Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island

Company type	Film
Industry	Animation, Film
Founded	March 3, 2018 (2018-03-03)
Headquarters	Japan
Products	Animated film

, also referred to as Doraemon the Movie 2018, is a Japanese animated science fiction action-adventure feature and the 38th entry in the Doraemon film series. The narrative is adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 classic novel Treasure Island, with a screenplay crafted by Genki Kawamura, known for producing Your Name and The Boy and the Beast. This movie marks Kazuaki Imai's directorial debut within the Doraemon franchise, merging timeless literature with modern animation techniques.

Plot

Drawing inspiration from Treasure Island, Nobita imagines discovering a hidden treasure island despite Earth's cartography being complete. Doraemon reveals a unique treasure map indicating an uncharted island recently featured in news reports. Nobita, Doraemon, and Shizuka embark on a voyage aboard a ship supplied by Doraemon, accompanied by Gian and Suneo.

As they near the island, pirates launch an assault; it soon becomes clear that the island is actually a colossal, highly advanced technological vessel. The pirates retreat but kidnap Shizuka. Nobita's group rescues an unconscious boy named Flock, who explains that the pirates are time travelers plundering treasures from various epochs. Flock, having deserted Captain Silver’s pirate crew, assists in locating their whereabouts.

While captive aboard the ship, Shizuka encounters Sarah, Flock’s sister who bears a striking resemblance to her. Sarah discloses that Captain Silver is their father, driven by an obsession with treasure following their mother’s passing. During an attempted rescue, Nobita’s team mistakenly frees Sarah instead of Shizuka, leaving Shizuka still imprisoned.

Captain Silver intends to propel the ship into space to establish a colony on another planet by siphoning Earth's depleted energy—an act that would obliterate Earth. Nobita, Doraemon, Flock, and Sarah confront him as Gian and Suneo divert the pirates’ attention. They manage to delay the ship’s engine startup; Flock takes command and restores energy back to Earth.

Acknowledging his errors, Captain Silver abandons his scheme and pledges to improve as a father. The group returns to their own time, with Nobita gaining newfound appreciation for his father.

Cast

Character	Japanese Voice actor
Doraemon	Wasabi Mizuta
Nobita Nobi	Megumi Ōhara
Shizuka Minamoto	Yumi Kakazu
Suneo Honekawa	Tomokazu Seki
Takeshi 'Gian' Goda	Subaru Kimura
Mini-Doras	Hisako Kanemoto
Tamako Kataoka	Kotono Mitsuishi
Nobisuke Nobi	Yasunori Matsumoto
Hidetoshi Dekisugi	Shihoko Hagino
Quiz	Aoi Yūki
Flock	Daiki Yamashita
Sarah	Fumiko Orikasa
Gaga	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
Vivi	Saori Hayami
Captain Silver	Yo Oizumi
Fiona	Masami Nagasawa
Cho	Katsumi Toriumi
Jose	Akio Suyama
Announcer	Yoshitsugu Watanabe
Cook	Kazuya Ichijo

Release

The film premiered in Japan on March 3, 2018, and was subsequently dubbed into Hindi for its debut on September 11, 2022, on Hungama TV in India.

Box office

Released across 381 screens by Toho, Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island garnered $7.97 million from 716,629 ticket sales during its opening weekend, securing the top spot at Japan’s box office. This achievement marked the highest opening weekend for the franchise, becoming the first Doraemon film to exceed ¥5 billion and drawing more than 4.6 million viewers.

In China, the movie launched on June 1, 2018, earning ¥83.9 million (about $13 million) on its first day and accumulating $31.12 million within 19 days. By July 2018, its total Chinese revenue reached $31.58 million. Additional box office receipts included $1,012,837 in Hong Kong and $1,221,563 in South Korea as of late 2018.