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Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

1980 · 107 min

A gentle, big-hearted childhood adventure that mixes goofy gadgetry with real peril and a bittersweet goodbye.

Directed by: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Genres: Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring: Nobuyo Oyama, Noriko Ohara, Michiko Nomura

Overview: When Suneo does not show Nobita the fossil of a dinosaur claw, he takes up a challenge to find a dinosaur. He digs up a hillside and finds an egg, which later hatches and becomes a dinosaur.

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Directed by: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Genres: Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring: Nobuyo Oyama, Noriko Ohara, Michiko Nomura

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
found family
survival
coming-of-age
loyalty
Places: small town
wilderness
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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