Doraemon: What am I for Momotaro

Doraemon: What am I for Momotaro (1981)

ドラえもん ぼく、桃太郎のなんなのさ

A short movie of Doraemon was released on August 1, 1981 in Japan. It is a retelling of the famous Japanese fable Momotaro.

Date of release
1981-08-01
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (25)
Runtime
46m
Genres
Animation, Family
Director
Takeyuki Kanda
Collection
Doraemon Short Film Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Doraemon: What Am I for Momotarō? is a 1981 Japanese animated science fiction comedy-drama short film.

Production

The first Doraemon feature film, Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur released in March 1980, followed by Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer in March 1981. Five months after Spaceblazer however, Doraemon: What Am I for Momotarō? released as a summer holiday film (making 1981 a year with two Doraemon films), but because it was the sole exception to the tradition of March releases for Doraemon feature films until 2020's Doraemon: Nobita's New Dino…

The title is a play on the catchphrase "What are you to her?" (あんた、あの娘のなんなのさ?) from the hit 1975 Japanese rock song "Port of Yoko, Yokohama, Yokosuka" (港のヨーコ ヨコハマ ヨコスカ).

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