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Doraemon

2005

Robotic cat Doraemon is sent back in time from the 22nd century to protect 10-year-old Noby, a lazy and uncoordinated boy who is destined to have a tragic future. Doraemon can create secret gadgets from a pocket on his stomach, but they usually cause more bad than good because of Noby's propensity to misuse them.

Doraemon

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Robotic cat Doraemon is sent back in time from the 22nd century to protect 10-year-old Noby, a lazy and uncoordinated boy who is destined to have a tragic future. Doraemon can create secret gadgets from a pocket on his stomach, but they usually cause more bad than good because of Noby's propensity to misuse them.

Doraemon

1979

Doraemon is an anime TV series created by Fujiko F. Fujio and based on the manga series of the same name. This anime is the much more successful successor of the 1973 anime.

Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil

2026

Nobita and friends finds a secret underwater castle packed with mysteries and riches. With Doraemon's high-tech gadgets, they dive into an ocean adventure mixing humor, teamwork, and imagination in a breathtaking aquatic world.

Wasabi Mizuta

Cast · Known for Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil, Doraemon, Atashin'chi

Wasabi Mizuta is a freelance voice actress and was formerly represented by Production Baobab and Ken Production. As of April 2005, she is the voice of the title character in the long running Doraemon anime.

Takeshi Watabe

Cast · Known for Detective Conan

was a Japanese voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the You're Under Arrest franchise, Naoyuki Kamikurata in Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution, Colonel John Kowen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. Watabe was being treated for lung cancer when he died of pneumonia at the age of 74.

Caroline Junko King

A filmmaker and actress who grew up in the United States. Her work include the movies 3 Ninjas Kick Back, and Come See the Paradise, and the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Doraemon.

Yumiko Nakaba

Editor · Known for #I'm Looking for Zombie, Duel Masters, Rent-a-Girlfriend

Yumiko Nakaba (中葉 由美子, Nakaba Yumiko) is a Japanese female editor. She has worked as an editor and assistant editor in many of the Doraemon and Shin-chan movies.

Tsutomu Shibayama

Director · Known for Doraemon, Ninja Boy Rantaro

Tsutomu Shibayama was a Japanese anime director of film and television, best known for directing the 1979 and 2005 Doraemon series. He was born in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo. In 2012 he won Agency for Cultural Affair Award.

Nobuyo Oyama

Cast · Known for Doraemon, Sazae-san

Nobuyo Oyama (born Nobuyo Yamashita; October 16, 1933 – September 29, 2024) was a Japanese voice actress. She was best known for playing the title character in the long-running Doraemon anime.

Keiko Yokozawa

Cast · Known for Doraemon

better known by the stage name Keiko Yokozawa (横沢 啓子 Yokozawa Keiko), is a Japanese voice actress. She is most known for the roles of Dorami (Doraemon), Mami Sakura (Esper Mami), Benio Hanamura (Haikara-san ga Tōru), and Sheeta (Castle in the Sky).

Fujiko F. Fujio

Writer · Known for Ninja Hattori-kun

Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko used to write together under the pen name of "Fujiko Fujio". After many successful comics (among which the notorious Doraemon), they broke up in 1987. Motoo Abiko continued under the name of "Fujiko A. Fujio" and Hiroshi Fujimoto under the name of "Fujiko Fujio", later renamed to "Fujiko F. Fujio". He died in 1996 from liver failure.

Subaru Kimura

Cast · Known for Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil, Doraemon, Tokyo Revengers

Subaru Kimura was born June 29, 1990 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany as Subaru Samuel Bartsch (昴・サミュエル・バーチュ). He is an actor and voice actor (seiyuu) previously affiliated with talent agency Sannou Production. His bloodtype is O. His father is a former German opera singer and Kimura is skilled in German because he lived in Germany until he became seven years old. He has graduated from the Tokyo Metropolitan Harumisogo Senior High School and also attended Asia University. Kimura is best known for voicing Gian in the 2005 version of the popular children's series Doraemon.

Masako Nozawa

Cast · Known for Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, Dragon Ball Z

Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor. As a voice actress, she is best known for the role of Son Goku in the popular anime franchise Dragon Ball, as well as all of Goku's male family relatives (except Raditz) and the villainous Goku Black. She has also voiced Tetsurō Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999) and Kitarō (GeGeGe no Kitarō, first and second series). In addition, she has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi"; a character in Dokonjō Gaeru, and the characters known in the U.S. as "Pidge" and "Haggar" in Hyakujūō Golion. She also voiced Doraemon in the 1973 anime, replacing male actor Kōsei Tomita, who voiced the character in the first 26 episodes. In the 1979 anime, she was replaced by Nobuyo Ōyama, however Masako voiced Doraemon again in a 1988 special entitled Early English with Doraemon for unknown reasons.

Naoki Sato

Composer · Known for Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla Minus Zero

Naoki Sato (佐藤 直紀 Satō Naoki) is a Japanese composer who has provided the music for several popular anime series including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, and Blood-C. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993. At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film  Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street). He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin and Parasyte live-action film series. For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero.[6] While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand By Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film.

Ryoichi Tanaka

Ryoichi Tanaka (田中 亮一, Tanaka Ryōichi, born January 26, 1947) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Suginami, Tokyo. His younger brother was Kazumi Tanaka. He is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. He is most known for the roles of Akira Fudo/Devilman (Devilman), Nobita's teacher (Doraemon), and Cancer Deathmask (Saint Seiya).

Junko Oka

Junko Oka (岡 純子, Oka Junko, March 27, 1990) is a seiyū (voice actress) from Tokyo who is affiliated with the talent agency Office PAC. Her special skill is calligraphy. Her hobbies include walking, watching fish and watching Doraemon.

Bang Chan

Christopher Chahn Bahng, known professionally as Bang Chan, is a Korean-Australian singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer under JYP Entertainment. He is the leader of the boy group Stray Kids and its sub-unit 3Racha. Bang Chan played a pivotal role in forming Stray Kids by selecting trainees, naming the group, and designing its logo. The survival show Stray Kids documented this process, focusing on whether Bang Chan's team would debut together, unlike typical survival shows where agency management determines the lineup. Since February 2023, he has been a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Beyond creating music for Stray Kids, he has composed for TV series like Pop Out Boy!, Tower of God, and Re:Revenge – In the End of Desire, as well as films including Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia and Deadpool & Wolverine. Bang Chan has also written songs for artists such as JO1, Yao Chen, and Show Lo, and collaborated with Alesso, Sky-Hi, Tiger JK, Lil Durk, and Japanese singer LiSA.

Shuji Abe

Executive Producer · Known for Godzilla Minus One

Shūji Abe (阿部 秀司, Abe Shūji, August 7, 1949 – December 11, 2023) was a Japanese film producer. The founder of Robot Communications, he was responsible for the production of many of Japan's most successful and acclaimed movies from the 21st century, including Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003), Stand by Me Doraemon (2014), and Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Yumi Kakazu

Cast · Known for Doraemon, Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil, Initial D

Kakazu Yumi (real name: 嘉数 由美, same reading) was born on June 18, 1973 in Kamifukuoka, Saitama (now Fujimino, Saitama), Japan. She is a voice actress and was formerly affiliated with Genki Project where she quit in August 2009 to become freelance. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production since April 1, 2022. Her blood type is O, and her constellation is Gemini. She is fond of geography, and is a fan of The Checkers and the Saitama Seibu Lions, particularly Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Koji Akiyama, and Hiromichi Ishige. She appears in numerous anime alongside Yoshino Hiroyuki, and is an acquaintance of singers Misato Aki and Satou Hiromi. She has the same birthday as Sister Princess co-star Kobayashi Yumiko. She became the second official voice of Minamoto Shizuka in Doraemon on April 2005.

Takashi Yamazaki

Director · Known for Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla Minus Zero

Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴, Yamazaki Takashi, born June 12, 1964) is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Japanese film industry. Yamazaki receives multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, eight Japanese Academy Awards, five Nikkan Sports Film Awards, two Hochi Film Awards, and an Asian Film Award. His films have collectively grossed over $523 million worldwide. Yamazaki found employment at the visual effects and animation studio Shirogumi in 1986 and has remained there throughout his career. His first directorial features were the science fiction films Juvenile(2000) and Returner (2002), for which he became known as the "Japanese James Cameron". He later gained further notice in Japan by directing film adaptations of popular anime, novels, and manga, including Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Space Battleship Yamato (2010), The Eternal Zero (2013), and Stand by Me Doraemon (2014); the latter two films both earned a total of nine awards at the 38th Japan Academy Film Prize. Yamazaki's career advanced with The Great War of Archimedes, Dragon Quest: Your Story, Lupin III: The First (2019), and Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020). His 2023 kaiju epic, Godzilla Minus One, became the most successful Japanese Godzilla film of all time and one of his highest-grossing films. Yamazaki and the visual effects team also became the first Japanese crew to receive the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. In 2024, Yamazaki was included in Gold House's annual list of 100 Most Impactful Asians. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Yamazaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.