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2112: The Birth of Doraemon

2112: The Birth of Doraemon (2112年 ドラえもん誕生, 2112-Nen Doraemon Tanjō) is a 1995 Japanese animated science fiction comedy-drama short film.[1][2] It premiered in Japan on March 4, 1995[1][2] on a double feature with Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World.[3] It is a somewhat expanded version of the 1978 short story "The Birth of Doraemon", which details the events that led to the creation of Doraemon.

2112: The Birth of Doraemon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byYoshitomo Yonetani
Screenplay byYoshitomo Yonetani
Based on
Doraemon
by Fujiko F. Fujio
Produced by
Starring
Edited byHajime Okayasu
Music byShinji Miyazaki
Production
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Distributed byToho
Release date
  • March 4, 1995 (1995-03-04) (Japan)
Running time
31 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$20.2 million

Plot

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In November 1969, manga artist named Hiroshi Fujimoto is unable to come up with an idea for a new serialized manga for a school magazine. Sitting at his desk at home, Fujimoto laments the short amount of time left before the deadline and wishes that he had a time machine so that he could plagiarize his own future ideas.

In the 22nd century, on September 3, 2112,[4] the Time Patrol are pursuing the notorious time criminal Dolmanstein and his henchman the Black Mask above the Matsushiba Robot Factory, a robot factory that is known for manufacturing cat-shaped babysitting robots. Dolmanstein and the Black Mask performed a time warp in order to escape, with the resulting shockwave striking a newly built robot cat named Doraemon. The impact causes a screw to pop out of his head and sends him tumbling down. He narrowly avoids being incinerated thanks to being rescued by a dancing robot cat named Noramyako, whom he falls in love with at first sight.

After heading over to robot training school, Doraemon devotes himself to his studies in class. However, because of his lost screw, he ends up struggling to keep up with his robot cat classmates. One day, Doraemon is summoned by Principal Teraodai, who has him switch classes in order to make the most out of his qualities. Noramyako happens to be in his new classtoom, much to their delight but to the chagrin of two robot bullies named Jaibee and Sunerobo. After the first class, Jaibee and Sunerobo try to take Doraemon's fourth-dimensional pocket, but Noramyako fends them off and saves Doraemon. More time passes, but Doraemon's grades still haven't improved, even on the day before the training school's graduation audition. Noramyako encourages him and pulls out a dorayaki from her fourth-dimensional pocket as a present.

The day of the audition comes and one by one, each of Doraemon's classmates end up being scouted. Doraemon tries to demonstrate his secret gadgets and abilities, but they end up failing on him. Just as his audition's time is about to end, a young baby named Sewashi Nobi pushes a button, and Doraemon ends up passing the audition. Sewashi's parents return home to see Doraemon now in their home, but because their son took a liking to him, they decide not to send him back and welcome him into Nobi family as Sewashi's babysitter.

Years later, Sewashi, now a young child, is creating a Doraemon clay figurine and asks a robot mouse to help with finishing it by having the ears look just like Doraemon's. But the robot ends up misunderstanding the command and ends up biting off Doraemon's ears. Doraemon is rushed to the hospital to be repaired, but thanks to another accident that happens, Doraemon loses his ears completely. Noramyako comes to visit him in the hospital and ends up bursting into laughter at the sight of his now bald head. After leaving the hospital, Doraemon, in order to try and cheer himself up, pulls out what he thinks is "Source of Energy" gadget from his pocket, but mistakenly drinks "Source of Tragedy". He cries for three days straight, the vibrations causing his yellow paint to come off and his voice to become hoarse.

His new robot cat sister Dorami finds him and tells him that Sewashi had gone missing after leaving his home to find Doraemon. Doraemon tries to pull himself together, but mistakenly drinks the "Source of Speed", causing him to run across Tokyo Bay uncontrollably. Sewashi is sitting by the riverbank until Dolmanstein and the Black Mask appear again and decide to hold him hostage in the sky. Doraemon suddenly crashes into the jet's exhaust nozzle, freeing Sewashi and causing the jet to crash, with the Time Patrol arresting Dolmanstein and the Black Mask. Sewashi reunites with Doraemon and despite his different appearance and voice, he recognizes Doraemon, even complimenting his new appearance. Doraemon then quickly realizes that in the commotion, his fourth-dimensional pocket got lost. Dorami and Noramyako then show up, with Noramyako apologizing to Doraemon for him losing his ears and laughing at him, citing how because she had laughed so hard her jaw ended up dislocating, also confessing that she has fallen in love with him all over again.

Months later, on the night of Christmas Eve, Doraemon's classmates are all at Sewashi's house, with Sewashi finally presenting the clay Doraemon figurine to Doraemon and everyone about to eat cake together. Suddenly, a shower of tiny Doraemons robots rain down from the sky. Principal Teraodai, who is dressed up as Santa, then appears and explains that the robots are "Mini-Doras", a special series of commemorative robots modeled after Doraemon. He then gives Doraemon a new fourth-dimensional pocket as a present. Teraodai requests that Doraemon pull something out of his new pocket, with Doraemon complying by pulling out the "Cheers Seed" drink gadget to liven up the party. As a Christmas present from Sewashi, Doraemon travels back in time using Sewashi's time machine to go meet Nobita, in order to correct history and ensure that Sewashi lives a happy life.

Back in the present, Fujimoto gets startled with Doraemon popping out of his desk drawer. However, it turns out to be just a dream, as Fujimoto had dozed off until the morning. But after seeing cats on the rooftops outside his window and tripping over his daughter's roly-poly toy, Fujimoto finally comes up with Doraemon, an episodic manga series telling the story of a cat-shaped robot from the 22nd century who came to aid a lazy boy named Nobita.

Cast

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Doraemon Nobuyo Ōyama
Yellow Doraemon Chisa Yokoyama
Hiroshi Fujimoto Minoru Yada
Sewashi Yoshiko Ōta
Noramyako Yūko Minaguchi
Dorami Keiko Yokozawa
Jaibee Kazuya Tatekabe
Sunerobo Kaneta Kimotsuki
Principal Teraodai Ichirō Nagai
Wang Dora Kumiko Nishihara
Dora-nichov Teiyū Ichiryūsai
El Matadora Kazue Ikura
Dora Rinho Teiyū Ichiryūsai
Dora the Kid Chisa Yokoyama
Robot Teacher Ryōichi Tanaka
Doctor Ginzō Matsuo
Sewashi's mother Rei Sakuma
Male Robot Audition Host Tomokazu Seki
Dolmanstein Chikao Ohtsuka
Black Mask Masashi Hirose
Masako Fujimoto Run Sasaki
Narration Fujiko F. Fujio

Production

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The short depicts the story of Doraemon's creation, his life in the 22nd century, and his eventual departure to the 20th century to aid Nobita.[5][6] Additionally, it also depicts the real life biographical story of how manga artist Fujiko F. Fujio created the series.

The voice cast includes Nobuyo Ōyama, Yoshiko Ōta, Keiko Yokozawa, Yūko Minaguchi, and more, with Fujiko F. Fujio providing the short's narration.[4]

Multiple settings of Doraemon were revised and differed from past settings.[7][8][9] According to director Yoshitomo Yonetani, Fujiko F. Fujio was dissatisfied with the heavy contradictions in previously published settings and origin stories featured in the manga and anime, so intended to consolidate and align them with the short film.[10]

Soundtrack

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Theme song

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"I'm Doraemon 2112"
Lyrics: Fujiko F. Fujio / Composition and Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi / Vocals: Nobuyo Ōyama, Koorogi '73

Insert songs

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"My Beloved Meow"
Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto / Composition and Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi / Vocals: Chisa Yokoyama
"Hello! Dorami-chan"
Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto / Composition and Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi / Vocals: Satoko Yamano

Release

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The short film was released in Japan on March 4, 1995.[2][1]

It was screened theatrically on a double feature with the sixteenth Doraemon feature-length film Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World.[3]

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Fujiko F. Fujio Museum animated short film "The Birth of Doraemon" (2020)

The animated short film "The Birth of Doraemon" (ドラえもん誕生) was screened at the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum's "F Theater" for the 50th anniversary of the Doraemon franchise. [11] It adapts the manga chapter of the same name with voice actor Wataru Hatano as the voice of Hiroshi Fujimoto.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 2112年 ドラえもん誕生 - コトバンク (in Japanese). Kotobank.
  2. 1 2 3 2112年 ドラえもん誕生 - 日本映画製作者連盟 (in Japanese). db.eiren.org.
  3. 1 2 1995年配給収入10億円以上番組 (in Japanese). Eiren.
  4. 1 2 Nobukazu Uekusa (ed.). "Introduction to Japanese Cinema". "Kinema Junpo No. 1160 (Early May 1995 Issue)" (in Japanese). Vol. 1974. Kinema Junpo Co., Ltd. May 1, 1995. p. 182.
  5. ↑ Nobukazu Uekusa (ed.). "Gravure: New Releases (New Film Introductions)". "Kinema Junpo No. 1115 (Early March 1995 Issue)" (in Japanese). Vol. 1969. Kinema Junpo Co., Ltd. March 1, 1995. p. 105.
  6. ↑ ドラえもんが青くなった理由が昔は違った。16時間一挙放送「大みそかだよドラえもんスペシャル」 - エキサイトニュース(2/3) (in Japanese). Excite Inc. December 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ 「ドラえもん」の「えもん」はなぜ平仮名なのか。生誕100年前記念イベントに行ってきた - エキサイトニュース(3/7) (in Japanese). Excite Inc. September 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ ドラえもんが青くなった理由が昔は違った。16時間一挙放送「大みそかだよドラえもんスペシャル」 - エキサイトニュース(3/3) (in Japanese). Excite Inc. December 31, 2015.
  9. ↑ 「ドラえもん」の「えもん」はなぜ平仮名なのか。生誕100年前記念イベントに行ってきた - エキサイトニュース(6/7) (in Japanese). Excite Inc. September 4, 2012.
  10. ↑ 藤子FCネオ・ユートピア｜米たにヨシトモインタビュー (in Japanese).
  11. ↑ Fシアター2本立て上映、再開! (in Japanese). Fujiko F. Fujio Museum.
  12. ↑ ドラえもん誕生秘話をFシアターで！ (in Japanese). Fujiko F. Fujio Museum.
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