Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction  •  1987  •  99 min

Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987)

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Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
6.7

Overview

Nobita tries to prove to Doraemon and his friends that dinosaurs are still alive, and, after finding an underground cave, discovers a hollow earth civilization of knights and saurian steeds that Suneo must be rescued from.


Starring Cast

Nobuyo Ôyama  •   Noriko Ohara  •   Michiko Nomura

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's central conflict and resolution strongly advocate for environmental sustainability and peaceful, cooperative solutions to resource scarcity, explicitly rejecting aggressive, resource-driven expansion, which aligns with progressive values.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

This Japanese anime features characters consistent with its cultural origin, and therefore does not engage with the concept of race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative is an adventure story focused on friendship, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

This Doraemon film is a children's adventure story centered on friendship and discovery. It does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a fantasy adventure involving dinosaurs and an underground world, with no elements related to gender identity or expression.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film features Shizuka Minamoto as the primary female character. While she participates in the adventure, there are no scenes depicting her or any other female character engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features the established Doraemon characters, all of whom retain their canonical genders. New characters introduced for this specific movie do not constitute gender swaps, as they lack prior canonical gender definitions.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features established Japanese characters from the Doraemon franchise, who are consistently portrayed as Japanese in this 1987 animated movie, aligning with their original depictions. No characters canonically established as one race are depicted as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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