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.
The 1987–1989 Japan Window
104 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West sits at position #15.
Other Titles From Shin-Ei Animation
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |