Japan Synopsis
ドラえもん のび太のパラレル西遊記
Nobita, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo is preparing for a school play on the "Journey to the West". As they are arguing about who should play the role of the monkey king, Nobita suggested that the real monkey king should play the role. Because the monkey king is only a legend, Nobita and Doraemon have decided to go back in time using the time machine and make a fake one and show Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo to prove that they are right. Unfortunately, Doraemon's machine allowed the fictional monsters to come to the real world and defeated the entire human races, thus turning the future (Nobita's time) into a demon-ruled world. In order to reverse the change, Doraemon and gang needed to return to the past and capture the demons back into the machine. On the way, they have met the real monk and rinrei (a child). At the end, they have either returned the demons back to the machine or destroy them with Dorami's help, thus turning the future back to normal.
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Animation + Adventure in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West itself).
The 1987–1989 Japan Window
Among 104 Japan films we catalog from this window, Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West places #15 — near the top of its class.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1988.
The 734th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #852 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #703 of 2,532 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | March 12, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt1147525 |