Doraemon the Movie 2017: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi[a] is a Japanese animated science-fiction film. It is the 37th installment in the Doraemon movie series. It is directed and written by Atsushi Takahashi.[1] Takahashi was an assistant director on Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning Spirited Away.[2]
| Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi | |||||
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| Kanji | ドラえもん のび太の南極カチコチ大冒険 | ||||
| Literal meaning | Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi | ||||
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| Directed by | Atsushi Takahashi | ||||
| Written by | Fujiko F. Fujio | ||||
| Screenplay by | Atsushi Takahashi | ||||
| Based on | Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio | ||||
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| Music by | Kan Sawada | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 101 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Budget | $8 million | ||||
| Box office | $61.4 million | ||||
Plot
editThe film starts with 100,000 years ago, Carla losing her gold ring. On the other hand, unable to endure the mid-summer heat, Doraemon transports Nobita and his friends to a huge iceberg floating in the Southern Ocean. While creating an amusement park with the secret gadget "Ice-Working Iron", Nobita finds a mysterious golden ring in the ice and he asks Doraemon to search how old the golden ring was. After learning that the ring was buried in Antarctica 100,000 years ago, Doraemon tells Nobita and his friends that nobody had discovered Antarctica until 1773, Doraemon and his friends change their clothes to winter clothes and use Anywhere Door to visit Antarctica in search of its owner. They melt a blue elephant like structure whom Nobita calls Mosuke who was frozen in emice[clarification needed] with a bag. After facing many threats they come across the ruins of a huge city buried in the ice, and then travel back in time to meet Carla and Professor Hyakkoi, who are connected to the mysterious ring and finally meet them and Carla's yellow elephant Yuka-tan similar to Mosuke; however, the group must fight for survival as Doraemon risks plunging the Earth into another ice age. When everything starts freezing, Nobita, Shizuka, Suneo, Gian, Carla, Mosuke, Doraemon and Yuka-tan decide to travel 100,000 years later to survive but Doraemon and Yuka-tan are separated from the group while they reach in future. But they are unable to go back in time since the time belt battery is empty. Back in time, Doraemon remembers Dorami's prediction that his lucky star can save him from getting frozen and freezes Yuka-tan with the bag of gadgets and the battery. Mosuke gives the bag to Nobita which was frozen with it and Nobita says Mosuke is none other than Yuka-tan frozen by Doraemon to send them the battery. Everyone travel back in time and save Doraemon and fight the ice giant. The film ends with showing Doraemon and his friends saying farewell to their friend Carla and Professor as they prepare to leave Earth, after this Doraemon and his friends return to the home, Doraemon shows Nobita the planet's (where Carla and Professor lived or home planet of Carla and Professor) ice is melting and after some time the planet returns to it normal condition and in the last sentence of the film before credits, Nobita's Mom calls him and Doraemon for dinner. The planet's position was given to Doraemon by professor. Doraemon uses a telescope to view the planet.
Cast
edit| Character | Japanese voice actor |
|---|---|
| Doraemon | Wasabi Mizuta |
| Nobita | Megumi Ōhara |
| Shizuka | Yumi Kakazu |
| Suneo | Tomokazu Seki |
| Gian | Subaru Kimura |
| Dorami | Chiaki |
| Tamako Nobi | Kotono Mitsuishi |
| Nobisuke Nobi | Yasunori Matsumoto |
| Professor Hyakkoi | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Carla | Rie Kugimiya |
| Octogon | Masumi Yagi[3] |
| Yamitem | Shigeo Takahashi[3] |
| Mofusuke | Aya Endo |
| Yuka-tan | Nao Toyama |
| Brisaga | Ayaka Hirahara |
| Pao Pao | Mai Asada, Nobunari Oda |
Theme song
edit- Boku no kokoro wo tsukutte yo, Make My Heart (僕の心をつくってよ, Make My Heart) by Ken Hirai.
Release
editThe film was released in Japan on 4 March 2017.[4] This movie released in India on August 14, 2022 on Hungama TV.[5]
Box office
editDebuting on 371 screens with Toho distributing, Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi earned $6.1 million on 592,036 admissions in its first weekend and ranked 1 on Japanese box office.[6] Doraemon's 37th film made highest second weekend gross and highest total after second weekend in the franchise and is the fastest Doraemon's film to reach ¥4 billion milestone within 37 days of release.
Here is a table which shows the box office of this movie of all the weekends in Japan:
| # | Rank | Weekend | Weekend gross | Total gross till current weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | March 4–5 | ¥691,813,500 ($6.1 million)[7] | ¥691,813,500 ($6.1 million) |
| 2 | 2 | March 11–12 | ¥507,416,050 ($4.4 million)[8] | ¥1,335,367,550 ($11.6 million) |
| 3 | 3 | March 18–19 | ¥381,033,500 ($3.4 million) | ¥1,883,054,900 ($16.8 million) |
| 4 | 4 | March 25–26 | ¥304,031,100 ($2.7 million) | ¥2,646,925,600 ($23.8 million)[9] |
| 5 | 4 | April 8–2[10] | ¥278,872,700 ($2.5 million) | ¥3,537,579,600 ($31.7 million) |
| 6 | 5 | April 8–9 | ¥166,112,900 ($1.5 million) | ¥4,038,973,500 ($36.3 million) |
| 7 | 6 | April 15–16 | ¥71,000,000 ($655,000) | ¥4,140,000,000 ($37.3 million)[11] |
| 8 | 10 | April 22–23 | ¥39,704,100 ($361,000) | ¥4,197,254,100 ($37.8 million) |
| 9 | - | April 29–30 | ¥31,000,000 ($273,000) | ¥4,240,000,000 ($38.1 million) |
| 10 | - | May 6–07 | ¥32,000,000 ($282,000) | ¥4,340,000,000 ($38.9 million) |
| 11 | - | May 13–14 | ¥9,000,000 ($80,800) | ¥4,360,000,000 ($39.1 million) |
| FINAL TOTAL | - | - | - | ¥4,430,000,000[12] ($39.49 million) |
The film was released in China on May 30, 2017, and grossed CN¥149 million ($22.05 million) after completing its theatrical run.[13]
It was released in Hong Kong on August 3, 2017, and grossed HK$8.2 million (US$1.1 million).
In South Korea, it was released on August 11, 2017, and grossed $1,042,480 after completing its theatrical run. The film also grossed $74,855 in Turkey.[14] In total, the film grossed over $61.4 million worldwide.[15]
Other media
editA video game based on the film for the Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan on March 2, 2017.[16]
Notes
edit- ^ Doraemon the Movie 2017: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (ドラえもん のび太の南極カチコチ大冒険, Doraemon Nobita no Nankyoku kachikochi dai bōken)
References
edit- ^ "37th Doraemon Film's 1st Trailer Previews Antarctic Story". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "Doraemon the Movie 2017: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi Info and High-Res Images from Toho". Sci Fi Japan. December 26, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "37th Doraemon Film Features Cameo by Japanese Comedy Duo Savanna". Anime News Network. January 15, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "New Doraemon 37th installment revealed". Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Hungama TV Airs Doraemon The Movie: Nobita Chal Pada Antarctica on August 14". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Japan Box Office: 37th 'Doraemon' Film Leads Weekend Chart". March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "37th Doraemon Film Tops Japanese Box Office With 692 Million Yen". March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "37th Doraemon Film Slips to #2 at Box Office". March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "37th Doraemon Film Stays at #3, Precure Dream Stars! Drops to #10". March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "37th Doraemon Film Stays at #3 for 3rd Weekend, Hirunaka no Ryūsei at #5". April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "37th Doraemon Anime Film Earns 4.14 Billion Yen in 44 Days". April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ "2017". Eiren. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ). Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "哆啦A梦：大雄的南极冰冰凉大冒险". Maoyan. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no nankyoku kachikochi daibouken (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Millán, Alberto (December 4, 2016). "A new title Doraemon is already on the way to Nintendo 3DS" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
External links
edit- (in Japanese) Official website
- Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi at IMDb
- Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (anime film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia