggy suddenly appears from Doraemon's pocket due to Shizuka crying, and goes straight into Poseidon, crashing and destroying both of them. With Poseidon destroyed, the iron guards stops working, allowing Shizuka and Doraemon to rescue the others and leave before the erupting volcano destroys the castle. After returning to Mu, Doraemon and his friends are hailed as heroes.

The film ends with Shizuka looking at one of buggy's screws that it left behind, and the group saying farewell to Eru and returning home.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Theatrical release poster
Kanjiドラえもん: のび太の海底鬼岩城
Revised HepburnDoraemon: Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō
Directed byTsutomu Shibayama
Written byFujiko Fujio
Based onDoraemon's Long Stories: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
by Fujiko Fujio
Produced by
  • Soichi Besso
  • Tetsuo Kanno
Starring
Edited by
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 12 March 1983 (1983-03-12)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$16.5 million[1]

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil[2] (ドラえもん のび太の海底鬼岩城, Doraemon Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō) is a 1983 Japanese animated science fantasy film and the fourth Doraemon feature film, released on March 12, 1983, in Japan. Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, the film is loosely based on the Western myth of Atlantis, the mythical continent of Mu and the 1980 chapter "8 Days at the Dragon King's Palace". It is the oldest Doraemon film without a remake version and the last piece of media to utilize the 1979 series' original art style.

Plot

The film opens with the main characters arguing over where to go for their camping trip, with Nobita, Shizuka and Doraemon deciding to go to the coast while Gian and Suneo decide to go to the mountains. The plan is temporarily foiled when Nobita's mom tells him to go finish his homework, but when the Bermuda Triangle is on the news, Gian and Suneo decide the join the other three. The main cast finally go camping after helping Nobita to finish his homework. They use an adaptation light to survive underwater, and an underwater buggy named Buggy, to commute. Buggy has feelings and likes Shizuka due to her being female. Doraemon takes out a big tent that provides all their needs, and that night they have a barbecue, with Gian and Suneo wanting to go the Atlantic but disallowed by Doraemon. That night, Gian and Suneo take Buggy and travel through the Atlantic Ocean, trying to find a treasure ship. However they didn't realize that the effects of the adaptation light can fade over time, they lose consciousness, and their friends, who have been looking for them, think they're dead, but they somehow wake up after them crying. They find the treasure ship mentioned on the news, Nobita, who is outside, sees a strange fish shaped craft that started attacking him with an energy weapon. He managed to evade it, but the others didn't believe his story.

That night, Buggy wakes Shizuka and reveals he saw what happened with Gian and Suneo when they lost consciousness, showing his memory like a movie projector. The footage shows a strange underwater craft that's controlled by two human like figures. Soon, everyone else watches the footage as well, seeing these "sea people" saving Gian and Suneo with their own Adaptation Light, before the craft Nobita saw appears and starts attacking them. Not long after, a giant squid appears and attacks the group, breaking their camp, but a strange light knocks the creature out. The group then sees the "sea people" in front of them, but they too were knocked out by the stunning light.

Nobita, Doraemon, and Shizuka later wakes up in a room where they meet one of the sea man called Eru, revealed to be inhabitants of the underwater kingdom of Mu. The Prime Minister of Mu welcomes the group, but doesn't allow them to leave due to the kingdom not wanting humans to know about their existence. While Gian and Suneo are put in a cell due to their personalities, the group rescues them and flee the kingdom, with Eru realizing their escape and giving chase. Doraemon then uses his hat, which turns into be a subterranean room that can move, causing Eru to lose sight of them. However, the fish craft suddenly attacks Eru, shooting his ship. Gian rushes out with the group to save Eru, but it caused all of them to be arrested and given the death sentence for crossing the border.

While the group is put in a cell, Eru tries to defend them in a trial, which got interrupted by a ship crash landing. It is revealed that another undersea kingdom, Atlantis, now controlled by robots, is about to destroy the Earth with nuclear weapons after mistaking a volcano eruption for an invasion. After convincing the Prime minister, Eru sets the group free and goes on a journey with them into Atlantis, which is in the Bermuda Triangle. After bypassing a fleet of fish craft and the barrier that leads into the kingdom with Doraemon's hat, they went on to search the "Devil's Castle", where Atlantis' main computer, Poseidon resides. But having difficulty looking for it, Shizuka allows herself to be captured by Poseidon's iron guards, so the group can follow it as she's taken to the castle.

Using Doraemon's weapon gadgets, the group enters the castle, facing hordes of iron guards, while Shizuka is brought upon Poseidon, they got separated. Doraemon falls from a high place, while Eru, Nobita, Gian, and Suneo get captured by the iron guards. Just as Poseidon about to sacrifice Shizuka, thinking it will stop the volcano, Doraemon stops it, but falls unconscious shortly. As Shizuka cries over Doraemon, Buggy suddenly appears from Doraemon's pocket due to Shizuka crying, and goes straight into Poseidon, crashing and destroying both of them. With Poseidon destroyed, the iron guards stops working, allowing Shizuka and Doraemon to rescue the others and leave before the erupting volcano destroys the castle. After returning to Mu, Doraemon and his friends are hailed as heroes.

The film ends with Shizuka looking at one of buggy's screws that it left behind, and the group saying farewell to Eru and returning home.

Cast

Character Voice
Doraemon Nobuyo Ōyama
Nobita Nobi Noriko Ohara
Shizuka Minamoto Michiko Nomura
Takeshi "Gian" Goda Kazuya Tatekabe
Suneo Honekawa Kaneta Kimotsuki
Eru Michie Kita
Underwater Buggy Yūji Mitsuya
Mu Prime Minister Teiji Ōmiya
Poseidon Kōsei Tomita
Announcer Hozumi Gōda
Mu Patrolling Crew Fumio Matsuoka
Masaharu Satō
Kōji Totani
Kōzō Shioya
Kōichi Hashimoto
Tamako Nobi Sachiko Chijimatsu
Nobisuke Nobi Masayuki Sato
Shizuka's Mom Masako Matsubara
Suneo's Mom Yoshino Ohtori
Gian's Mom Kazuyo Aoki

Release

The film was released in Japan on March 12, 1983.

References

  1. ^ "邦画興行収入ランキング". SF MOVIE DataBank. General Works. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ English translation as shown on the official website for the 25th anniversary of the movie franchise, based on the fourth volume of the same name of the Doraemon Long Stories series.

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