Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction  •  1982  •  92 min

Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982)

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Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Strongly Traditional

Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

Doraemon and Nobita travel to a mysterious jungle kingdom in Africa, stumble into a forbidden territory, and face off against a supernatural threat with help from a giant statue. The 1982 Doraemon film series was built on wholesome children's adventure, and this entry is no exception. The Neutral label fits because the film carries almost no cultural or political freight worth measuring. The family structure is classically Japanese and traditional, but that is baseline for the franchise, not a statement. There are no identity politics, no religious messaging, and no ideological agenda. The story is about kids, a robot cat, and a strange kingdom. The needle simply does not move.


Starring Cast

Nobuyo Ôyama  •   Noriko Ohara  •   Michiko Nomura

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The film primarily focuses on apolitical themes of friendship, courage, and the universal struggle against tyranny and militarism. It critiques unchecked power and expansionism without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features a cast that is traditional for its Japanese origin, with no explicit recasting of roles for DEI purposes. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without presenting any critical portrayals.

Secondary

Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High

The movie portrays a traditional nuclear family with distinct gender roles, where the father is the breadwinner and the mother manages the household and childcare. Parental authority is generally respected, and the stable, heterosexual marriage of Nobita's parents serves as the unquestioned family ideal.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is a straightforward children's adventure story centered on friendship, exploration, and overcoming evil, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a fantasy adventure involving Nobita and his friends traveling to a magical world to fight demons, without engaging with gender identity topics. No character arcs or plot points address transsexual identity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film features female characters such as Shizuka Minamoto and Queen Mangetsu (Medusa). Shizuka is not depicted engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. Queen Mangetsu is a powerful magic-user whose confrontations are primarily through magical abilities, not close-quarters physical combat.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an adaptation of the Doraemon manga, and all established characters, including Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo, maintain their canonical genders. New characters introduced in this specific story arc are also portrayed with their original genders from the source material.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an animated adaptation of a Japanese manga series. All established characters maintain their original East Asian racial depiction as consistently portrayed in the source material and prior animated works. No character originally established as one race is depicted as a different race.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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