Stand by Me Doraemon 2
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (スタンド・バイ・ミー ドラえもん 2) is a Japanese 3D computer animated science fiction comedy film based on the Doraemon manga series and a sequel to 2014 film Stand by Me Doraemon. Directed by Ryūichi Yagi and Takashi Yamazaki, it is largely based on Doraemon' s 2000 short film Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections and shortly based on Doraemon's 2002 short film The Day When I Was Born.
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Japanese | スタンド・バイ・ミー ドラえもん 2 |
Literally | Stand By Me Doraemon 2 |
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Screenplay by | Takashi Yamazaki |
Based on | Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio |
Starring | |
Music by | Naoki Satō |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥2.69 billion ($25.7 million) |
Plot
Nobita - following his previous adventure - has managed to change his future for the better, making Shizuka marry him. Taken by despair, however, he decides to return to the past to re-meet his beloved grandmother, who died when he was still in kindergarten and to whom he was really fond of; grandmother is happy that Nobita came back in time to be with her, and confides in him a great desire: to meet his future bride. Meanwhile, the Nobita of the future, about to get married with Shizuka and crown his "dream of happiness", is seized by a panic attack and flees into the past to see Doraemon again, fearing that he is not the right person for Shizuka.
Cast
Character | Voice actor[1] |
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Doraemon | Wasabi Mizuta |
Nobita Nobi | Megumi Ōhara |
Adult Nobita | Satoshi Tsumabuki |
Shizuka Minamoto | Yumi Kakazu |
Suneo Honekawa | Tomokazu Seki |
Takeshi 'Gian' Goda | Subaru Kimura |
Tamako Nobi (Nobita's mother) | Kotono Mitsuishi [2] |
Nobita's Grandma | Nobuko Miyamoto |
Naka Meguro | Bakarhythm |
Replacement Rope | Shinichi Hatori |
Release
It was originally scheduled to release in theaters on 7 August 2020.[3][4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was temporarily removed from the release schedule, and was replaced by Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur (which had been postponed from a previous March release).[5] The film was then postponed to 20 November 2020 when it was given a theatrical release in Japan.[6] The film is scheduled to release in Indonesia in February 2021.[7] In India it is said to have a threatical release however it is yet to be confirmed
Soundtrack
The theme song is Niji (Rainbow) by Masaki Suda.[8]
Box office
Debuting on 416 screens with limitations on seating capacity due to COVID-19 pandemic, Stand by Me Doraemon 2 earned $3.7 million on 305,000 admissions in its first weekend and ranked number-two on Japanese box office.[9]
Here is a table which shows the box office of this movie of all the weekends in Japan:[10]
# | Rank | Weekend | Weekend gross | Total gross till current weekend | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 21–22 November | ¥386,000,000 ($3.7 million) | ¥451,000,000 ($4.3 million) | ||||||
2 | 2 | 28–29 November | ¥294,477,450 ($2.8 million) | ¥1,108,062,500 ($10.6 million) | ||||||
3 | 3 | 5–6 December | ¥244,864,350 ($2.4 million) | ¥1,498,402,100 ($14.4 million) | ||||||
4 | 3 | 12–13 December | ¥186,101,750 ($1.8 million) | ¥1,790,491,100 ($17.2 million) | ||||||
5 | 5 | 19–20 December | ¥118,872,850 ($1.1 million) | ¥1,986,991,900 ($19.1 million) | ||||||
6 | 5 | 26–27 December | ¥75,631,700 ($730,000) | ¥2,150,941,650 ($20.7 million) | ||||||
7 | 6 | 2–3 January | ¥85,842,350 ($833,000) | ¥2,433,882,750 ($23.6 million) | 8
-5th and 6th February $25.7 Million-¥2,69,75,22,960.54 |
FINAL TOTAL | - | - | - | - |
References
- "『STAND BY ME ドラえもん 2』あらすじ・声優キャストなど情報【まとめ】". Cinematoday. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Stand By Me Doraemon 2 (2020) - Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.com.
- "Stand By Me Doraemon CG Anime Film Gets Sequel Film in August". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "映画『STAND BY ME ドラえもん 2』 映画化決定!! - ドラえもんチャンネル". 映画『STAND BY ME ドラえもん 2』 映画化決定!! - ドラえもんチャンネル. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "Doraemon: Nobita no Shin Kyoryū Film Rescheduled for August 7, Stand By Me Doraemon 2 Film Delayed". 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "Stand By Me Doraemon 2 postponed to 20 November 2020" (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Stand By Me Doraemon 2 releasing in Indonesian theatres by CBI Pictures" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Niji (Rainbow) - Masaki Suda Theme Song Stand by Me Doraemon 2".
- "Stand By Me Doraemon 2 Opens at #2 Behind Demon Slayer Film". Anime News Network. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "WOKJ weekend box office". 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.