Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi
| Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Japanese | ドラえもん のび太の南極カチコチ大冒険 |
| Hepburn | Doraemon Nobita no Nankyoku kachikōchi dai bōken |
| Literally | Doraemon: Nobita and the Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi |
| Directed by | Atsushi Takahashi |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio |
| Screenplay by | Atsushi Takahashi |
| Based on | Doraemon by Fujiko Fujio |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kan Sawada |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 Minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$61 million[1] |
Doraemon the Movie 2017: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (ドラえもん のび太の南極カチコチ大冒険 Doraemon Nobita no Nankyoku kachikochi dai bōken) is a Japanese animated science-fiction film. It is the 37th movie in Doraemon movie series. It is directed and written by Atsushi Takahashi.[2] Takahashi was an assistant director on Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning Spirited Away.[3] It was released on March 4, 2017 in Japan.[4] A video game based on the film for the Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan on March 2, 2017.[5]
Plot
Unable to endure the mid-summer heat, Doraemon transports Nobita and his friends to a huge iceberg floating in the South Pacific. While creating an amusement parks with the secret tool “Ice-working Iron” the group finds a mysterious golden ring in the ice. Upon closer examination, they determine that the ring was buried in Antarctica 100,000 years ago… before people could have lived there
Doraemon and friends head to Antarctica looking for the owner of the ring and come across the ruins of a huge city buried in the ice. Using Doraemon’s Time Belt, the group travels back 100,000 years ago and meets a young girl Carla and Professor Hyakkoi who are connected to the mysterious ring. But now the group must fight for survival as Doraemon faces the crisis of the entire Earth freezing!
Cast
| Character | Japanese voice actor |
|---|---|
| Doraemon | Wasabi Mizuta |
| Nobita | Megumi Ohara |
| Shizuka | Yumi Kakazu |
| Suneo | Tomokazu Seki |
| Gian | Subaru Kimura |
| Dorami | Chiaki |
| Tamako Nobi | Kotono Mitsuishi |
| Nobisuke Nobi | Yasunori Matsumoto |
| Professor Hyakkoi | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Carla | Rie Kugimiya |
| Octogon | Masumi Yagi[6] |
| Yamitem | Shigeo Takahashi[6] |
| Mosuke/Yucatan | Aya Endo, Nao Toyama |
| Brisaga | Ayaka Hirahara |
| Pao Pao | Mai Asada, Nobunari Oda |
Theme song
- Boku no kokoro o tsukutte yo, Make My Heart (僕の心をつくってよ, Make My Heart) by Ken Hirai.
Box office
Debuting on 371 screens with Toho distributing, Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi earned $6.1 million on 592,036 admissions in its first weekend and ranked 1 on Japanese box office.[7] Doraemon's 37th film made highest second weekend gross and highest total after second weekend in this franchise. This is the fastest film of Doraemon to reach ¥4 billion milestone within 37 days of release.
Here is a table which shows the box office of this movie of all the weekends in Japan:
| # | Rank | Weekend | Weekend gross | Total gross till current weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | March 4–5 | ¥691,813,500 ($6.1 million) | ¥691,813,500 ($6.1 million) |
| 2 | 2 | March 11–12 | ¥507,416,050 ($4.4 million) | ¥1,335,367,550 ($11.6 million) |
| 3 | 3 | March 18–19 | ¥381,033,500 ($3.4 million) | ¥1,883,054,900 ($16.8 million) |
| 4 | 4 | March 25 - 26 | ¥304,031,100 ($2.7 million) | ¥2,646,925,600 ($23.8 million) |
| 5 | 4 | April 1 - 2 | ¥278,872,700 ($2.5 million) | ¥3,537,579,600 ($31.7 million) |
| 6 | 5 | April 8 - 9 | ¥166,112,900 ($1.5 million) | ¥4,038,973,500 ($36.3 million) |
| 7 | 6 | April 15 - 16 | ¥71,000,000 ($655,000) | ¥4,140,000,000 ($37.3 million) |
| 8 | 10 | April 22 - 23 | ¥39,704,100 ($361,000) | ¥4,197,254,100 ($37.8 million) |
| 9 | - | April 29 - 30 | ¥31,000,000 ($273,000) | ¥4,240,000,000 ($38.1 million) |
| 10 | - | May 06 - 07 | ¥32,000,000 ($282,000) | ¥4,340,000,000 ($38.9 million) |
| 11 | - | May 13 - 14 | ¥9,000,000 ($80,800) | ¥4,360,000,000 ($39.1 million) |
| FINAL TOTAL |
This film was released in China on 30 May 2017. This film grossed ¥148.5 million ($21.9 million) after it completed its theatrical run.[8]
References
- ↑ "WOKJ Weekend Box office". Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ↑ "37th Doraemon Film's 1st Trailer Previews Antarctic Story". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Doraemon the Movie 2017: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi Info and High-Res Images from Toho". Sci Fi Japan. December 26, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ↑ "New Doraemon 37th installment revealed". Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ↑ Millán, Alberto. "A new title Doraemon is already on the way to Nintendo 3DS" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "37th Doraemon Film Features Cameo by Japanese Comedy Duo Savanna". Anime News Network. January 15, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Japan Box Office: 37th ‘Doraemon’ Film Leads Weekend Chart". Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ↑ "哆啦A梦：大雄的南极冰冰凉大冒险（2017）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved May 30, 2017.
External links
- (in Japanese) Official website
