Doraemon and Nobita travel into a world inside a painting in the 45th anniversary big screen adventure, DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S ART WORLD TALES. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

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Theatrical poster. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res images from DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S ART WORLD TALES (映画ドラえもん のび太の絵世界物語, Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Esekai Monogatari), the 44th film in the long running Doraemon franchise. It will be released in Japanese theaters on March 7, 2025.

The Doraemon movie series, which has been a great adventure in various places such as Antarctica, Treasure Island, the moon, ancient Earth with dinosaurs, space, and a utopia floating in the sky, celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2025. The 43rd movie, DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S EARTH SYMPHONY (映画ドラえもん のび太の地球交響楽(ちきゅうシンフォニー), Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Chikyū Shinfonī) released in March last year, was the series' first adventure with a "music" theme. It was a huge hit that captured the hearts of audiences, from children to adults.

DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S ART WORLD TALES is set in the magnificent world of medieval Europe depicted in a painting. Doraemon and his friends jump into the "world of the painting" and embark on a great adventure! This is a completely original story in which Doraemon, Nobita and their friends, along with the friends they meet in the painting, face off against powerful enemies in search of a legendary jewel!

The director of this film is Yukiyo Teramoto, who directed episodes of the DORAEMON anime television series and became the first female director of the film series with DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S NEW GREAT ADVENTURES INTO THE UNDERWORLD (映画ドラえもん のび太の新魔界大冒険 〜7人の魔法使い〜, Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Shin Makai Daibōken ~7-nin no Mahō Tsukai~) in 2007. The screenplay is by Satoshi Ito, who has written many many episodes of the TV anime and is working for the first time on the "Doraemon the Movie" series.

The tie-in DORAEMON 4-D ART ADVENTURE: NOBITA'S ART WORLD TALES (ドラえもん 4-D アート・アドベンチャー ～のび太の絵世界物語～,  Doraemon 4-D Āto Adobenchā ~Nobita no Esekai Monogatari~) attraction at Universal Studios Japan runs at the theme park from February 14 to August 17, 2025. 

 

The Principality of Artoria. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

SYNOPSIS

Doraemon Movie Series 45th Anniversary Work!

What if you could jump into the world inside a painting? Doraemon and his friends' great adventure across time and space in search of a mystical jewel begins now!

Nobita is working on his summer vacation homework, a painting, when he hears the news that a painting worth billions of yen has been discovered. Suddenly, a piece of the painting falls from the sky in front of him.

While exploring inside the painting using a secret gadget called the Art Access Light, he meets a mysterious girl named Claire. At her request, Doraemon and his friends set out for the Principality of Artoria. But to their surprise, they find themselves in the medieval European world depicted in a painting that has been all over the news! And it seems that somewhere in that world, a mystical jewel called "Artoria Blue" is lying dormant.

What exactly is the world inside the painting, the Principality of Artoria...?

Doraemon and his friends search for the secret of the fantastic jewel. However, a legend about the "end of the world" that has been passed down in the Principality of Artoria has been resurrected, putting them in terrible danger! Will Nobita and his friends be able to defeat the legend and save the world?

 

CREDITS

Japanese Theatrical Release: Friday, March 7, 2025 (Nationwide Roadshow)

Cast
Doraemon: Wasabi Mizuta
Nobita Nobi: Megumi Ohara
Shizuka Minamoto: Yumi Kakazu
Gian (Takeshi Goda): Subaru Kimura
Suneo Honekawa: Tomokazu Seki
Claire: Misaki Watada　
Mairo: Atsumi Tanezaki　
Chai: Misaki Kuno
Pal: Oji Suzuka

 

Staff
Original Concept: Fujiko · F · Fujio
Director: Yukiyo Teramoto
Screenplay: Satoshi Ito
Music: Takayuki Hattori
Theme Song: “Sketch” by Aimyon (unBORDE/WARNER MUSIC JAPAN) 

 

Production: Doraemon Production Committee (Fujiko Pro, Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK)
Animation Production: Shin-Ei Animation
Distributor: Toho
International Sales: Shin-Ei Animation

© Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

(left to right) Suneo, Shizuka, Claire, Nobita, Doraemon, and Gian. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

The chocolate-loving imp, Chai, and the talented young artist, Mairo. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S ART WORLD TALES logo. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

Series 45th Anniversary! Doraemon Movie Festival logo. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

DORAEMON THE MOVIE 45th Anniversary logo. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Fujiko Pro/Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shin-Ei, ADK 2025

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