Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
1983 1h 34m movie Film Japan

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil

映画ドラえもん のび太の海底鬼岩城

Synopsis

映画ドラえもん のび太の海底鬼岩城

Nobita and his friends under the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Gian and Suneo take Doraemon's underwater vehicle and travel through the Atlantic Ocean, trying to find a treasure ship. Along the way, they discover that the environment gun that Doraemon used to protect them is running out of energy leaving them vulnerable to the sea. Fortunately, they are rescued by some marine creatures.

Other Titles From Shin-Ei Animation

Animation + Adventure in Japan

1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil itself).

The 1982–1984 Japan Window

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil holds position #13 of 57 Japan films in the 1982–1984 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Space Cobra
    #1

    Space Cobra

    ★ 8.3 · 1982
  2. Super Dimension Fortress Macross
    #2

    Super Dimension Fortress Macross

    ★ 8.1 · 1982
  3. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    #3

    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    ★ 7.9 · 1984
  4. The Transformers
    #4

    The Transformers

    ★ 7.9 · 1984
  5. Captain Tsubasa
    #5

    Captain Tsubasa

    ★ 7.8 · 1983
  6. Kinnikuman
    #6

    Kinnikuman

    ★ 7.8 · 1983
  7. Voltron: Defender of the Universe
    #7

    Voltron: Defender of the Universe

    ★ 7.6 · 1984
  8. Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
    #8

    Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

    ★ 7.6 · 1982

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil premiered alongside 17 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1983.

The 594th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

27
Reviews
47th
Review-volume percentile
65th
Popularity percentile

27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity (65th percentile) outruns review volume (47th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
27
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,462 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,088 of 2,532 (top 43%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesShin-Ei Animation
Runtime1h 34m
Release DateMarch 12, 1983
IMDbtt1147509