Director: Akihiko Sekimata
This ambitious work by Akihiko Sekimata takes a remarkably straightforward approach to creating a live-action adaptation of the beloved national icon, Doraemon. The somewhat bewildering ambiguity of whether Nobita and his friends are supposed to be elementary school children or university students ultimately gives the film a peculiar originality of its own. The warm, gentle atmosphere that permeates the entire production captures the familiar spirit of the Doraemon universe so well that it became a major hit when it was first screened.