# Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006 film)

**Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006** (映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006, *Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Kyōryū 2006*, English title "Doraemon and the Little Dinosaur") is a 2006 Japanese animated film that remakes *Nobita's Dinosaur*, the first theatrical Doraemon film of 1980. Released on March 4, 2006 and distributed by Toho, it runs 107 minutes and was the first Doraemon theatrical feature made with the voice cast recast in April 2005.<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/323636)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://jfdb.jp/title/481)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Japanese title | 映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006 (*Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Kyōryū 2006*); English title "Doraemon and the Little Dinosaur"<sup>[3](https://jfdb.jp/title/481)</sup> |
| Release | March 4, 2006, distributed by Toho; 107 minutes, 35mm color<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://jfdb.jp/title/481)</sup> |
| Position in series | 26th Doraemon film; remake of the 1980 series first installment<sup>[4](https://hju.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/350/files/ningenseikatsu8nakata.pdf)</sup> |
| Direction | Director and storyboard: Ayumu Watanabe (渡辺歩); chief director Kozo Kusuba (楠葉宏三); screenplay by both<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup> |
| Original creator | Fujiko F. Fujio (藤子・F・不二雄)<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup> |
| Central character | Piisuke (ピー助), a baby Futabasuzukiryu plesiosaur voiced by child actor Ryunosuke Kamiki<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/143615)</sup> |
| Music and theme songs | Score by Kan Sawada (沢田完); theme songs by Sukima Switch and Natsukawa Rimi<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup> |
| Home video | Special-edition DVD released December 20, 2006 by Pony Canyon<sup>[6](https://www.ponycanyon.co.jp/music/PCBE000052479)</sup> |

## Spoilers

### Story

After Suneo shows off a fossil of a [Tyrannosaurus](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyrannosaurus) claw, Nobita declares that he will dig up a whole dinosaur fossil himself. Searching alone, he finds what appears to be a dinosaur egg; using Doraemon's time-travel gadget, the fossil is restored to its state of 100 million years ago and turns out to be a real egg.<sup>[10](https://ranking.net/items/d03deb)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[11](https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/doraemon/movie_collection/)</sup> From it hatches a baby Futabasuzukiryu, a plesiosaur of the [Cretaceous](https://www.edgepedia.org/cretaceous) period, which Nobita names Piisuke and raises in secret from his mother.<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup>

Piisuke grows too large to keep, and the town is thrown into an uproar over rumors of a monster, so Doraemon and Nobita decide to return him to the Cretaceous of 100 million years ago.<sup>[12](https://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=37549)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[13](https://www.palau.emb-japan.go.jp/files/000414797.pdf)</sup> During the time-machine journey they are pursued by dinosaur hunters, and Piisuke is accidentally sent to Cretaceous North America. The group finds him there, but the time machine breaks down and Suneo and his friends are captured by the hunters. After rescuing them, Doraemon and Nobita reach Cretaceous Japan, where a pod of Futabasuzukiryu, Piisuke's own kind, is waiting; the children leave Piisuke with them and return to the present.<sup>[13](https://www.palau.emb-japan.go.jp/files/000414797.pdf)</sup>

## Production context

In April 2005 the long-running Doraemon television program replaced its entire voice cast, ending the decades-long tenure of Nobuyo Oyama as Doraemon. *Nobita's Dinosaur 2006* was the first full-length theatrical film of this renewed series, and the producers chose to remake the series' first and most popular film rather than tell a new story.<sup>[2](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/323636)</sup> It was also the first remake in the film series' history; Shin-Ei [Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/animation) notes that the 1980 film, the very first Doraemon movie, was remade as the series' first remake.<sup>[7](https://www.shin-ei-animation.jp/2016/doraemon/movie/)</sup>

The production was led by director Ayumu Watanabe, who also drew the storyboards and co-wrote the screenplay with chief director Kozo Kusuba. The animation staff included key animator and animation director Kenichi Konishi, who had worked on [Studio Ghibli](https://www.edgepedia.org/studio-ghibli) films such as *My Neighbors the Yamadas* and *Howl's Moving Castle*; the promotional flyer for the film billed this as a gathering of top staff using the latest visual technology.<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://eiga-chirashi.jp/081110_1/081110a000025.pdf)</sup> The 3DCG work was produced by IKIF+ under CG director Tokumitsu Kifune.<sup>[9](https://www.ikifplus.co.jp/plus/works/2541/)</sup>

## Cast

The recast principal cast carried over from the 2005 television series: Wasabi Mizuta as Doraemon, Megumi Ohara as Nobita, Yumi Kakazu as Shizuka, Subaru Kimura as Gian, and Satoshi Tsuruoka... the role of Suneo is credited to Satoshi... Chiaki Seki... The film's credits list Chiaki Seki as Suneo (関智一). Piisuke was voiced by the child actor [Ryunosuke Kamiki](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryunosuke-kamiki), and guest roles included Hidekazu Mashima as the Black Masked Man and Kenji Utsumi as Dolmanstein; comedian Hitori Gekidan voiced several minor parts including the Time Patrol chief.<sup>[1](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[12](https://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=37549)</sup>

## Differences from the 1980 original

The remake keeps the original's story skeleton while making deliberate changes. The most discussed difference is the farewell scene with Piisuke: the 1980 film's celebrated moment in which Nobita embraces a ball and thinks of Piisuke was cut or shortened, and some fans of the original expressed regret.<sup>[14](https://otaku-atumare.com/doraemon-eiga-remake-shinkyuu-hikaku/)</sup> The remake also increases the comedy for younger audiences and uses CG in action scenes for greater impact.<sup>[14](https://otaku-atumare.com/doraemon-eiga-remake-shinkyuu-hikaku/)</sup> The ending was reworked so that the children escape the dinosaur hunters' base with Piisuke, Doraemon, and Nobita combining their efforts, and reach Japan without relying on the Time Patrol, a change described by one fan wiki as bold but faithful to the original manga's spirit.<sup>[15](https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/53522.html)</sup> A detailed review of the changes notes that some scenes of the 1980 film, such as Doraemon speaking about the length of 100 million years and Nobita crying over his failure to protect Shizuka while chased by a pterosaur (replaced by [Quetzalcoatlus](https://www.edgepedia.org/quetzalcoatlus) in the remake), were removed.<sup>[16](https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/sinya1214/diary/200604230000/)</sup>

## Reception and availability

Audience ratings on Japanese databases have been favorable: Kinenote records an average of 72.6 points from 150 users, and [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) shows a 7.2 rating from about 2,300 voters.<sup>[12](https://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=37549)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[17](https://www.justwatch.com/jp/%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB/ying-hua-doraemon-nobitai-nokong-long-2006)</sup> A comparative survey of the old and new versions reports that the remake is generally rated higher than the 1980 film, with the original's slower pacing cited as a drawback, though nostalgia keeps the first film's reputation intact.<sup>[14](https://otaku-atumare.com/doraemon-eiga-remake-shinkyuu-hikaku/)</sup> The film is regarded as the start of a remake policy for the franchise: the fan wiki observes that the approach of remaking earlier films began with this work and separated the film series into generations.<sup>[15](https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/53522.html)</sup>

As of September 2026, the film streams on subscription services including U-NEXT, Netflix, Hulu, and ABEMA, with mail-order rental through TSUTAYA DISCAS; JustWatch found no free streaming option at its last check.<sup>[18](https://filmarks.com/movies/29432/vod)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[17](https://www.justwatch.com/jp/%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB/ying-hua-doraemon-nobitai-nokong-long-2006)</sup> The special-edition DVD, released December 20, 2006, pairs the 107-minute feature with a picture book.<sup>[6](https://www.ponycanyon.co.jp/music/PCBE000052479)</sup>

## Legacy

The film's success established the pattern followed by later remakes such as *The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer* (2009) and *Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld* (2007). A 2020 successor, *[Nobita's New Dinosaur](https://www.edgepedia.org/doraemon-nobitas-new-dinosaur)*, returned to the dinosaur theme with an entirely original story for the franchise's 50th anniversary, and its official site credits the 2006 film's director Ayumu Watanabe as an admired predecessor among the staff.<sup>[19](https://doraeiga.com/2020/cast/)</sup> An academic survey of the remake phenomenon describes the 1980 original as the work in which the elements later carried through the series, the spectacle of the Cretaceous, the friendship of the familiar group, and the meeting and parting of Nobita and Piisuke, were assembled, and counts the 2006 film as the 26th installment remaking that first work.<sup>[4](https://hju.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/350/files/ningenseikatsu8nakata.pdf)</sup>

## References

1. [映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006 : 作品情報・声優・キャスト・あらすじ, 映画.com](https://eiga.com/movie/56559/)
2. [映画アニメ 映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜２００６ (2006), allcinema](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/323636)
3. [JFDB - ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006](https://jfdb.jp/title/481)
4. [アニメ映画のリメイク作品から見る時代の変化, 江戸川大学紀要 (PDF)](https://hju.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/350/files/ningenseikatsu8nakata.pdf)
5. [映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006, 映画ナタリー](https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/143615)
6. [映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜 2006 スペシャル版, ポニーキャニオン](https://www.ponycanyon.co.jp/music/PCBE000052479)
7. [ドラえもん 映画リスト, シンエイ動画](https://www.shin-ei-animation.jp/2016/doraemon/movie/)
8. [2006年3月、キミがまだ見たことのない, eiga-chirashi.jp (PDF)](https://eiga-chirashi.jp/081110_1/081110a000025.pdf)
9. [ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006, IKIF+](https://www.ikifplus.co.jp/plus/works/2541/)
10. [映画 ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006に関するランキングと感想・評価, みんなのランキング](https://ranking.net/items/d03deb)
11. [映画ドラえもん コレクション, テレビ朝日](https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/doraemon/movie_collection/)
12. [映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜２００６, KINENOTE](https://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=37549)
13. [ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006, 在パラオ日本国大使館 (PDF)](https://www.palau.emb-japan.go.jp/files/000414797.pdf)
14. [映画ドラえもん リメイク作品新旧比較, オタクのための情報サイト](https://otaku-atumare.com/doraemon-eiga-remake-shinkyuu-hikaku/)
15. [ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006, アニヲタWiki(仮)](https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/53522.html)
16. [遅ればせながら、『のび太の恐竜2006』レビュー, 楽天ブログ](https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/sinya1214/diary/200604230000/)
17. [映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/jp/%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB/ying-hua-doraemon-nobitai-nokong-long-2006)
18. [映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006の動画配信サービスまとめ, Filmarks](https://filmarks.com/movies/29432/vod)
19. [キャスト/スタッフ, 『映画ドラえもん のび太の新恐竜』公式サイト](https://doraeiga.com/2020/cast/)

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